Close to Home
PASTORAL CARE PAMPHLETS
- for use in counseling sessions, visits, and support groups
- for giving to a friend or relative
Click here to see a pdf version of the
Introductory Brochure
Do you know people who suffer in silence
because they don’t know how to name and deal with a difficult personal
issue such as an addiction, compulsive behavior, mental disorder, or
experience of abuse?
The Close to Home series is designed to help
Christian caregivers invite others to journey toward wholeness.
An integrated path toward healing
The pamphlets are neither a substitute for therapy, nor the definitive word
on the issues. They are bridges toward healing. They use the resources of
sound therapy, Christian faith, the Bible, and the caring environment of
the church.
Addressed to the one seeking help, each pamphlet includes:
- a story of someone who has moved toward healing
- basic information about the issue
- an explanation of how the Bible and the Christian story address the issue
- encouragement and next steps: who to talk to and what questions to ask
Ways to use the pamphlets:
- Offer them and discuss them in your pastoral care visits.
- Display them in the church foyer, counseling office,
or even a restroom.
- Give them to loved ones of those who suffer,
so that they can be informed.
- Distribute them as conversation-starters for
adult education or support groups.
Close to Home is published by Faith & Life
Resources (a division of Mennonite Publishing Network) in close cooperation with:
- ministry agencies and seminaries of the
Mennonite Church USA, Mennonite Church Canada and the Mennonite Brethren
Church
- institutions belonging to the Mennonite Health Services
Alliance, and MHSA’s mental health council
- therapists, pastors, teachers, and publishing
staff from Mennonite and Mennonite Brethren churches
Funding support comes from a variety of Mennonite organizations
and individuals.
To order by phone, please call:
In Canada: 1-800-631-6535
In USA: 1-800-245-7894 |
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$.75
US / $.75 Canadian each |
Topics
Pamphlets are scheduled to be released over
two or three years, beginning in June 2007. Pamphlets available for
preview are listed in lighter print. Click to view excerpts. |
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