Covenant Health Ministry – Resources and Opportunities

Wellness Grant Opportunity. Post Foods is offering a $25,000 grant for community wellness projects. Deadline for applying is May 17, 2010 http://www.postnatural.com/GoodHealthGrant.aspx

Upcoming Faith & Health Classes. North Park Theological Seminary is teaching an interdisciplinary class on Spiritual Issues in Chronic Illness and Disability June 7-11, 2010. Online classes for next year are; Religion, Spirituality & Health in the fall and Biblical Perspectives on Health in the spring. For more information contact Mary Chase-Ziolek, Professor of Health Ministries and Nursing at 773-244-6201 or mchase-ziolek@northpark.edu

Upcoming Conference. The Christian Community Health Fellowship is hosting their annual conference May 27-29, 2010 in Memphis. The theme is “The Future of Healthcare.”

Healthcare and Reconciliation. As part of the Summer Reconciliation Institute May 31- June 5, 2010 at Duke Divinity School in North Carolina there will be a track on “Medicine, Healing, Suffering and the Christian Community,” For more information go to http://www.divinity.duke.edu/learningforlife/programs/summerinstitute

Denominational Conversation on Health Ministries. In the early summer we will be having a conversation among departments in the Evangelical Covenant Church to discuss how to best support congregations interested in ministries of health. If you have any thoughts on the subject, please let me know.

Mary Chase-Ziolek, PhD, RN
Professor of Health Ministries and Nursing
North Park University
3225 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
773-244-6201
mchase-ziolek@northpark.edu