Human Care Ministries
Challenge and encourage congregations in proclaiming the Gospel through compassionate ministry to the human needs of all people.
The mission of the CNH Human Care Ministries Committee is to challenge and encourage
congretions in proclaiming the Gospel through compassionate ministry to the human needs of all people.​
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Members of the CNH Human Care Committee
Rev. (em) Philip W. Zabell, Chair - pzcard@yahoo.com
Rev. (em) Ron Arnold - ronnilarn@sbcglobal.net
Susan Contreras - buttonboxgirl@comcast.net
Marilyn Harri - harri2@comcast.net
Joan Hilse - jkhilse@gmail.com
Lois Peacock - loisp372@gmail.com
Carol Roberts, Ph, D., CEO of LSS-NorCal
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Resources
Brochure:
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Understanding Trauma – by Kate Hutchinson
Author and speaker on caring for people who care for others
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GracePoint – Institute for Relational Health
GracePoint uses behavioral health strategies, theology, and pastoral ministry to bring about significant behavioral and spiritual healthcare outcomes.
Contact: Dr. Justin Hanneman
Doxology – Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel
Doxology provides training, mentoring, and consultation services for pastors seeking to enhance their ability to help people struggling with the complexities of contemporary life.
Contact: Dr. Beverly Yahnke
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Voice in the Vineyard Ministries
Voice in the Vineyard Ministries invites church workers to see through our eyes the magnificent Vinedresser and the True Vine as they call us to abide, rest, and grow in Him
Contact: Cindy Steinbeck and Steve Schedler
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Ideas for Human Care Activities
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HCC Consultation Team
Members of the Human Care Committee are available to help you get organized in connecting with appropriate resources and presenters as needed.​​
Stephen M. Saunders, Ph.D. gives practical advice for Christians today in Martin Luther on Mental Health. In the Preface to this easily read book, it is described as focusing “on Luther’s kind, compassionate, prescient advice to those experiencing emotional distress....He understood and administered counsel that is essentially indistinguishable from what was developed in the twentieth century and used widely today. He focused on the way people think, understood how thinking could cause emotional distress, pointed out how thinking is often incorrect, and advised correct thinking.
We now call such counsel cognitive therapy—one of the most effective health care interventions ever developed. In addition, he dispensed advice about behavior. He counseled against isolation and for doing enjoyable things. We now call that behavior therapy – another effective treatment against emotional distress.”
Dr. Saunders is a clinical psychologist and psychology professor at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His research interests include mental health services and mental health treatment. The book is published by Concordia Publishing House.