Just in Time! Healing Services
Published on 1. July 2011
84 pages
978-1-4267-2652-1 (ISBN)
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Persons who design and lead worship will find this a practical and useful guide for Christ-centered healing ministry that can be easily adapted in a variety of settings. Included are six complete services of Holy Communion, Healing and Wholeness; Praise, Prayer, and Anointing; and Prayer, Confession, and Laying on of Hands. Services are suitable for Sunday morning worship; retreat settings; small group experiences hospital, nursing home, and home visitations; and personal counseling sessions.
James K.Wagner worked for several years at the Upper Room in Nashville, Tennessee, as the Director of Prayer and Healing Ministries. He is the author of several books on healing and wholeness ministry.
James K.Wagner worked for several years at the Upper Room in Nashville, Tennessee, as the Director of Prayer and Healing Ministries. He is the author of several books on healing and wholeness ministry.
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James K.Wagner worked for several years at the Upper Room in Nashville, Tennessee, as the Director of Prayer and Healing Ministries. He is the author of several books on healing and wholeness ministry. In retirement, he is now president of the ecumenical spiritual movement Disciplined Order of Christ.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- A Prayer for the Guidance of the Holy Spirit
- Contents
- Introduction
- A Word of Challenge and Caution
- Chapter One: Questions about Healing Ministry
- 1. Why Have a Healing Service?
- 2. What to Call This Ministry?
- 3. What Is Christ-centered Healing Ministry?
- 4. Is Healing Ministry a Substitute for Medicine?
- 5. What Is Meant by Healing Prayer?
- 6. Who Are the People Who Serve on Prayer Teams?
- 7. What Is the Role of Faith in Healing?
- 8. Are Spiritual Gifts Necessary for Healing Ministry?
- 9. What Is the Significance of Anointing with Oil?
- 10. Why Lay on Hands in Healing Ministry?
- 11. When Healing Does Not Happen, Then What?
- 12. After Receiving Prayers for Healing, What Should I Expect?
- Chapter Two: Developing the Public Healing Service
- Questionnaire Related to Church Healing Services
- Considerations and Action
- When Praying with Others
- Models for Healing Services
- A Basic Pattern
- Examples of Healing Services
- Chapter Three: A Contemporary Worship Service
- Chapter Four: Healing Service for Small Group Settings
- Chapter Five: A Quiet, Meditative Service
- Chapter Six: Healing Service for a Chapel Setting
- Chapter Seven: A Traditional Holy Communion Service
- Chapter Eight: A Communion Service of Biblical Healing Stories
- Chapter Nine: A Flexible Pattern
- Chapter Ten: Forgiveness and Healing
- Chapter Eleven: A Silent Prayer Service
- Chapter Twelve: For a Hospital Setting
- Chapter Thirteen: For a Congregation in Conflict
- Chapter Fourteen: Following Congregational Trauma or Tragedy
- Appendix: Biblical Healing Passages
- Individual Healings by Jesus
- Multiple Healings by Jesus
- Individual Healings by the Apostles
- Multiple Healings by the Apostles
- Other New Testament Healing Passages
- Some Old Testament References to Healing
- Selected Resources
- Books
- Video
- Continuing Education Opportunities in Healing Ministry
- Scripture Index
- Music Index
- Communion Liturgy Index
