I have often
been asked by OSL members who have completed their associate's studies:
"What now? I'm a full member, is there anything more I need
to know about healing?" The answer to the second part of
this question is: "Yes, there is plenty more you should know to
practice your healing ministry." We didn't have a good
answer to the first part until now. The first year of the new advanced
curriculum is ready and available. The title of the course is "Going
Deeper: Learning Resources for Nurturing Your Christian Healing Ministry."
There are eight lessons in Year One, including such topics as
Meditative Prayer, Healing of Memories, and Journey
to Maturity.
This course
is intended for use by full members in group study within their chapters,
with each member obtaining a book for their personal reading and study.
It can also be used by persons and churches without a specific
commitment to the Order of St. Luke. The course was developed
in cooperation with the Agnes Sanford Schools of Pastoral Care as a
three-year curriculum, and although only Year One is ready, Year Two
and Year Three will be coming soon. These will take us into even
more advanced levels of the healing ministry.
I am so happy
that we now have this wonderful course of study. I know the careful
planning and writing which went into it to make it the best possible
course for healing ministers to deepen their walk with God. My
chapter is planning to purchase the course and I am looking forward
to studying the lessons. The cost is $9.00 per book, with a shipping
and handling charge of $4.26, for a total price of $13.26 per book.
Books can be ordered from the Resource Center, P.O. Box 13702,
San Antonio, TX 78213, or by calling 1-800-675-9228.
I pray that
through this course, God will enrich your ministry, and may your walk
with our Lord Jesus be deepened through your studies.
Louise Weiss
Executive Assistant to the North American Warden