Join the Zoominar! With James Tate Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 4:00 CST 5:00 EST James Tate III is a Health Minister, Author and Holistic Wellness Practitioner. “Did you know that the human body is a multi million dollar machine? If you were in possession of a million dollar car, what kind of fuel [...]
A Declaration of our INTERDEPENDENCE – Covid-19’s IMPACT on Substance Use and Mental Health With Pastor Greg Delaney Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 4:00 CST 5:00 EST Join us for the Zoominar presentation “A Declaration of our INTERDEPENDENCE – Covid-19’s IMPACT on Substance Use and Mental Health." Presented by Pastor Greg Delaney, the Community Engagement [...]
By Guest Blogger Rev. Kirsten Peachey Vice President, Faith Outreach, Mission and Spiritual Care Many religious traditions celebrate holy days this month, so around the world people are being fed by the teachings and practices of their spiritual traditions that call us to live more deeply, love more boldly, and connect more intentionally to the [...]
Two Roles One Director Vanessa E. Burks County, MSW HMA Director for Health Ministry and Spiritual Leadership As a new member of the HMA Board, I am taking on two directorship roles over Health Ministry and Spiritual Leadership. I have been employed by Baptist Community Ministries in New Orleans, Louisiana, for almost 21 years. With [...]
What will your Legacy be? Recently, our Treasurer, Deborah Dixson, shared a devotion in a meeting. In her message, she mentioned leaving behind values rather than valuables. I was so touched by that thought; it was one I had not heard before. So, to my daughter, I leave my sense of positivity, love, and resiliency. [...]
HMA Zoominar: Racism and Health Matters: Do you See What I See? Zoominar #2 R.U.A.A REMEMBERING, UNDERSTANDING, ANALYZING AND APPLYING RACISM AND UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AS A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE Our first Zoominar on unconscious bias was our introduction, as we remembered our experiences of race. Our second Zoominar will be a deeper dive into understanding [...]
Survey Said . . . Denise Viker, BSN, RN - President of Health Ministries Association Board of Directors At the beginning of last summer, the executive committee of HMA surveyed our membership with the goal of finding out what people wanted from the association. We were three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we had postponed our [...]
The Benefits of Chair Yoga With Tim Bodenstein Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 4:00 CST 5:00 EST Join the Zoominar conversation about "The Benefits of Chair Yoga" Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 5pm EST. Tim Bodenstein has been teaching yoga since 2011 and was a lead teacher for the 200 hour yoga teacher training [...]
Faith Community Nursing: Our Calling Is Now Cari Moodie, BSN, RN HMA Director for Faith Community Nursing I have been a faith community nurse for over 10 years and I feel as though the present moment is our time to shine. Now more than ever. My faith community nursing journey started when I began to [...]
by Julie Ruchniewicz, BSN, RN Faith Community Nurse, HMA Executive Director “The World is changed by your example, not your opinion.” Mother Teresa I read this in a book, of daily Mother Tereasa quotes, given to me by a friend. It has been 20 years since Mother Teresa died. She died unassumingly while the whole [...]
