Pathways to Purpose

In addition to the spiritual support we provide through this website, Our Journey of Hope® includes a number of key components which can be used to build a cancer-care ministry. Each may be tailored to the specific needs of the congregation.

Lay Ministry Training

Our Journey of Hope® provides a day of training, free, at your location, where each training participant will receive a comprehensive lay ministry training kit. This training may be tailored to the specific needs of your congregation. Some of the topics covered include:

• The importance of faith to health
• What cancer is ... and isn't
• Why a whole-person philosophy of care is important
• Special spiritual, emotional and physical needs of cancer patients
• What to say, what not to say
• Prayer and the cancer patient
• Dos and don'ts of hospital visitation
• Creative ways to care for cancer patients and family members
• Prevention ideas
• Helpful Scriptures
• Resource readings
• Cancer-fighting recipes and more

Speaker Series

Newly trained lay ministers are encouraged to connect with patients, both inside and outside the church, through mini-seminars the church may request CTCA to provide twice a year. Pastors use the Our Journey of Hope® speaker series to select topics.

Sample speaker topics include:

• Foods of the Bible
• Health According to Your Faith
• Forgiveness
• Coping with Anxiety
• What's Lying Around Your House?
• Energizing Your Immune System
• Cancer-fighting Nutrition
• Enhancement of Health through Laughter
• Superfoods

Facilitating Communication

CTCA works hard to provide patient updates to pastors and churches. When a congregant visits CTCA for treatments, with his or her permission, we can keep you abreast of their needs and condition. If a congregant is being treated at another facility, we can provide tips for facilitating communication with hospital employees and physicians.

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