The purpose of this website is to raise the profile of healing ministry within the church, in particular the Methodist Church in Britain, but it can also be used by churches or small groups of ...
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Healing was central to the ministry of Jesus. It was a sign of God’s kingdom, bringing renewal and wholeness of life to those who turned to God in their need. Jesus sent out his disciples with the commission to ‘proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.’
– Luke 9:2
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How to use this website
This course has been designed so that all the materials can be easily downloaded via the internet. You do not need to have the computer connected to the internet to deliver the course, but you will ...
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Methodist Church Healing
‘The church is called to be a community in which the constant, healing work of
the Holy Spirit is taught, sought and experienced. The Spirit of healing is present in worship, sacraments, preaching, prayer, fellowship and pastoral and social ministry of the Church. This is its normal activity and all its members are called to be involved in it.’– The Methodist Church
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About Revd Peter Edwards
Peter Edwards has been a presbyter in the Methodist Church since 1984 serving in five circuits. Now retired from full-time ministry, Peter continues to work part-time at Methodist Central Hall Westminster, heading up healing ministry. Since 2001, along with ...
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Session 1 – Why Healing Ministry?
In this first session previous experience of healing ministry is explored and any anxieties or concerns about healing ministry are shared. This then provides a platform for developing a broad understanding of some of the ...
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Medicine & Healing
How do the worlds of medicine and faith relate to each other? Professor Peter Howdle is interviewed by Revd Peter Edwards as part of the Healing Ministry Explored course. Peter Howdle is a retired consultant ...
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Donate to Healing Ministry Explored
Whilst the Healing Ministry Explored course is offered free, it has not been ‘free’ to produce! In order to recover our costs we ask churches and other organisations who are making use of this course to please ...
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Session 6 – Where do we go from here?
In this final session, ‘Where do we go from here?’, we reflect on the course as a whole and explore ways in which the local church might integrate healing ministry into its life and mission. ...
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Session 5 – How to develop a healing ministry
This session enables participants to become aware of ways in which healing ministry can be developed in the local church from existing aspects of church life. The session also explores good practice in exercising healing ...
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Session 4 – Does healing have a place in Methodism?
Some course facilitators may wish to omit this session or use its content selectively if they are working with non-Methodist groups. The session seeks to present an understanding of healing ministry in the Wesleyan tradition. ...
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Session 3 – What does the Bible say about healing?
Healing ministry is firmly based on Biblical material, particularly the healing activity of Jesus and the Early Church. This session explores that material and relates it to the Church’s contemporary healing ministry, emphasising the integral nature ...
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Session 2 – How does God heal?
Here we explore the relationship of Christian healing ministry to secular medicine and consider some questions and issues raised by healing ministry. Also we look at the expectations around healing and what may be some possible blockages ...