PASTORAL HOLISTIC MINISTER PROGRAMS:  For Nurses Only
A Whole (Body, Spirit, Mind) Model Of Care

Are you looking for a way to integrate your spirituality with your nursing profession?

 The Pastoral Holistic Minister (PHM©)[1] Program provides a way for nurses to integrate their spirituality with their nursing knowledge.  A PHM is a licensed nurse who senses a call to serve in a religious body, a hospital, or in a community center.  By working in partnership with the organization, the PHM's role would be to address the wholeness (physical, emotional, and spiritual) needs of the people.  The primary purpose is to promote holistic health through prevention.  Pastoral means one who provides overall spiritual guidance. 

The Certified PHM is equipped to serve in the Chaplain Department position of the hospital is Pastoral Care Team.

PHM FUNCTION

Holistic Minister

The PHM addresses identified needs of individuals and groups through the CAT[2] and provides whole-health teaching and personal ministry. The goal is to encourage people to grow in wholeness, which includes acquiring and maintaining their optimal level of wellness. Other practical applications of role function includes: visitations, acting as a referral agent, resource agent, networking, and providing community outreach to prisons, schools and other public agencies.

Sample Areas of PHM MinistrY

  • Pastoral Visitations

  • Coordinator of Volunteers

  • Personal Whole-Health Counselor

  • Home Health Minister

  • Health Monitoring & Screening

  • Health Resources & Referral Agent

  • Resources for People of Special Needs

  • Transitions from Home to Nursing Home         

  • Personal/Family Crisis Intervention

  • Medical Service: Uninsured/Working Poor

Health Educator

  • Parenting Classes    

  • Wellness Classes       

  • Caring for the Youth            

  • Chronic Illness      

  • CPR & First Aid        

  • Hospital Visitation

  • Visiting the Sick      

  • Caring for Elderly    

  • Healthy Eating  

PHM Programs

Basic Certification Requirements (Non-Degreed & Non-College Credits)

  • Experiencing Wholeness

  • Women's Issues

  • PHM Modules with Practicum

  • PHM Certification Course

  • The Art of Meditation  

Degree Programs            

  • Bachelor Degree in PHM Ministry  122 Credits Hours

  • Senior Paper/Project

  • Master of Pastoral Holistic Ministry  47 Credit Hours

  • Master’s Thesis/Project

  • Doctorate Degree of Pastoral Holistic Ministry  63 Credit Hours

  • Doctoral Dissertation/Project

Core Courses: 

For Bachelor’s Degree Program:  122 Credits

  • Experiencing Wholeness

  • Building a Foundation A & B

  • Understanding the Covenant

  • Women’s Issues

  • PHM Modules                                                            

  • PHM Certification/Ordination Course

  • Old Testament History 

  • New Testament History

  • New Testament Survey I

  • New Testament Survey II

  • Early Christian Histories

  • Dead Sea Scrolls

  • The Art of Meditation

  • Pastoral Counseling with Torah

  • Introduction to Torah Series (Genesis – Deuteronomy)

  • An Introduction to Comparative Religions 

  • Development of Christian Doctrine       

  • Unearthing the Writings of the Bible

  • Romans In-Depth

  • Influence of Gnosticism

  • The God of the Universe 

  • Senior Paper 

  • Electives (26 Credits)

For Master’s Degree Program:  47 Credits

  • Experiencing Wholeness

  • Building a Foundation A & B

  • Understanding the Covenant 

  • Women’s Issues

  • PHM Modules

  • PHM Certification/Ordination Course

  • Old Testament History

  • Prayer – What Is It?

  • Early Christian Histories

  • Development of Christian Doctrine       

  • Pastoral Counseling with Torah 

  • The Art of Meditation

  • Influence of Gnosticism 

  • The God of the Universe 

  • Electives (6 Credits)    

For Doctorate Degree Program:  63 Credits

  • Experiencing Wholeness   

  • Building a Foundation A & B

  • Understanding the Covenant   

  • Women’s Issues

  • PHM Modules  

  • PHM Certification/Ordination Course

  • Old Testament History 

  • New Testament Overview

  • Exodus 

  • Genesis                       

  • Early Christian Histories 

  • Pastoral Counseling with Torah

  • Influence of Gnosticism

  • The Art of Meditation

  • The God of the Universe 

  • Electives (11 Credits)

Required Practicum

The PHM Program requires the student do a practicum in a local congregation or community agency within their area.  During the practicum, the nurse will actually be responsible to set up the founding base unit for a Pastoral Holistic Ministry.

 He sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of GOD
and to heal the sick.  Luke 9:2

 

[1] PHM (Pastoral Health Minister) is a copy written title for our nurses.

[2] A Congregational Assessment Tool

APPLICATION Schedule

  • FALL:  15 Sep

  • WINTER:  15 Dec    

  • SPRING:  15 Mar

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