Material Resources
There are a wide variety of resources available, many free of charge. If these can be of use to your ministry, please contact Embrace Ministries.
Nursing Home Ministry: Where Treasures Are Found
Format: Book
Written for the beginner as well as the experienced nursing home missionary. This book provides an in-depth understanding of nursing home ministry, with over 250 pages of Bible-based instruction, encouragement and testimonies, to help develop and/or strengthen your nursing home ministry.
Available from Embrace Ministries.
Come and See!
Format: Book
This book walks through twelve highly effective and creative ideas for recruiting new team members for yournursing home outreach.
Available from Embrace Ministries.
Reaching Beyond the Limitations of Dementia
Format: CD
How to break through barriers with someone who has dementia. Set includes 4 audio CDs and a companion study guide.
Caregivers and those who minister in nursing homes will find this audio series invaluable for helping them communicate, understand and bring comfort to those affected by dementia.
Available from Embrace Ministries.
End of Life Care – Biblical Principles for Critical Decision Making
Format: CD
A Christian perspective on end of life issues issues. Set includes an Audio Seminar on 3 CDs and a Participants Guide.
Available from Embrace Ministries.
Through The Valley of The Shadow of Loss & Grief
Format: DVD
Life is filled with loss and grief. Every one of us will experience these unwanted intruders. Loss and grief can be devastating experiences, and each of us will need to find ways to cope with them in order to ultimately find peace and healing for our souls.
This 3-session seminar by Chaplain Bill Goodrich and Pastor Dennis Barta (and panel) will help you to work through your grief journey and equip you to help others through their valleys.
Available from Embrace Ministries.
Words of Comfort
The Canadian Bible Society produces and makes available a range of resources that are of great assistance in the Embrace ministry. There are devotionals and books that are geared to a ministry to seniors. One example is the book “Words of Comfort”, 52 Scripture passages that speak to our fear, our hurt, and our hunger for hope.
Resources made available free of charge through Embrace Ministries from the Canadian Bible Society.