WHAT: This special event is a combined retreat and journal club, designed to encourage and refresh students, nurses, and educators as we explore healing encounters with Jesus. Being aware of biblical perspectives on health and healing is important for nurses as they care for patients and families who may ask about supernatural healing and/or Christian healing prayer.
WHEN: Saturday, April 12, 2025, 8:00 AM PST; 9:00 AM MST; 10:00 AM CST; 11:00 AM EST
REQUIRED READING: Shelly, J. A. (2025). The mystery of healing. Journal of Christian Nursing, 42(2), 108-116. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CNJ.0000262303.77028.ce
RECOMMENDED READINGS:
Bendien, E., Kruijthoff, D. J., van der Kooi, C., Glas, G., & Abma, T. (2023). A Dutch Study of remarkable recoveries after prayer: How to deal with uncertainties of explanation. Journal of Religion & Health, 62, 1731–1755 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-023-01750-6
Dein S., & Brown C. G. (2024). Prayers for Sickness: What do people pray for and how do they deal with unanswered prayer? F1000Research 2024, 13:156. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.145194.2
Hamilton, J. B., Kweon, L., Brock, L. U. B., & Moore, A. D. (2020). The use of prayer during life-threatening illness: A connectedness to God, inner-self, and others. Journal of Religion & Health, 59, 1687–170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00809-7
Levin, J. (2024). Meditation, mindfulness, and prayer: Three spiritual modalities utilized for healing. Journal of Religion & Health, 63, 4726–4744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02122-4
Mamier, I., Gober Park, C., Taylor, E. J. (2023). How Christian nurses respond to patient requests for prayer: An observational study. Journal of Christian Nursing 40(4), 222-229. https://doi.org/10.1097/CNJ.0000000000001061
Attendees will be able to receive 3.0 hours of Nursing Continuing Professional development at the conclusion of the 3.0 hour session. To earn NCPD, you must register (free for NCF members), participate in the full 180 minutes of presentation and discussion. Instructions on how to obtain your NCPD certificate will be provided at the end of the session. Not a member? Join HERE.
Note: Nurses Christian Fellowship is not an NCPD provider. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins provides American Nurses Credentialing Center nationally accredited nursing continuing professional development for JCN and its other nursing journals, good for nursing relicensure in every state.
