|
Leadership and Spiritual Life Newsletter / 2.3.16
|
|
Last call for upcoming programs!
Register online now:
|
|
Welcome Sara Miller, our new intern
Sara Miller is serving as a Leadership and Spiritual Life intern at Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center. Her varied duties include the exploration of pastoral counseling and writing for our newsletter and website. (If you missed her first piece, here's a link:
http://dmpcc.org/class/
.
) We are thrilled to welcome Sara to the team and offer the following introduction in her own words.
Hello,
my name is Sara Miller. I am a senior at Simpson College majoring in religion with minors in history and psychology, and I am doing a semester long internship here at Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center.
I want to share a little about my background: My father is a United Methodist minister currently serving at Storm Lake United Methodist Church and my mother is a homemaker who is currently volunteering as the church secretary. I have two sisters one of whom is an art teacher and the other is a librarian. I am engaged to a fellow Simpson student who is studying to be a history teacher and we are getting married in May. Growing up as a pastor's child was challenging in many ways, but I am grateful to have the experience. I developed a passion for learning about religion and understanding what I can about my faith tradition and other traditions, which lead me to be a religion major at Simpson College.
When I was in high school I knew I was supposed to go into some sort of ministry. I considered being a director at a church camp, a hospital chaplain or a youth minister but I was not sure if these ministries were what I should do. Once I got to college I started taking psychology courses because I knew regardless of what type of ministry I was going to need to have certain skill sets and knowledge that would help me to work with and assist others. I ended up being fascinated by the complex creatures that are human beings and wanted to continue studying psychology. Combining religion and psychology felt right to me and I started looking into pastoral counseling as a result.
This internship at the Center is an incredible opportunity to learn about pastoral counseling and discern whether I am called to this vocation. As part of my internship I hope to interview the pastoral counselors and spiritual directors to better understand the professions and what led them to choose their vocation. I will be writing articles for the Center's newsletter about the interviews exploring pastoral counseling and spiritual direction. ~
Please watch for more posts by Sara Miller in future newsletters.
|
Is there a fire burning in your heart? RSVP now for an open house for more information about PrairieFire
To learn more about PrairieFire, you're invited to an open house, with two date options:
- Thursday, February 11, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
- Saturday March 5, 9:30 - 11 a.m.
|
|
You can save a life:
2016 suicide prevention training opportunities, including presenter training, for the community
|
|
| Please post this printer-friendly flyer in your church, workplace or home. Click image to launch flyer. |
Suicide is a serious public health problem that affects people of all ages. You can help prevent suicide in our community by knowing the facts, warning signs and where to get help. To address this crisis, the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center is providing a series of prevention trainings for individuals in a variety of roles to learn to recognize the signs of risk and the techniques to help those contemplating suicide.
|
More opportunities to enhance leadership and spiritual life
:
|
|
Organic Ministry facilitatorsTim and Lori Diebel, click image for more information |
|
|
Leadership and Spiritual Life
at Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
In addition to the programs listed above, we offer the following ongoing services:
- psychological assessments for clergy candidates
- clergy coaching
- boundary training for clergy
- conflict transformation services for congregations, nonprofits and businesses
- strategic planning services for congregations, nonprofits and businesses
For more information on any of these services and programs, contact Diane McClananahan, M.Div., Director of Leadership and Spiritual Life (formerly known as the Institute for the Practice of Ministry) at Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
, 515-251-6667,
[email protected].
|
Our mission is to bring understanding, hope and healing to people of all ages through counseling and education.
|
|
Who we are:
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization offering a broad range of mental health services
, serving 2,450 individuals annually including 700 children.
Although best known for its 43 years of quality, professional mental health therapy, the Center is a multi-faceted organization providing a range of services:
- Counseling, including specialized services for children and adolescents
- Psychological testing and assessment
- Psychiatric consultation and care
- Training for clinical professionals
- Leadership and spiritual life programming
- Conflict transformation and strategic planning services for congregations, nonprofits and businesses
|
|
2.3.16
Dear Reader,
Welcome to the new year, and to our new editorial calendar. The Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center is a multifaceted organization with diverse audiences. With this "Leadership and Spiritual Life" newsletter, our goal is to specifically communicate information that may be especially relevant to faith leaders and individuals seeking spiritual wholeness.
We will alternate weekly this newsletter with our regular "E-Connects" newsletter, providing useful information for the entire community including therapists, students, donors, clients, parents, and other individuals and groups.
With so many opportunities, our goal is to get the right information to the right people. As always, your feedback is welcome.
All best,
Terri Speirs
Director of Marketing and Communications
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
515-251-6670
|
|
|
|
|
