Sacred Moments: Cultivating Spirituality in Pastoral Care & Counseling 

Come participate in a workshop that will help you integrate spirituality into your work with congregants, clients, patients and others.

SCC is pleased to bring Dr. Kenneth Pargament to speak on Sacred Moments.

The workshop is divided into two parts:

1. How to understand and evaluate spirituality in counseling relationships:

• Defining spirituality as a process and its key ingredients
• Articulating how spirituality changes over the lifespan
• Identifying indicators of a well-integrated and poorly integrated spirituality

2. Addressing spirituality in ministry and counseling:

• Positive spiritual resources and spiritual signs of problems
• Questions that facilitate spiritual dialogue & assessment
• Ways to help clients draw on their spiritual resources & address problems
• Sacred moments in the process of working with clients, congregants, etc.

This workshop will draw upon theory, research, audience participation and clinical cases.

About Our Speaker 

Dr. Kenneth I. Pargament, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Bowling Green State University and Distinguished Scholar, Institute for Spirituality & Health at the Texas Medical Center. The Samaritan Institute of Denver, CO, accrediting organization of the Samaritan Counseling Center of SE MI, presented Dr. Pargament with the National Samaritan Award for his contribution in the vital field of the connection between religion and mental health.

He is the author/co-author of over 200 articles. His books include Spiritually Integrated Psychology: Under-standing & Addressing the Sacred (2007); The Psychology of Religion & Coping: Theory, Research, Practice (1997); Forgiveness: Theory, Research & Practice (2000).

Location: North Congregational Church
36520 W. Twelve Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48331 

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Cost: $70 (includes lunch) 

Refunds will be given (less $15 processing fee) until May 21st

*Special Note: Thanks to a gift from the United Methodist Union of Greater Detroit, the first 20 United Methodist Pastors to register BY PHONE (248-474-4701) receive a $50 scholarship for this workshop.

Click here to register online.

Click here to download brochure (mail-in registration available on brochure).

Or call SCC @248-474-4701 to register by phone.

SCC is pleased to offer two opportunities for certification as a Prepare-Enrich facilitator. 

• January 30
• June 4
• 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Nardin Park United Methodist Church

These assessments are valuable tools for clergy and others who wish to offer help to couples planning to marry, and couples who wish to enrich their relationships.

More about these assessments can learned here.

To register for one of SCC’s training sessions:

• Download the registration form
• Fill it out
• Send it in (the address is on the form) with payment

You’ll receive confirmation shortly thereafter.

SCC announces the publication of dates in 2013 for our special Preparation for Marriage workshops.

Please download the Prep for Marriage Brochure 2013 for full information.

Dates:

• February 16: First UMC of Birmingham (1589 West Maple Rd.)
• April 27: Nardin Park UMC, Farmington Hills (29887 West Eleven Mile Rd.)
• June 1: Northville UMC (77 West Eight Mile Rd.)
• September 21: First UMC of Birmingham (1589 West Maple Rd.)

Enrollees must take the Prepare/Enrich assessment online at least 1 week before the workshop.  The assessment may be taken in person if preferred, but this must be done at least 3 weeks in advance.

A minimum of 5 couples are required for the workshop to be held.  Space is limited to 15 couples.

Private sessions are available if preferred.  Arrangements for private sessions may be made by calling SCC at 248-474-4701.