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SUMMARY:Providing Spiritually Informed Care
DESCRIPTION:Building Healthy Church Communities\n\n\n\nA Residency with Rev Joan Wright Howie4–8 May 2026 | Western Australia \n\n\n\nJoin the Uniting Centre for Education and Formation for a series of practical and reflective workshops with Rev. Joan Wright Howie\, Uniting Church minister\, spiritual director\, supervisor\, and PhD candidate. Joan’s research explores what spiritually informed care looks like in practice\, and throughout this residency she brings these insights into conversation with the real experiences of church communities. \n\n\n\nProviding Spiritually Informed Care\n\n\n\nA day for chaplains\, ministers\, candidates\, and lay people involved in pastoral care. \n\n\n\nWednesday 6 May at South Perth Uniting Church \n\n\n\nCost $25 – in-person. \n\n\n\nSpiritual care is central to chaplaincy\, pastoral ministry\, and the everyday life of our congregations — but what does it look like in practice? \n\n\n\nIn this workshop\, Joan will share insights from her research and create space for participants to deepen their spiritual care practice through: \n\n\n\n\nSelf-reflection\n\n\n\nContextual awareness\n\n\n\nCollaboration with colleagues\n\n\n\nClarifying identity\, values\, and purpose\n\n\n\n\nRegistrations\n\n\n\nGo to our registration page here – https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/building-healthy-church-communities-tickets-1985784680435 \n\n\n\nMembers and leaders of Uniting Church congregations across Western Australia are warmly invited to participate in these sessions. Each workshop offers space for learning\, reflection\, and practical tools to support healthy church communities\, pastoral care\, and faithful engagement with the challenges of ministry today. \n\n\n\nFor enquiries contact the Uniting Centre for Education and Formation – pa.education@wa.uca.org.au  \n\n\n\n\nAbout Rev Joan Wright Howie\n\n\n\nJoan is a Uniting Church minister with 30 years of experience in congregational leadership\, project development and educational settings. She is currently a PhD candidate exploring the attributes of spiritually informed care and developing a model of it. Joan has a private practice and has trained both supervisors and spiritual directors for many years. She lives with her husband\, David\, in Melbourne and has three independent children. Joan loves swimming in the ocean\, gardening and going for long walks with friends.Joan is a Uniting Church minister living in Melbourne.
URL:https://unitingchurchwa.org.au/event/providing-spiritually-informed-care/
LOCATION:South Perth Uniting Church\, 2 Sandgate Street\, South Perth\, WA\, Australia
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