Each participant in the Health Ministries Certificate Program must complete three elective seminars from the regular continuing education seminars offered by the Wayne E. Oates Institute for a total of 36 contact hours.

The institute offers online seminars during seven sessions each year. Online seminars typically last three weeks, feature three primary presentations, and engage the participants in facilitated reflective peer dialogue using an Email Discussion Group to provide maximum scheduling flexibility.

• Care at the End of Life

• Care of Bereaved Parents

• Care for Families Experiencing Domestic Violence

• Dancing in the Dark: Alzheimer's in 3/4 Time

• Dreams, Journals, and Spirituality

• Finding a Common Language

• Finding Hope When There is No Cure

• Healing Power of Stories

• Issues in Congregational Health Ministries

• Hope and Wholeness

• Integrating Spirituality and Health Care

• Ministry to Families with Mental Illness

• Ministry to an Aging Society

• Nurturing Silence and Sabbath

• The Power to Bless

Full 2006 Seminar Schedule