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Hands On Ministry Training to be offered at Valley Baptist

HARLINGEN – The Pastoral Services Department of Valley Baptist Health System will offer training opportunities for pastors and lay leaders interested in improving their pastoral ministry and visitation skills. “Hands on Ministry” is a 7-week program meeting taught by Valley Baptist chaplains two evenings per week, for three hours each day.

The program covers topics such as “What Are We Doing Here?,” “Learning to Listen,” “Stages of Grief,” “Human Beings – Being Human,” “Ministering With Terminally-Ill Persons,” “Red Flags in the Helping Process,” “Please Understand Me! DISC Personality Inventory,” and more.

An English-speaking class will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., beginning January 23 and going through March 8. The classes will be held at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen in Classroom 3 of the Boggus Education Pavilion.

A certificate of participation will be awarded from the Baptist General Convention of Texas for those completing the course. Requirements for the course are a letter of recommendation from your pastor or priest and a $25 registration fee. For more information, please contact the Valley Baptist Pastoral Services Dept. at (956) 389-1194 or by email by clicking here.