Self Care

1. Educate 
2. Experience
3. Encourage 
4. EMPOWER

about this MINISTRY

The purpose of the Life Church

Self Care Ministry is to strive to offer members multiple opportunities to engage in self-care activities that will effectively allow for a more balanced approach to serving our entire church community. We will inform, educate, and inspire members to place self-care consistently in their lives, for such a time as this.

(Matthew 11:28-29)

Self-care does not equal self-indulgment. Commercials bombard us with messages such as “You deserve to treat yourself.” This is simply not biblical. What we deserve is death (Romans 6:23), but Christ paid for that on the cross. I for one, am incredibly grateful that we don’t get what we deserve.

Jesus showed us how we can serve God while taking care of ourselves. Throughout the New Testament, we see examples of Jesus taking time to get away from the crowds to either rest or to spend time with the Father. Jesus didn’t indulge in sinful delights in an effort to refuel. He focused on being still. God knew that we would grow tired and weary and that is why he created the Sabbath.

We live in a culture of busyness. We don’t really know what it means to be still. We believe as Christians, we can best take care of ourselves by living the Sabbath. Our bodies require rest. Our souls crave time with God. We need to get away from others and practice the spiritual disciplines.

Self-care involves practicing the spiritual disciplines and making time to rest. I teach my counseling students the importance of self-care. I can only hope that they will prioritize stillness as a necessary part of their mental healthcare.

If interested, please see:

Jacquelyn Delane or Angela Miller