United Reformed Church Healing Ministry              

What is healing?  There is no one definition for it embraces so many aspects of life.  It is a Biblically-based ministry and is seen as the church's response to Jesus' commission to preach the gospel and heal the sick (Luke 10).  It is meeting people at their point of need and helping them on their journey to wholeness.
We believe that God loves and cares for his people and all creation and that his desire is that the hurting and broken in body, mind, spirit and the emotions, should know his healing, love, peace, forgiveness and reconciliation.
All churches have a healing ministry which may be through prayers of intercession for the sick, prayers of forgiveness and reconciliation, the sacraments, pastoral work, church groups for the young and the not so young, specialist help groups and others such as the listening ear.  
The healing ministry embraces all these aspects and many more.  By more consciously bringing Christ into the situation through listening and prayer, and being guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we take this a step further and deeper. 
Healing services may be part of that, but not necessarily.

Read more about the United Reformed Church approach to the healing ministry. 

Guidelines for Good Practice
We strongly suggest that those seeking to be engaged in this ministry adhere to the Guidelines for Good Practice.
The Synod Adviser and/or the Moderator should be consulted before any Deliverance Ministry.  Any aspect of healing or deliverance in which there is an interfaith dimension should be carried out in the presence of someone with intimate knowledge of, and sensitivity towards, the other faith concerned.

Synod Healing Advisers

Each Synod may appoint a Healing Adviser who will seek to help and encourage individuals, groups and churches explore and develop this ministry as appropriate.  They may be contacted through their Synod or through Revd Delia Bond, the Advisers co-ordinator.

Co-ordinator  Revd Delia Bond

Northern  Revd Elizabeth Blair
North-Western  Revd Sarah Brewerton
Mersey
Yorkshire  Revd John Jenkinson
East Midlands  Revd Barry Drake
West Midlands  Revd Richard Becher
Eastern  Revd Mary Irish
South-Western  Revd Viv Henderson
Wessex  Revd David Langford
Thames North  Revd Debbie Hodge
Southern  Revd Peter McIntosh
Wales
Scotland
Iona Link  Dr Iain Frew

Articles from the Synod Healing Advisers

The Advisers in turn will share their reflections.  Read the first contribution. 

Churches Together for Healing  (a Co-ordinating Group of Churches Together in England)

Follow the web link for full information about its work and aims, and for details of forthcoming conferences and other events. 

United Reformed Church representatives on Churches Together for Healing:
Revd Debbie Hodge, secretary for Churches Together for Healing
Revd Delia Bond
Revd Deborah McVey