Ministry Related Websites

The following websites provide helpful resources. NCF does not necessarily endorse all of the content of these websites.

The Baptist Nursing Fellowship is an organization that encourages nurses to become involved in mission service, both locally and internationally. It assists with special training, disaster relief projects, and local healthcare ministries in addition to providing support through fellowship with Christian nurses.

Bioethics.com is an informational website. The purpose is to provide a website containing a diverse wealth of bioethics related information for those seeking it. On the website, we post the latest bioethics-related news and commentaries. We also provide a calendar of bioethics related conferences and a list of links to other resources of which your website is now a part.

The Center for Bioethics and Christian Dignity  To obtain information on bioethics, conferences, courses, books, audios, videos, multi-medial resource packets, bibliographies and Internet-based resources--all from a Christian perspective.

Christian Medical and Dental Association  The Christian Medical & Dental Association (CMDA) was founded by medical students as a vehicle for fellowship, Bible study and prayer with other Christian medical students. Today CMDA sponsors student chapters at two-thirds of the nation's medical and dental school campuses. CMDA provides discipleship and outreach programs and assists students in integrating Christian principles with professional practice.

Donal P. O'Mathuna  A Professor of Bioethics & of Chemistry at Mount Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio, who has written and spoken on a number of issues in medical ethics, especially on alternative medicine, assisted suicide, and genetics. A list of his publications are available, as well as copies of some of his papers.

Hospital Christian Fellowship of USA  A Branch of Healthcare Christian Fellowship International (HCFI)(Co-sponsor of Network of Christian Nurses and Medical Strategic Network) An evangelical, international and interdenominational organization among those involved in the care of the sick. HCF in the USA is registered as a non-profit organization and is also registered with the Board of Registered Nurses in California as a provider of Continuing Education.

Interfaith Health Program  The Interfaith Health Program (IHP) exists to promote collaboration between faith communities and those who work to promote health. The IHP builds and nurtures broad, rich, and deep networks for learning within and across health and faith systems--local, national, and global. The IHP promotes vital learning at the intersecting boundaries where faith and health overlap, merge, and emerge transformed.

Ministry in Daily Life A ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. This site is dedicated to helping the Church of Jesus Christ recover the biblical truth that ministry is the calling and privilege for every Christian believer.

Scruples for Marketplace Christians  A Ministry of Youth With A Mission, Marketplace Mission, A Ministry of YWAM BC. This site is dedicated to Christians in business who need help integrating their Christian faith into their workplace or daily life!

www.specialneedsnurse.org is a new web site that provides a place for teachers, nurses and parents to find information and links on various developmental disabilities and continuing education. It also provides a place to chat and exchange information via bulletin board regarding nursing/parenting problems of children with special needs. I will also include articles written by myself and others on various subjects related to this topic.

Christian Community Health Fellowship (CCHF)  CHF is a national network of Christian health professionals and others concerned about the health care needs of the impoverished communities in the United States. We encourage others to live out the Gospel through health care among the poor.

Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH)  The mission of Christian Connections for International Health is to promote international health and wholeness with a Christian perspective. CCIH provides field-oriented information resources and a forum for discussion, networking, and fellowship to the spectrum of Christian organizations and individuals working in international health.

Global Health Outreach  The mission of Global Health Outreach is to provide opportunities for medical, dental and other health care professionals, their families and associates to serve Christ, to share Christ and to grow in Christ. This translates into the three-fold purpose of ministering physically and spiritually to needy people, and ministering to the spiritual needs of our teams. By being the "hands of Jesus" to needy people, we seek to fulfill His Great Commandment (Matthew 22:39; 25:36) and His Great Commission (Matthew 28:19).

Project MedSend  Project MedSend's mission is to develop funding to repay educational loans for healthcare workers as they minister among the underserved at home and abroad. Project MedSend (1) offers student loan repayment grants to healthcare professionals who are headed for career medical missions service under the authority of a recognized missions sending agency; (2) develops funding to repay educational loans for healthcare workers as they minister among the underserved at home and abroad; and (3) offers financial counsel to help keep educational borrowing to a minimum. For more information see www.medsend.org.

Links to Nursing Websites

Allnurses.com We are one of the elite nursing communities on the net, or as RN Magazine October 2000 issuecalled us a “supersite”! - http://allnurses.com/ has active nursing discussions, nursing news, links and resources for every nursing specialty and much more.

Andover Newton Theological School offers a Certificate program in Congregational Health Ministry that is open to nurses who wish to become parish nurses, lay leaders and clergy who wish to start or enhance a health ministry within their congregation. The certificate is awarded after 4 courses are successfully completed within Faith, Health and Spirituality. For more information please go to the Andover Newton Theological School web-site www.ants.edu or e-mail Peggy Matteson, RN, PhD at pmatteson@ants.edu.

Discovernursing.com The job outlook is tough these days, but one job is high in demand-nursing. Did you know that well-paying jobs for registered nurses are available in almost every city in America? But it's not just the job market that makes nursing a good career choice. As a nurse, you have the opportunity to touch lives, to comfort, and to care-every day. If you have the desire and the heart, we can help.

Exceptionalnurse.com Exceptionalnurse is committed to inclusion of more people with disabilities in the nursing profession. By sharing information and resources, Exceptionalnurse hopes to facilitate inclusion of students with disabilities in nursing education programs and foster resilience and continued practice for nurses who are, or become, disabled.