The Association of Christian Therapists is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary, international association of Christian healthcare professionals, in the physical, mental and spiritual healthcare disciplines, including those in allied health disciplines, clergy and pastoral care givers. ACT also welcomes as members lay persons committed to the healing ministry of Jesus.
Members are grouped into Specialties within the Association: Physicians and Dentists (including chiropractors), Nurses, Allied Health (including physician’s assistants, physical therapists, medical technicians, body work practitioners, nutritionists, etc), Psychotherapists (including psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists), Clergy and Religious, Pastoral Care (including spiritual directors), Educators, Associates (lay persons committed to the healing ministry of Jesus) and Healthcare Institutions/Centers. Specialty Groups enhance mutual exchange within and across disciplines and the integration of clinical practice with Christian principles and spiritual gifts.
The Association of Christian Therapists:
Serving healthcare professionals for healing of body, mind and spirit to God’s glory.
Vision: An international, Spirit-led Christian
community of healthcare professionals, clergy, and associates equipped to extend the healing presence, heart and mind of Jesus Christ to their colleagues, patients, clients and institutions.
Mission: To support ACT members with
resources to achieve this vision, including healing prayer,
mentoring, education and training, fostering their spiritual and professional growth.
The vision and mission of ACT are grounded in the following prophetic word spoken at the founders meeting in 1975. "Redeem MY people, in your hospitals, in your clinics, in your offices. Make them MY hospitals, MY clinics, MY offices. Let ME care for them and bring them health beyond healing. Let ME care for YOU, and bring YOU to health, to wholeness, to holiness. Give ME your professional skills, your credentials; yield them to MY authorization; consecrate them to MY name, for MY glory, and I will be glorified in your healing work." ACT is eucharistically centered and biblically rooted, having been founded in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Catholic and Protestant traditions.
Member Benefits:
- Peer Support through mentoring, regional meetings, international conferences
- Healing through prayer received at conferences and retreats
- Teaching and spiritual development for the integration of Christian spirituality with healthcare practice
- Discounts for conferences and retreats
- Free online access to The Journal Of Christian Healing
- Subscription to the ACT newsletter, InterACT
- Access to teaching and collegial support through the members section of the ACT website
- Discounts on books, CDs and DVDs through to ACT online store, Pearl
Please note: If paying online there is an additional administration fee of $4.00 included in prices listed. Applicants may reduce the membership price by this amount if application is printed and mailed, along with check for membership dues. Click here:
Printed page may then
be mailed to:
ACT International Headquarters
6728 Old McLean Village Dr
McLean, VA 22101
You may contact us at:
Association of Christian Therapists
6728 Old McLean Village Drive, McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 703-556-9222
Fax: 703-556-8729
Email: ACTheals@degnon.org