Specialty Groups

The Message (MSG) 13-14 “When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. “Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed.” God’s Decree. “I’ll turn things around for you. I’ll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you” —God’s Decree— “bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it. Jeremiah 29:13

Associates involved in the healing ministries, students of scripture, authors, consultants, educators, administrators, academics, scientists, volunteers and witnesses of our lives in Christ.

Associates Chair Evelyn Murray		Associates Co-Chair Position is Open

We are Catholic Priests, Deacons, Ordered Sisters and Brothers, Order Oblates, Protestant Clergy and Ordained Deacons who love the Lord Jesus and believe in His healing power.

Mission Statement:

We joined ACT to learn better how to serve Him in His healing ministries. We also hope that our presence and expertise at ACT meetings will always be a supportive resource for all members of the ACT community.

Medical Doctors (MD), Osteopathic Doctors (DO), Dentists (DDS, DMD), Chiropractors (DC), Physicians Assistants, (PA), Nurse Practitioners (NP), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Homeopathic Doctors, Naturopathic Doctors (ND), Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine Doctors (Traditional Indian Medicine), Veterinarians, and other health practitioners.

Mission Statement:

The Physicians/Dentists/Chiropractors Group goals include forming a community, mutual support, and sharing of professional and spiritual experiences, thereby gaining strength through sharing our concerns and ideas, praying with and encouraging each other.

Patrick Blaney, DDS Chair Physicians, Dentists, Chiropractors, Advance Practice Practitioners Group	(Open Position) Co-Chair Physicians, Dentists, Chiropractors, Advance Practice Practitioners Group

The most significant disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for, and deserted by everybody. —Mother Teresa

The Nurses Specialty Group includes:

We encourage all nurses (students, nurses currently in practice or retired) to join our group. Nurses shall include but not be limited to RNs (Registered Nurses), LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses), PHN (Public Health Nurses), Discharge Planners who are nurses, CNAs (Certified Nurse Assistants), HHAs (Home Health Aides) and PCA (personal care assistants).

Mission Statement:

Our group provides a safe harbor where nurses receive support and empowerment through witnessing to each other. We join all nurses in their efforts to bring safe, competent and compassionate care to their patients and clients.

Open Position Chairperson of Nurses Specialty Group

Beth Ford, RN Co-Chairperson of Nurses Specialty Group

Please forward all question or comments using the Specialty Group Contact page.

Chaplains, Spiritual Directors, those in pastoral care work in hospitals, nursing homes, hospice, bereavement groups and parishes, including Stephens Ministers. All pastoral caregivers are welcome.

Mission Statement:

When it comes to Pastoral Care, it’s more than a matter of your job title; it’s a way of life. It’s the way you interact with other human beings. It’s the way you, through your knowledge, skills, empathy, experience, and maturity help others navigate through pain and painful situations with the assurance that the healing presence of Jesus is part of the process.  Please forward any questions or comments to info@actheals.org.

Tamila Hennessy Pastoral Care Chair

(Open Position) Pastoral Care Co-Chair

This specialty group includes Psychologists, Mental Health Counselors, Pastoral Counselors, School Counselors, Career Counselors, Addictions Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists.

Who We Are:

We are a community of psychotherapists within ACTheals who support and mentor each other to advance the integration of Christian spirituality and psychotherapy. We are dedicated Christian professionals who have discovered the spiritually-integrated psychotherapy.

By sharing our professional insights, best practices, and experiences, the work that God is doing through us is reproduced in others.

We are a community of practice that participates in professional educational/formational, spiritual, and social activities both in person and online.

Please forward all question or comments using the Specialty Group Contact page.