Ministry with the Forgotten Forgetful: Addressing the Spiritual Pain of Dementia Patients with Modeling Clay and Scripture

Participants will discuss dementia and the diseases which fall under that umbrella, as well as explore the importance of ministering with dementia patients. The ministry proposed in this workshop is based on a D.Min. project and is intended to provide tools for both ministers and laypeople to engage with dementia patients in their spheres of life around issues of faith and spirituality. The workshop will introduce the use of clay manipulation—in conjunction with familiar scriptural texts to be read with the dementia patients— and its collective effectiveness in drawing out spiritual experiences locked behind the disease.

Led by Chris Hensley | Senior Pastor, Sardis Baptist, Charlotte and Chaplain