This step by step process helps congregations develop a program to care for the personal, emotional and family needs of members of the congregations. Lay leaders will be trained how to maintain contact with the entire congregation - active members and entire families, as well as members who have drifted away and declined in participation, or have suffered illness or hospitalization that keeps them away from the group. One way to measure the health of a congregation is in how members care for each other.
Both the care givers and the care receivers benefit when pastoral care is provided in an intentional and accountable way. The implementation of the program requires in-person training by Eremos consultants who will provide comprehensive written materials to all participants.
