A visitation ministry is one of the most Christ-like things a church can do. This toolkit provides practical training and resources for church visitors in small and rural churches.
What’s inside:
- Part 1: Why Visitation? — Biblical foundation (5 key verses) and practical reality
- Part 2: Starting Your Program — Identifying who needs visits, recruiting and training volunteers, making assignments, tracking
- Part 3: Hospital Visits — Before/during/after protocols, what to say and not say, prayer at the bedside
- Part 4: Nursing Home & Assisted Living — One-on-one visits, group worship services, dementia and end-of-life care
- Part 5: Homebound Visits — Safety, conversation, spiritual care, practical helps, bringing Communion
- Part 6: When Visits Are Hard — Dementia, anger, grief, end of life, family conflict, refused visits
- Part 7: Caring for Your Volunteers — Preventing burnout, training, affirmation, stepping back
- Part 8: Resources & Forms — Visitation log, needs assessment, volunteer application, conversation starters, Scripture list
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