Area, national, and international continuing education programs and conferences provide spiritual and professional growth opportunities. Topics include Christian growth, spiritual care, suffering, death, healing, stress and conflict management, ethics and values. We also seek to evaluate and influence nursing trends and theories from a Christian perspective through conferences and networking among Christian faculty, graduate students and clinical leaders. Resources and guidance for planning and organizing conferences are available through the NCF Continuing Education Ministry. Resources Written materials include guidelines for starting groups, textbooks on spiritual care and Christian ethics, Bible study guides and the Journal of Christian Nursing .
Some workshops are available on videotape.
Members receive regular newsletters and prayer updates. Specific resources are available for students, faculty and graduate students, including Campus Vitals and listings of theses and dissertations that include the spiritual dimension from a Christian perspective.