Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care at Antioch
Professional Training and Comprehensive Community Care
Pastor Hawkins is a Pastoral Care Specialist certified through JC Hodges and Associates in Chicago, Illinois, and has completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) through the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education. This specialized training, combined with Prepare/Enrich certification for premarital and marital care, provides members with professional-level pastoral support grounded in both clinical expertise and biblical foundations.
Antioch's pastoral care operates through four integrated components:
1. Informal Care Encounters Ongoing pastoral presence through regular conversations, hospital visits, crisis support, and spiritual guidance. This accessible approach ensures care is available when members need it most, with all interactions confidentially documented to ensure continuity and appropriate follow-up.
2. Formal Care Sessions Structured individual and marital support sessions utilizing specialized clinical training and pastoral counseling methods.
- Members: Up to 5 individual or 7 marital sessions
- Non-members: Up to 3 sessions with community resource connections
- Confidential with appropriate referrals when additional professional support is needed
How to Schedule: Complete the consent form and return it to pastorhawkins@weareantiochomaha.org
3. Equipping Others to Provide Care Our Quality Care Curriculum - an 18-lesson formation series based on ACPE standards that trains members to provide quality Christian care using three core tools: Circles of Quality Care, Faith Stories framework, and Pathway of Care discipleship model.
Learn about our Quality Care Curriculum
4. Care Systems (Antioch Ubuntu) Our comprehensive "Better People Better World" philosophy ensuring interconnected care through five levels: self-care, group care, congregational care, pastoral care, and community care.
Learn more about Antioch Ubuntu
This comprehensive care model connects with our broader Demonstrating Care ministries.