Healing Prayer Links and Resources
Web Sites
Below is a list of links to several Christian Healing ministries which span various denominational and theological perspectives.
Church of England Links to Healing services and prayers:
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/healing/healingfront.html
Acorn Christian Healing Foundation - The Rev. Russ Parker
http://www.acornchristian.org/
The Fellowship of Christ the Healer UK
http://www.fcth.org/index.html
Burrswood Christian Hospital UK
International Order of Saint Luke the Physician
Oratory of the Little Way CT - The Rev. Gail Paul
http://www.oratoryhealing.org/
Christian Healing Ministries - Francis & Judith MacNutt
http://www.christianhealingmin.org/index.htm
Christ the King Spiritual Life Center – The Rev. Nigel Mumford
http://www.christ-the-king-center.org/Healing/
Prayer Resources and Sample Healing Services
The Book of Occasional Services 2003 p.166
Enriching Our Worship 2 Church Publishing 2000
Celtic Daily Prayer From the Northumbrian Community Harper San Francisco 2002
A New Zealand Prayer Book Harper San Francisco 1997
Church of England Common Worship: Wholeness and Healing
These services are all on the Web. They are comprehensive and excellent.
The main page is: http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/index.html
The Healing Service page is
http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/healing/healingfront.html
Books about Christian Healing
Avery Brooke Healing in the Landscape of Prayer Morehouse Publishing 1996
If you only read one book, read this one. It is short yet comprehensive and profound with an excellent short history and good references.
Francis Mac Nutt Healing, 25th Anniversary Edition Ave Maria Press 1999
This is the classic book on Healing
The Nearly Perfect Crime Chosen Books 2005
This is an excellent comprehensive history of healing prayer – it’s origins, how it nearly died and is emerging again. Very readable.
Russ Parker Healing Wounded History Pilgrim Press 2001
Interesting discussion about the healing of peoples and places.
Russ Parker & Michael Mitton Healing Death’s Wound Chosen Books 2004
Interesting discussions about ministering to people who have lost loved ones.
Morris Maddocks The Christian Healing Ministry SPCK 1995
Bishop Morris Maddocks is one of the champions of healing in the Anglican Church. He is the founder of Acorn Christian Healing Foundation.
John Woolmer Healing and Deliverance Monarch Books 1999
A very interesting and practical book. Easy to read with great insights.
Morton Kelsey Healing and Christianity Augsburg 1995
Another classic. Kelsey has a comprehensive history of healing prayer, but it is light in the most current new events. He covers a lot of psychology.
Mark Pearson Christian Healing: A Practical & Comprehensive Guide Chosen Books 1995
A very practical guide.
Personal stories of people in the healing ministry:
Emily Gardiner Neal The Reluctant Healer Shaw 2000
Emily started out as a skeptical reporter who became a healing minister.
Nigel Mumford Hand to Hand: From Combat to Healing Church Publishing Co. 2000
Nigel was a British soldier. He now has a well known healing ministry.
Julie Sheldon Dancer Off Her Feet Hodder & Stoughton 2003
Story of Julie’s miraculous healing of a crippling neurological disease.
Agnes Sanford The Healing Light Ballantine Books 1983
A classic.
Morris Maddocks The Vision of Dorothy Keri Eagle 1991
After a miraculous recovery from illness Dorothy goes on to found Burrswood.