If you are experiencing pain -- emotionally, spiritually or physically -- our Care Pastors are there to be the presence of Jesus for you. Care Pastors are trained members of the Crossroads family who provide prayer, a listening ear, a hospital visit, a friend`s touch, an encouraging card, or a meal in times of crisis and more.
CONTACT US
703-729-5100, or EMAIL
Submit Prayer Request at right.
PRAYER
Care pastors are available to pray with you after all weekend services. Prayer request from the worship times or from online or other submissions (see link at right) are prayed over by the prayer team each Wednesday. These requests are the needs concerns and joys of our community.
The Ryan Chapel located at the Crossroads campus is open during most days from 9am to 4pm and some evenings for prayer. We invite you to come and spend quite time with God.
Prayer is a heart-to-heart conversation with God. It is our primary means of communicating with God. In its simplest forms, prayer is still a rich dialogue of emotions and evolving thoughts and questions and answers between us and our Creator. Prayer can be personal, corporate (in community with others), intercessory (for others), confessional, praise, silent, spoken, danced and sung. There is no limit to how we are with God in prayer. We can read prayers. We can meditate on a few special words from scripture. We can be creative and allow our hearts and thoughts to be communicated with a spontaneous flow. No matter how we pray, God loves us to be in relationship with Him always and in every way so that He can continue to unveil His love and glory to us.
ANOINTING
Give God a minute of your time to experience this blessing, steeped in rich biblical practice and history. The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews. The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or sacred use. Prophets were anointed. Anointing was also an act of hospitality and was a means of refreshing or invigorating the bodies.
Care Pastors are available to provide an anointing and blessing to you either after communion or at the Healing Prayer Service each month. Anointing is ideal for people who might face various life issues in which you would seek the Holy Spirit's wisdom, guidance, healing, protection or blessing. In fact, oil is a biblical symbol of the Holy Spirit. However, the anointing oil itself has no power. The person being anointed with the oil is submitting to the work of the Holy Spirit in his or her life. It’s a personal way of acknowledging and receiving God’s blessing and gift.
COUNSELING
Counseling at Crossroads is deeply part of the healing pathway as psychology and spiritual direction are blended. Christian Counseling is available at the Crossroads Campus by appointment (for individuals, couples and families).
The healing journey will sometimes involve what we call a journey inward to reflection and understand how your family story and unique life circumstances affect the relationships that you have with God and others. We believe that counseling and spiritual direction are a wonderful gift to people as they encounter the expected struggles of life. If you would like to contact someone in regards to Chrisian counseling please contact
Jean Hankins.
JOIN THE CARE TEAMInterested in what it takes to be a Care Pastor? Have you asked yourself questions like the following?:
- "Do I have to know scripture?"
- "Will someone teach me how to pray?"
- "Are men needed?"
- "What if I feel inadequate?"
If you have questions like these, you are ready to explore Pastoral Care. You are invited to explore the many pathways to care for others at Crossroads. God may be calling you come and find out!
