Charles R. Ringma (Author) Charles Ringma has taught in universities, seminaries and colleges in Asia, Australia and Canada. He is Emeritus Professor at Regent College, Vancouver, a Franciscan Tertiary and a Companion of the Northumbria Community in Brisbane. He has written many books on Christian spirituality, including Hear the Ancient Wisdom (SPCK, 2013). See faithcompanions.com. Mary Dickau (Author) Mary Dickau has been on the pastoral leadership team of Grandview Calvary Baptist Church, Vancouver, for 25 years. She is a spiritual director and hosts a city retreat called Stillpointe, facilitating weekly rhythms of prayer and times of healing prayer.
A truly remarkable achievement. Based on decades of hands-on experience in training both clergy and laity, The Art of Healing Prayer has authenticity, understanding and wisdom oozing from its pages. I believe [it] will prove to be a huge gift to the whole faith community. -- The Revd Trevor Miller, Abbot of the Northumbria Community The Art of Healing Prayer takes us into the redemptive work [of prayer] in ways we may not previously have experienced, enabling us better to understand and practice ""spiritual heart surgery"" with the Great Healer. -- Darrell Johnson, Teaching Fellow at Regent College, and Director of the Centre for Preaching at Carey Theological College, Vancouver While urging us to recover the biblical vision of healing and to establish healing ministries in our churches and communities, Charles Ringma and Mary Dickau offer a more than generous assemblage of creative prayers for almost every type of woundedness. Masterful! -- Dr Richard Johnson, Founder and Director, JOHNSON Institute and Senior Adult Ministry I know The Art of Healing Prayer is good news because reading it has helped me see better how the Spirit is at work where I live. -- Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, author of Common Prayer and Strangers at My Door