Mary Grassl Email and Phone Number

Providing brief pastoral counseling to individuals in crisis receiving terminal diagnoses; providing expectant prayer--expecting God to both be present in prayer and answer prayer for each person, and celebrating when the answer comes; provide assessment of individual spiritually and emotionally: then develop care plan to provide support addressing person's goals and needs; meeting people wherever they are at in life and in their faith journey, then guiding them confidently to touch God's presence and interact with Him; guiding them to be reconciled in relationships and with self; mentoring student Chaplains by example; conducting brief seminars such as Good Grief; conducting memorial services and funerals; and be a consistent and faithful source of encouragement no matter the circumstances because there is always a trace of light to be found even in great darkness.

Faithfulness to the inmates and staff; providing encouragement to individuals no matter the circumstances; demonstrating life led by the Holy Spirit; providing two-way conversation, spiritual guidance, brief pastoral counseling, personal and corporate encouragement, expectant prayer, anointing of the sick, teaching life skills and business principles; demonstrating practicality of applying biblical principles and business principles to individual's life goals now while awaiting release; demonstrating availability of community and internal resources upon release, practicing safety of self, inmates, and staff; and providing ministry to changing populations having individual-specific and corporate-specific needs and concerns.

Receiving incoming trauma patient, family, EMS and law enforcement with E.R. trauma team; providing comfort and support to grieving and traumatized patients and visitors; providing spiritual and emotional support to medical staff and visiting law enforcement; consistent calming presence in all circumstances and outcomes; providing brief counseling as needed; supporting patient, family, and staff when accompanying medical staff providing terminal announcements to family; and demonstrating consistent accessibility and availability of confidential spiritual and emotional support to all staff in non-emergent times.

Preach/teach groups sized 40-125, or teach/counsel/mentor small group in halfway house, or minister to individuals in jail. Biblical teaching, encouragement, and empowerment; coordinate music, create memorable newsletters, maintain pastoral relationship with inmates and staff; maximize every interaction for the glory of God.