A Charismatic
​Healing Ministry

Led by a Professional Death Doula

The Death and Resurrection Doula is led by an End of life Doula Practitioner and Theologian. Death Doulas are trending as the future of death care and forerunners of the 'Death Positive' movement, a culture shift ushering in a positive mindset around death as part of living well. While spiritual healing ministries abound in this age, we need one that brings together the Sovereignty of God, the Passion of Jesus Christ, and the renewing work of the Holy Spirit so that our faith may be deepened and we are pointed to the Kingdom message proclaimed by Christ: God is for you and he has come to make you new!

​Will We Believe?

​Rediscovering the Cross: Where Contemporary Healing Ministry Meets the Theology of the Cross

Mission Statement 

​To provide the theological foundation for a contemporary, yet right-practicing Christian healing ministry. This ministry, dominated by the theme of the cross, can be considered 'Charismatic' because the personal encounter with the Spirit of God through the action of the cross causes life-altering effects, bringing new life in Christ. Unmediated healing experience with the power of the Living God is still present today with a contemporary witness.

About Laurel Marr, End-of-Life Doula 

Laurel Marr served both Calvary-St. George's and All Angels' Church in New York City. Under the guidance of the Reverend Jacob Smith (Calvary-St. George's), Laurel has worked extensively to reform healing prayer and has shared her initial vision at Mockingbird Ministries NYC conferences (Mbird.com). Calvary Church holds an important history in the story of Alcoholics Anonymous as it was the church's Rector, the Reverend Samuel Shoemaker, who spiritually advised Bill Wilson, and many of the steps were written in the Rector's office (61 Gramercy Park North). The turning point for reform in the healing prayer ministry for Laurel was the experience of her recovery from addiction, beginning in that same office.
 
Now, after several years in parish administration and pastoral care, Laurel has stepped out into the role of an end-of-life doula (lmdoulacare.com) to care for patients and families facing death. Doulas are expected to be leaders of a 'death positive' movement and the redefining of the current culture we hold around death.
  
Laurel is a mother to two teenagers and has lived in Manhattan for eight years. She is originally from the Southeast and spent 10 years in Colorado before living in NYC. Laurel studied Systematic and Philosophical Theology at the University of Nottingham (UK) and is currently a student at General Theological Seminary in NYC. Her main interests are in the areas of healing, the human will, and eschatology.​

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The Death and Resurrection Doula
Rediscover the cross and reclaim the Christian message of faith, salvation, baptism, forgiveness, death, and resurrection.

The Coming

Kingdom

​"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near." Matthew 3:2​

“So confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, and this will cure you.” James 5:16
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Why should we exchange contemporary healing prayer methods (though seemingly scripturally based) for a theology of the cross? It is because the mission of Christ’s Kingdom work is the call to repentance and the forgiveness of sin. Christ’s miracles and signs point to His authority to forgive sin; they are certifications for the real mission of the Kingdom and prove that His redemptive work will save our entire person from the power of sin, death, and the devil.