Faith community nurses are increasingly leading multidisciplinary health resource centers in faith communities and in outreach ministries in the community.

Typically available for two to four hours a month, the nurse and health resource center team might do blood pressures, host educational sessions, point people to needed resources, or provide spiritual care through prayer or the gift of presence. They promote whole-person health, with an emphasis on spiritual care. Faith community nurses work autonomously under their nursing license but are not direct caregivers. Instead, FCNs assess the needs of a congregation/faith group and develop interventions to meet those needs. FCNs help faith community members navigate the proper resources to help coordinate and access care.