About Joel Morgan
A storyteller shaped by Ghana, San Francisco, and the heart of a healer
Joel Morgan is a Christian author, musician, and healthcare provider who has spent his life at the intersection of physical and spiritual healing. From his childhood in Ghana as a preacher’s kid in a family of eight, to over two decades serving patients in a San Francisco hospital, Joel has seen up close how God meets people in their deepest needs—body, mind, and soul.
His writing carries the steady warmth of someone who has walked the hospital halls, prayed in waiting rooms, led worship from behind a drum kit, and listened to stories from every side of the world. Joel’s message is simple but profound: the church is a spiritual hospital—a place for healing, not perfection.
Quick snapshot
- Grew up in Ghana as a preacher’s kid in a family of 8 children
- Moved to San Francisco and has served in hospital healthcare for 20+ years
- Christian author focused on spiritual healing and wholeness
- Musician: drums, bass, and vocals in worship and ministry settings
- Passionate about the church as a true place of grace and restoration
Rooted in Ghana, Called Across Cultures
Joel’s story begins in Ghana, where he spent the first nine years of his life as a preacher’s kid in a bustling home of eight children. Faith wasn’t just a Sunday activity; it was the rhythm of the household. Prayer, scripture, singing, and serving others formed the backdrop of his earliest memories.
Growing up in a pastor’s home also meant seeing the beauty and the brokenness of church life. Joel watched his parents walk with people through crisis, doubt, and disappointment, all while holding onto the hope of the gospel. Those experiences planted in him a conviction that church was never meant to be a museum for the flawless, but a refuge for the weary.
When his family’s journey eventually led him from West Africa to the United States, and later to San Francisco, Joel carried that early formation with him. Living between cultures deepened his empathy. He learned to listen to different stories, worship in different styles, and see God at work in unexpected places. Those threads now weave through his writing as he speaks to hearts that feel caught between where they’ve been and where God is leading them.
Twenty Years in the Hospital Hallways
For more than 20 years, Joel has worked in a San Francisco hospital, caring for people in some of their most vulnerable moments. The hospital has become a kind of classroom for him—a place where he has learned what hope looks like when life feels fragile, and how small acts of kindness can become sacred encounters.
Working in healthcare has given Joel a unique window into the human condition. He has walked beside patients and families facing diagnosis, loss, recovery, and miracle. In the quiet of hospital rooms and the noise of busy shifts, he has seen how physical wounds can mirror spiritual ones—and how healing is often a journey, not a single moment.
These experiences deeply shape his writing. When Joel talks about the church as a spiritual hospital, he isn’t using a metaphor lightly. He has seen what careful, attentive care looks like—and he believes the body of Christ is called to that same posture: noticing pain, tending to wounds, and refusing to give up on those who feel broken beyond repair.
Physical and spiritual healing, side by side
- Understands the weight of uncertainty, waiting, and unanswered questions
- Knows that healing can be slow, layered, and often invisible at first
- Believes God meets people in hospital rooms, church pews, and everyday life
- Writes with compassion for those who feel overlooked or spiritually exhausted
“The same God who cares about your blood pressure and broken bones also cares about the silent places in your heart. In my writing, I want people to feel seen in both.”
A Life in Rhythm: Drums, Bass, and Vocals
Before Joel ever put words on a page, he was expressing his heart through music. As a drummer, bass player, and vocalist, he has served in worship teams and church settings where music becomes a language of surrender, healing, and joy.
Playing drums taught him about timing, trust, and holding space for others. Playing bass taught him how to carry the foundation quietly, even when the spotlight isn’t on him. Singing taught him how to pour out his soul honestly before God. All of these experiences echo in his writing voice—steady, grounded, and open-hearted.
For Joel, words are a kind of spiritual melody. He writes the way he plays: listening for God’s leading, attentive to the people around him, and believing that the Holy Spirit still moves through ordinary offerings—whether that’s a song, a conversation, or a chapter in a book.
The Church as a Spiritual Hospital
Joel’s book is a spiritual Christian work about filling the deep voids we often carry—loneliness, shame, disappointment, and the quiet ache of feeling unseen. Drawing from his upbringing in Ghana, his years in healthcare, and his life in the church, he centers the message that the church is a spiritual hospital: a place for healing, not perfection.
He writes for people who love Jesus but feel worn out by church culture, for those who feel like they don’t fit the “perfect Christian” picture, and for anyone who has tried to numb their inner emptiness with performance, busyness, or quiet resignation. Through scripture, story, and honest reflection, Joel gently points readers back to the One who heals from the inside out.
His perspective is not theoretical. It’s shaped by late-night hospital shifts, childhood memories of altar calls, conversations with patients and pastors, and the quiet prayers whispered between heartbeats of ordinary days. That’s why his words carry both conviction and tenderness—he knows what it’s like to need healing himself.
Who Joel writes for
- Believers carrying quiet wounds from church or life
- People longing for a deeper, more honest walk with God
- Those who feel a spiritual “void” they can’t quite name
- Leaders who want to cultivate churches of healing and grace
An Invitation to Those Still Healing
Joel doesn’t write as someone who has arrived, but as someone still learning to bring his own wounds to Jesus. His hope is that, through his words, you would remember that you are not alone, you are not beyond God’s reach, and you are not expected to be perfect before you come close.
If your soul feels tired, if your faith feels fragile, or if you’re simply hungry for something real, Joel’s story and writing are an open door. There is room for you in this spiritual hospital.
Joel Morgan
Christian author, musician, and healthcare provider helping the Church become a truer spiritual hospital for wounded hearts.