Download or read book The Bereavement Ministry Program written by Jan Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bereavement Ministry Program helps clergy or lay ministers to minister effectively to those who--for whatever reason--are working their way through the grieving process.
Download or read book A Necessary Grief written by Larry J. Michael and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handbook to enable ministry leaders to help others through bereavement Grief is a difficult topic that ministry leaders deal with on a regular basis. Do they have confidence in helping those who are suffering the loss of a loved one? Do they feel equipped to meet the differing needs that occur in the life of a survivor? Can they lead someone through a process of grief reconciliation? Are they able to plan and implement a bereavement ministry in their church or parish? Here is a book that can help leaders in a practical way to minister to those who are grieving. In addition, they will discover essential tools to deal with grief’s difficult questions. Drawing upon his thirty years of experience as a pastor and as a professional grief counselor, Dr. Michael provides a valuable resource for pastors and other grief leaders to use within their churches and organizations, and their surrounding communities. This work is a practical guide that will bring a greater understanding of the impact that loss has upon individuals and will provide competent counsel for ministering to them. In addition, it will equip the leader to implement a ministry of grief education and bereavement within a church or organization.
Download or read book Grief Ministry written by Terence P. Curley and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering solace and encouragement to those who grieve is a critical aspect of the church's ministry of mercy and love. To find your place within grief ministry and plan this important ministry from first response to spiritual guidance, there is no better mentor than Fr. Terence Curley. In this guide, Fr. Curley pays attention to all of the factors contributing to a grief minister's multifaceted work, including parish support and his or her own loss history. Symptoms of loss, trust, and hints for conversations with the grieving are topics touched by this detailed and sensitive guide. This book, a fully revised edition of Fr. Curley's earlier book The Ministry of Consolers, is a necessary tool for parishes, hospices, educational institutions, and all those attending to the bereaved.
Download or read book An Introduction to Bereavement Ministry written by Corinna Laughlin and published by Liturgy Training Publications. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countless generous-hearted people feel called to bereavement ministry and accompany the bereaved both liturgically and pastorally. In An Introduction to Bereavement Ministry: Caring for Those Who Mourn, all those called to bereavement ministry will receive the theological and spiritual formation to minister to the dying and those who grieve. This resource presents a bereavement ministry that flows from the liturgical and pastoral vision of the Church’s official funeral rites and ensures that all ministers—ordained, lay professional staff, and volunteer ministers—are working out of a shared understanding of that vision. In pastoral and engaging prose, author Corinna Laughlin unfolds the Church’s theology of Christian death, the paschal mystery, the communion of saints, and the healing power of the rites. This book addresses ministry with the dying and with the bereaved at the time of death and presents the range of pastoral services the parish and its bereavement team can offer, both in the early days and throughout the year following a death. This foundational and readable resource provides compelling and enriching formation in bereavement ministry. An Introduction to Bereavement Ministry: Caring for Those Who Mourn may be used by any person seeking formation in bereavement ministry. It may also be used in tandem with Guide for Forming a Parish Bereavement Ministry, by Robert Valle, a resource for parishes that are developing or refreshing a parish bereavement ministry. Whether An Introduction to Bereavement Ministry is used with Guide for Forming a Parish Bereavement Ministry or independently, it will give the reader a compelling and enriching formation in bereavement ministry.
Download or read book Leading Today s Funerals written by Dan S. Lloyd and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 1997-10-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise guide to bereavement ministry helps pastors lead people through funerals that honor the deceased and comfort those left behind.
Download or read book Guide for Forming a Parish Bereavement Ministry written by Robert Valle and published by Liturgy Training Publications. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Christians are responsible for consoling those who have lost a loved one. An active parish bereavement ministry involves many parishioners performing various forms of compassionate service. In Guide for Forming a Parish Bereavement Ministry, author Robert Valle guides parish leaders toward creating a bereavement ministry that flows from the liturgical and pastoral vision of the Church’s official funeral rites. He explains the theology and key pastoral insights of the Order of Christian Funerals (OCF) and outlines the phases of bereavement ministry, from accompanying the bereaved at the time of death to the preparation of the funeral liturgies, then home visits and acts of compassion throughout the following year. This resource provides practical advice and downloadable materials for training ministers in the theological, spiritual, and human dimensions essential for effective bereavement ministry. Contributing author Paula Kosin provides scripts and other editable downloads for facilitating a grief support group. Guide for Forming a Parish Bereavement Ministry—together with An Introduction to Bereavement Ministry: Caring for Those Who Mourn, a resource for bereavement ministers and Grieving: A Spiritual Process for Catholics, a book for the grieving—provide the training, insight, and guidance for forming a parish bereavement ministry that will bring comfort and peace to all in your community who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
Download or read book Catholic and Mourning a Loss written by Mauryeen O'Brien OP and published by ACTA Publications. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5 Challenges - Our ability to work through the grieving process will be tested - Our life will be changed because of our loss - Our ability to function will be questioned - Our dreams for the future may have to be altered - We will question our reliance on other and even on God 5 Opportunities - We can learn to use the gifts that working through grief has offered us - We can realize that change can be an opportunity for newness and growth - We can explore the new-found strength that can be ours - We can go beyond ourselves as we face the future - We will be able to "let go and let God" be in control
Download or read book To Bring Comfort and Consolation written by Paddy Shannon and published by Messenger Publications. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2012 the author was invited by the Parish Pastoral Council in Newcastle, Co Down to help establish a Bereavement Ministry in the Parish. Unable to find exactly the course structure he was looking for, he designed his own course. He has divided it into five sections: • The Human Experience of Grief. (drawing on my own experiences and what some of the leading experts in grief have written) • The Liturgy of Mourning. (as used in the Catholic Church) • Grief in the Scriptures. (setting elements of section 1 within a scriptural context) • A selection of suggested Scripture readings with reflections and some sample prayers of intercession. (These are intended to be used by ordained and lay ministers for their personal reflection and in preparing funeral homilies. They may also be of solace to grieving people.) • A selection of prose, poems and prayers. This book is directed primarily to those involved in bereavement ministry.
Download or read book The Ministry of Lament written by Gene Fowler and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grief in Community written by Andrew S. Rawls and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Church is to be the expression of hope through the various contours of the human story. Too often congregations have difficulty expressing this hope during the time of death and extending that hope to ministry with the bereaved. In this project I studied the increase in self-efficacy in bereavement ministry with the congregation of Sandy Run Baptist Church in Mooresboro, North Carolina. The research focuses on the teaching of a curriculum that explores the biblical, theological, and clinical aspects of grief. The results of my research show this was an effective means of increasing self-efficacy.
Download or read book Equipping the Church with Grief Ministry Skills written by Dr. Michael D. Baker and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-01-26 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project is a training tool for Christian leaders to educate and equip leader and laity alike with the knowledge of the field of grief, and to equip them to improve their ministry to the bereaved. This book can be used by denominational leaders, conventions, and church leaders to train pastors, deacons, and lay leaders in grief ministry skills. The book examines the theological dimensions of death and grief, as well as the theoretical foundations of grief, both normal grief and complicated. Also, the book identifies essential grief ministry skills and the practical application of those skills. The book is both educational and practical. This book can be used in a seminary class room, or can be used by associations to develop the grief ministry skills of its local pastors. This book can also be used in the local church to equip deacons and lay leaders to better minister to its congregants. This book holds value for its commitment to examining the field of grief, while holding to Christian principles. Most literature that combines the knowledge of grief and Christian principles either prepares a person for counseling or ministers to the person that has experienced loss. This book can in fact assist those studying for a career in grief counseling, and at the same time help those experiencing loss. The intention of the author is help the professional as well as the layman prepare for grief ministry and develop specific skills to assist them in their ability to minister to the bereaved.
Download or read book Beyond the Broken Heart written by Julie Yarbrough and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bereavement Ministry written by Harriet Young and published by Twenty Third Publications. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is an all-encompassing resource manual for people who are interested in ministering to those who suffer the loss of a loved one.
Download or read book A New Parish Guide to Grief Ministry Creative Ways to Implement a Program of Healing and Growth written by Anne Marie S. Mahoney and published by Twenty-Third Publications. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Establishing a Bereavement Ministry Team written by Helen Thorp and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christian Caregiving a Way of Life written by Kenneth C. Haugk and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete leader's guide makes it easy to use Dr. Haugk's practical book to build community and train church members in distinctively Christian caring and relating skills.
Download or read book Setting Up and Facilitating Bereavement Support Groups written by Dodie Graves and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical introduction to setting up and facilitating bereavement support groups, guiding the reader through all stages. It examines the different skills needed, and uses case studies and research to suggest models of best practice across a range of group settings. The guidance will help make groups successful for participants and facilitators.
