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Death of a Spouse
| Store Code: UC06
Format(s): Microsoft Word 
Price: $14.95
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| Topics: | Death, Dying, Encouragement, Grief, Healing, Marriage, Pastoral care, Shepherding |
| Filters: | Counseling, Discipleship, Mentoring, Pastoral care, Shepherd, Spiritual director |
| References: | Philippians 4:14 , Psalm 41:1, Lamentations 3:31-33 |
| Date Added: | August 08, 2007 |
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Losing a spouse to death is one of saddest, most traumatic events in any person's life. This training guide is designed to help your church respond to this situation with grace, hope, and sensitivity, and with the practical tools necessary to offer tangible help.
Use these articles to develop empathy in your caregivers, a plan for reaching grieving widows and widowers, and to guide the reframing of life that occurs after profound loss. Here you will also find practical guidance on structuring a ministry, what not to say, and how to prepare your congregation for death.
This Training Pack contains all of the following:
A Quick Guide For Action
Key points for caregiving ministry.
An Empathetic Approach to GriefHelp people with transition, acceptance, and confirmation of their faith. Paul Walker
A Plan for Pastoral CareKnowing what to do and when are the keys to caregiving after the death
of a spouse.
Rachel Nafziger Hartzler
Grief AftercareCare begins before the funeral and continues during the following months. Kevin Ruffcorn
Helping the Bereaved Make the Right ChoicesThe surviving spouse often needs help making the right decision at the right time. Randall K. Barton
The First MomentsHow to break the news and deal with the initial shock and grief after death. James D. Berkley
Words to AvoidThe wrong words can add unnecessary pain to those already hurt. Rachel Nafziger Hartzler
Long-Term RecoveryThese behaviors and attitudes are clues that a person has moved ahead. Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge and Robert C. DeVries
Preparing the Congregation for DeathChurch grief happens best within a sound theology of the end of life and the life to come.
Rick McKinniss
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