A Necessary Grief: Essential Tools for Leadership in Bereavement Ministry

By Larry J. Michael

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825443350
• ISBN13: 9780825443350
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"