Ministering to the Mourning

This practical, insightful guide gives direction to pastors and lay-leaders of all levels of experience. Included are:

• Recommended Scriptures to read

• An explanation of the stages of grief

• Approaches to conducting funerals in special circumstances such as suicide, victims of crime, the death of a child, or when the deceased is unknown to the pastor

• Signs of healthy and unhealthy grief

• How to help survivors cope.

  This new edition contains a chapter on ministering to victims of terrorism and new funeral message outlines. It is also recommended for chaplains and hospice caregivers.

Formerly titled Comforting the Bereaved.