Ministering to the Mourning A Practical Guide for Pastors, Church Leaders, and Other Caregivers

by Wiersbe, Warren W.; Wiersbe, David

• ISBN13: 9780802412416
• ISBN10: 0802412416
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

Ministering to the grief of those left behind following the death of a loved one is never an easy task.

Author Biography

DAVID WIERSBE (B.A. Moody Bible Institute, North Park College) is pastor of the Hope Evangelical Free Church, Roscoe, Illinois.

WARREN W. WIERSBE (Th.B., Northern Baptist Seminary; D.D., Tennessee Temple University) is general director for Back to the Bible, Lincoln, Nebraska. He and his son have also written Making Sense of the Ministry.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Foreword	p. 11
Death and Contemporary American Culture	p. 13
Death in the Old Testament	p. 23
Death in the New Testament	p. 37
Death and the Physician	p. 55
Death and the Christian Caregiver	p. 65
Death and the Funeral Director	p. 79
Death and the Family: The Pastoral Opportunity	p. 89
Death and the Final Good-Bye	p. 107
Challenging Situations	p. 129
Questions Pastors and Mourners Ask	p. 155
An Anthology of Resources	p. 177
Ideas for Funeral Messages	p. 191
Bibliography	p. 203
Scripture Index	p. 225
About the Authors	p. 237
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