Comfort the grieving :

Tautges, Paul.

Comfort the grieving : ministering God's grace in times of loss / Paul Tautges. - Revised and updated - Grand Rapids, MI. : Zondervan, c2014. - 127 p ; 18 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

A ministry of comfort -- God is our refuge: the biblical foundation for our comfort -- The death of a believer: ministering with pastoral tenderness -- Visiting the grieving: compassionate, personal care -- Grace for the journey: long-term bereavement care -- Comfort through writing: the art of writing hope-dispensing letters -- Preaching that comforts -- Sermon 1: life out of death -- Sermon 2: our need for reconciliation -- Sermon 3: God is trustworthy -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix 1: scriptures that comfort -- Appendix 2: poetry, songs, and prayers -- Appendix 3: sample memorial services -- Appendix 4: recommended resources.

9780310519331 (softcover)

2014023086


Church work with the bereaved.
Pastoral theology.

BV4330 / .T38 2014

259/.6