Booklist: Caregivers & Pastoral Care
A Compassionate Journey, Coming Alongside People with Disabilities or Chronic Illnesses
by John G. Cook
A new guidebook for congregational care - showing compassion for people dealing with disabilities and other long term needs.
Order now from Faith Alive
The Compassionate Congregation, A Handbook for People Who Care (2nd Edition)
by Karen Mulder and Ginger Jurries
A valuable guidebook for deacons, elders, pastors and other caregivers.
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90% of Helping is just Showing Up
by James R. Kok
Do you want to help people in pain, but don't know what to do? Find out why understanding, not answers, is what people in trouble need most.
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52 Simple Ways to Encourage Others
by C. E. Rollins
Discover a wealth of fun, easy-to-do suggestions for offering encouragement to others, through your words and your actions.
Available from Amazon.com
My Journey into Alzheimers Disease
by Robert Davis
True story by a pastor who journeyed into this disease and stayed a pastor through it.
Published by Tyndale
A Grace Disguised
by Gerald Sittser
How the soul grow through loss - a most penetrating look at a personal devastating loss. Published by Harper/Collins
Freeing your Mind from Memories that Bind
by Florence Littauer
How to heal the hurts from the past. Published by Here's Life
On Death and Dying
by Kubler-Ross
Understanding human strengths and weaknesses during difficult times.
Published by McMillan
Helping People Through Grief
by D. Kuenning
Comforting those who have experienced death, illness, suicide, divorce, handicaps etc. Published by Bethany
Surviving the Breakup
by Walerstein
Documented information about how parents and children cope with divorce. Published by Basic
Reopening the Back Door
by Haugk
Ministering to members of the church who are becoming inactive in their Christian walk. Published by Techumseh
Binder of Wounds
by Sini Den Otter
A medley of meditations written by the author reflects her passion as a hospital chaplain. Published by Essence
The Ministry of Listening
by Donald Peel
Team visiting in hospital or home - uses creative techniques.
Published by Anglican Book
Healing Words
by Dossey
Looks at the latest evidence linking prayer, healing and medicine, and calls for integration of science and spirit. Published by Harper/Collins
