Guiding People Through Grief: How to Start and Lead Bereavement Support Groups    

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Hundreds of new bereavement support groups are started every year. The people leading these groups are often volunteers whose primary training is the experience of their own grief. Even caregiving professionals who are called on to begin a group are sometimes unsure about the best strategies to use. So if you are starting or leading a bereavement group, whether professional or volunteer, you will find much help here!

 

Filled with hundreds of practical ideas for starting and leading a group, this is the book has gotten rave reviews from clinicians and volunteers alike. One of the world's leading authorities on bereavement,  J. William Worden says Guiding People Through Grief is, "a nifty resource for those who are working with or who want to work with the bereaved. Bill Hoy has a great deal of first hand experience helping grieving individuals both in groups and otherwise. Even the experienced grief group leader will find useful gems in this book."

 

Whether you are looking for new content ideas to refresh your group or seeking strategies for starting one from scratch, you will find what you need here.

 

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Road to Emmaus: Pastoral Care with the Dying and Bereaved   

$ 15.95 (includes shipping)                                                    

To the disciples, the first Easter morning screamed discouragement, not celebration. Two walked a dusty road to Emmaus, joined by the still-unrecognized Jesus. Plaintively, they intoned, "We had hoped he was the One."

 

Scores of people--facing death and walking the lonely journey of bereavement--identify with these disciples' predicament. Pastoral caregivers are called into this context where people struggle to make sense of death. Here readers will find a theologically thoughtful and intensely practical manual for ministry, especially in the local congregation. Reflecting the author's evangelical Christian heritage, this book will motivate and challenge you.

 

Road to Emmaus includes chapters on developing meaningful conversations with the dying and bereaved, engaging the family and community through the funeral service, dealing with difficult issues like suicide and homicide, utilizing volunteers in congregational bereavement ministries, and understanding both the theological and psychological nature of grief. This is practical theology of grief at its best.

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Binding Up the Brokenhearted: Ministry Through the Church Bereavement Team

$ 2.95 per single copy; bulk pricing available

 

This 20-page booklet is chock-full of inspiration and practical ideas for volunteers engaged in the church's bereavement ministry team. The booklet begins with the story of Margie and Dale, a couple who sense a call to "give something back" after a member of their congregation's bereavement ministry team helped them plan music and readings for Margie's mom's funeral service. Like most people, however, Margie and Dale aren't sure where to start.

With the conviction that church bereavement ministry teams can have a profound impact on the lives of people facing a loved one's death, Binding Up the Brokenhearted provides a clear vision of what kinds of contributions bereavement teams and individuals can make to the church's ministry. Then, using eight active verbs--Act, Understand, Participate, Remember, Cooperate, Support, Teach, and Learn-- Bill Hoy explains in clear and practical ways what effective bereavement ministry teams do best.

This quick, easy-read booket is a great resource for group discussion and for individual study.

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Finding Direction in Your Grief: Charting a Course Through Loss

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First published in 1996, Finding Direction in Your Grief is now in its tenth printing, having helped tens of thousands of bereaved people make sense of this journey through "uncharted waters." In simple, practical language, Bill Hoy helps bereaved people take small steps on the pathway to healing, helping them think about their physical well-being, the tendeny to withdraw from relationships, lack of concentration and memory, faith challenges, and the emotional roller-coaster that is so much a part of bereavement.

But clear throughout this little 16-page booklet is the unmistakable promise that grief can become what we make it. Though perhaps the worst experience of life so far, bereavement can become a means to incredible personal growth. Whether one is brand new to the grief process or has been walking this pathway for some months now, Finding Direction in Your Grief is a thoughtful, practical gift.

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