The Caring Congregation: How to Become One and Why it Matters - Couverture souple

Lampe, Karen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 142672733X ISBN 13 : 9781426727337

Editeur : Abingdon Press, 2011

Synopsis

Caring for the congregation is more than any one person can do, even the pastor. All persons eventually experience grief and loss, crisis and suffering; and many come to church for the first time as aresult of needing help. Using this four-session study, modeled after The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, churches can form an effective team by addressing four key areas of congregational care: prayer ministry, support ministry, hospital visitation, and grief and death ministry. Karen Lampe says congregational care should be modeled after the ministry of Jesus, who offered compassion, understanding, healing, and wholeness as a way of offering God s redemptive gift of grace.Congregational care is one reason, according to pastors Adam Hamilton and Karen Lampe, that their churchis successfulin attracting and keeping new members. In each richly illustrated session, readers will find inspiration, Bible-connection, skill building, practical tips, and resources, including: information about anointing, helpful scriptures, application forms, suggestedrequirements and application for team member, a volunteer leader covenant, safety and self-care contract, and acounseling guide."

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Abingdon Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 142672733X
• ISBN 13: 9781426727337
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128