Chaplaincy Books And Training Materials

Hospital Visitation Manual , Funeral Manual, Marriage Manual - Description: Contemporary manuals for ministering in the modern world! Pastor Biddle has revised and updated his classic works so you're better able to plan services and provide pastoral care. Each edition features all the guidelines, sample services, prayers, Scripture, and denominational resources you need for weddings and marital counseling, funerals, or hospital visits. Approx. 200 pages each, three soft covers from Eerdmans. ( All Three Manuals $38.99 ) Marriage, Hospital Visitation, Funeral Manuals Marriage, Hospital Visitation, and Funeral

Dying, Grieving, Faith, and Family: A Pastoral Care Approach - Description: Dying, Grieving, Faith, and Family enables grief counselors, pastors, hospice specialists, hospital chaplains, mental health practitioners, educators, and seminary students to bring an understanding of faith development, family systems, and gender and ethnic differences into their professional practices as they work with dying and grieving persons. Not only a great resource for practical guidance, this book is also meant to guide professionals and educators teaching about dying and grieving persons. Save (20%) Dying, Grieving, Faith, and Family: A Pastoral Care Approach

Ministry to the Incarcerated - Description: In Ministry to the Incarcerated, Dr. Henry G. Covert uses his experience as both police officer and prison chaplain to examine the problems of the incarcerated - people who are often misunderstood and forgotten. Dr. Covert addresses specific areas of inmate stress, such as low self-esteem, guild, and unrealistic expectations, and explains how these can be major obstacles to a prisoner's personal and spiritual development. According to Dr. Covert, many inmates truly desire to change. The presence of the church can be their strongest form of encouragement and support. He gives examples of biblical themes that can promote healing and regeneration among prisoners, drawing specifically on the teachings of Jesus. He calls for staff education, environmental improvement, and a pastoral presence to enable our prisons to become sites of rehabilitation, rather than places of punishment. Save (11%) Ministry to the Incarcerated

The Principles of Prison Ministry - Description: Many churches have sent teams of ministers into prisons, and nearly two-thirds of them have returned to their churches defeated. The Principles of Prison Ministry serves as a manual for such teams, giving volunteer chaplains a far better view of what prison ministry is all about. Dr. Seay's twenty-three years of experience will help navigate you through sone of the trouble areas in this difficult world of prisons. The Principles of Prison Ministry

Prison Ministry: Understanding Prison Culture Inside and Out - Description: Endorsed by Chuck Colson - "This may well be the definitive book on prison ministry. Fascinating insights about the prison culture and how to reach it. Mandatory reading for everyone in corrections and for Christians who care about the commandments to visit prison." For most Christians, prison culture is like visiting a foreign land, and the thought of ministering in prison to those incarcerated is an intimidating prospect. This book will impower any pastor, educator, or lay leader in doing effective prison ministry by providing a thorough "inside-out" view of prison life. Author Lennie Spitale offers a unique and qualifying vantage for writing about prison culture and prison ministry. As a young man, Spitale served a prison sentence for an armed robbery that was later reduced to assault and robbery. Two years after his conversion to Christianity, he began conducting a weekly Bible study in a local jail. Prison Ministry: Understanding Prison Culture Inside and Out

God is With You: Prayers for Men in Prison - Description: This book aims to help men in prison look at their lives and find what choices led them to spend time behind bars. It is meant for all prisoners, from those who hope for parole in a few months or years to those who many spend the rest of their lives in prison. The twenty-seven reflections in this book will help prisioners deal with the day-to-day events of prison life, as told through the eyes of a women volunteer in a Michigan prison. Sr. Lois Spear tells the stories of people she has met in prison--most behind bars but some who work in the prison or visit it. Some stories tell about life after parole. Each reflection ends with a prayer and an activity to relate the prayer to real life. God Is With You will inspire readers to look beyond the prison they may have built around themselves and find that God's redemptive love extends to everyone, even those behind prison bars. God is With You: Prayers for Men in Prison

Marriage, Family, & Christian Counseling Reference- Description: Marriage, Family and Christian Counseling: Reference Library is complete, easy-to-use instruction manual included on CD! This is a complete library on marriage, family and Christian counseling. Instant Access: Everything you want to know about marriage, family and Christian counseling-fast! Easy-to-use: Explore every little title, subject and word-easy for the whole family to use. Cross-Reference Links: A library at your fingertips! Marriage, Family and Christian Counseling Reference Library CD-ROM Eighteen titles including: Neil Anderson-Victory Over the Darkness, Spiritual Protection for Your Children, Helping Others Find Freedom in Christ, Freedom From Addiction, Breaking Through to Spiritual Maturity, The Christ Centered Marriage, Setting Your Church Free, Finding Hope Again, Ministering the Steps to Freedom in Christ, and Leading Teens to Freedom in Christ. Norm Wright: What Men Want, Questions Women Ask in Private, Raising Kids to Love Jesus (co-author Gary Oliver), The Secrets of a Lasting Marriage, Relationships That Work (and those that don't), The Power of a Parent's Words, Mothers, Sons and Wives, and Marriage Counseling. Marriage, Family, & Christian Counseling Reference

Aging, Spirituality and Religion - Description: (PUBFortress)New! The first such comprehensive collection of articles on all aspects of gerontology and faith. Outstanding contributors from a variety of disciplines make this a potential library reference for chaplains, health-care workers, psychologists, etc. 608 pages, hardcover. Aging, Spirituality and Religion

Interpreting Death - Description: This book is for everybody who is professionally concerned with Christian funerals, or with ministry to the dying or the bereaved. It is also for those who seek to understand better the implications of changing practice and attitudes for a contemporary theology of death. Frankly and accessibly written, it surveys contemporary Christian beliefs about death and the hope of eternal life. It examines the liturgical, pastoral and interpretative task of the Church, and relates them to the needs of dying, dead and bereaved people. The twentieth century has seen enormous changes in the way we die. Most of us now die in old age. Maternal and infant morality have dramatically declined. In contemporary industrial societies, three-quarters of us die away from home,in hospitals, nursing home or hospice, so that death ceases to be a part of the common experience of the family, and the impact of individual deaths is minimize. Interpreting Death

Pastoral Care in Hospitals - Description: Drawing from years of experience as a hospital chaplain, Kirkwood offers this practical guide to the art of visitation. He knowingly guides you through the many temptations you'll face, such as trying to problem-solve, talking too much, and becoming too personal or not personal enough. Includes a variety of exercises, and prayers for specific circumstances. 288 pages, softcover from Morehouse.Pastoral Care in Hospitals

Introduction to Biblical Counseling - Description: Just what is biblical counseling, and how do you practice it responsibly? Designed as the definitive introductory text, this book will answer all your questions and then some! The authors analyze all aspects of biblical counseling, including the roles of medicine, psychiatry, and psychology, and offer guidelines for developing a counseling ministry in your local church. 400 pages, hardcover. Introduction to Biblical Counseling

Competent Christian Counseling: Pursuing and Practicing Compassionate Soul Care - Description: Comprehensive, authoritative, and reader-friendly, this practical counseling guide integrates cutting-edge scientific data with psychological theory, biblical insight, and pastoral wisdom. Contributors such as Les and Leslie Parrott, Frank Minirth, Archibald Hart, and Norman Wright present a powerful and contemporary model of Christ-centered counseling for the 21st century. Sure to become a textbook standard! 720 pages, hardcover from Waterbrook. Competent Christian Counseling: Pursuing and Practicing Compassionate Soul Care

The Pastor's Wedding Manual - Description: As a pastor, you'll be asked to officiate at hundreds of weddings. What can you do to make each ceremony a meaningful, worshipful experience the bride and groom will remember for a lifetime? This handy volume offers several scripts for wedding ceremonies, as well as a brief instructional section on premarital counseling. 189 pages, hardcover from Broadman & Holman. The Pastor's Wedding Manual

Wedding Sermons And Marriage Ceremonies - Description: Add sacred meaning to every wedding you perform! Offering ceremonies for traditional services, second marriages, and more, this creative resource helps you set the tone for a lifetime of love and commitment. Featuring 14 short homilies addressing various situations---longtime relationships, widowed, divorced---it blends scriptural imagery with the practical concerns of today. 65 pages, softcover from CSS. Sermons And Marriage Ceremonies

The Pastor's Guide to Weddings and Funerals - Description: What can go wrong when relatives come together to celebrate---or grieve? Plenty! In this practical "field guide," Lehman helps pastors work through ethical dilemmas and crises that tend to surface in these emotionally charged settings. You'll also find helpful checklists, Scriptures, sermon outlines, prayers, and services for a variety of wedding and funeral formats. 240 pages, softcover from Judson.The Pastor's Guide to Weddings and Funerals

Wedding Manuals, Funeral Manuals, Hospital Visitation Manuals, Ministers Manuals, Minister's Service Manual, Premarital Guidance, On Death and Dying, Grief Recovery Workbook, Helping People Through Grief, Aging, Spirituality and Religion, The Principles of Prison Ministry, Ministry to the Incarcerated, Prison Ministry: Understanding Prison Culture Inside and Out and a lot more.Chaplain's Store - © All rights reserved

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