Is it New Year’s yet? I just want this year to be over.” While many of us have been rushing around the past few weeks getting ready to celebrate the birth of our Savior, others are experiencing tremendous loneliness. They have been trudging through the holidays just waiting for the new year to be ushered in. Many of these lonely and hurting people will be sitting in your … [Read more...]
Help grieving people survive the holidays with hope
Most people look forward to the holidays and the attendant family celebrations and traditions. But during the holidays, those who have lost loved ones will be even more potently reminded of their pain and grief. Nancy Guthrie, cohost of GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays, discusses ways for pastors not only to help grieving people make it through this difficult season, but to … [Read more...]
Helping victims of domestic abuse
To understand domestic abuse properly, let’s start with the word abuse, which comes from the Latin word abutor, meaning “to use wrongly.” It also means “to insult, violate, tarnish, or walk on.” So domestic abuse, then, occurs when one partner in the home uses the other partner for wrong purposes. Anytime a human being uses another as a punching bag, a depository for rage, or … [Read more...]
Understanding the unique needs of stepfamilies
We interviewed licensed marriage and family therapist Ron Deal, director of FamilyLife Blended™ (a division of FamilyLife®), about the unique needs of stepfamilies, which are often overlooked in the church. He explains why stepfamilies present a ministry challenge for pastors, and what pastors and churches can do to reach out to them. Why is it important for churches to … [Read more...]
Ministry to military personnel
Interviews with chaplains Major Jonette Englehardt and Colonel Ken Lawson How might you minister to the men and women in the US military? Those who serve our country in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard take a season of their lives to serve and protect us. Their lives inevitably involve sacrifice and stress. Consequently, they are likely to need a lot of … [Read more...]
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