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A Place Prepared: Helping Children Understand Death and Heaven

Type: DVD
Author: Charity Spatzeck-Olsen
( Children , Coping , Death/Dying , Fear , Grief/Death , Life , Parent/Child Relationship , Pastoral Care , Tragedy )

For children, death seems unreal and at a distance - until it comes close: a grandparent, a father, a mother, a sibling, or a pet dies. Suddenly death becomes real and immediate, and children have questions about what has happened: What does die mean? Where is Daddy now? In Heaven? Can I go see him? And what is heaven? A Place Prepared will help you talk with children about death and heaven, and help yo uto prepare them for the inevitable losses that they will experience throughout their lives.

AIDS: A Healing Ministry

Type: VHS
Author: National Consultation on AIDS Ministries
( AIDS/HIV , Clergy , General , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills , Welcoming / Reaching Outside the Church )

The purpose of the 1987 National Consultation on AIDS Ministries (where this video was filmed) was to enable persons from the local churches and annual conference to develop visible inistri8es in a compassionate and hope-filled response to the challenges of AIDS.

Alcohol and Substance Abuse: A Clergy Handbook

Type: BOOK
Author: Apthorp, Stephen P.
( Alcohol , Counseling , Drugs , General , Ministry , Pastoral Care )

How does a minister respond to a cry for help when the concern is alcohol or drug abuse? 1 of 8 adults in America is suffering from alcohol dependency, and 1 of 4 families is affected by someone's chemical dependency. Shows how to do intervention and referral. Offers practical methods to help clergy prevent and deal with chemical problems.

At a Loss for Words

Type: VHS
Author: Hamilton, Charity
( Caring , Death/Dying , Family , Family/Parenting , Friendship , General , Grief/Death , Pastoral Care )

How to Help Those You Care for in a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Newborn Death Experience. You care, but you don't know how to show it. Teaches spouses, family, friends, neighbors, and early caregivers - clergy, doctors, nurses, and counselors - how to help and what to say and do. Includes resource guide.

At Death's Door: Facing The Terminal Illness OF A Loved One

Type: VHS
Author: Grollman, Komp, Sims and Jenkins
( Death/Dying , Disease/Cancer/etc. , General , Grief/Death , Pastoral Care )

This video will help you acknowledge your emotions about the terminal illness of someone you love, and will guide you in living life to its fullest with your loved one through the last months, weeks, or days of your time together.

Beyond Death's Door: Help For The Grieving Process After Someone You Loved Has Died

Type: VHS
Author: Grollman, Sims, Jenkins and Wolfelt
( Death/Dying , General , Grief/Death , Pastoral Care )

This video gives us the hope that we can learn to live again after the death of a loved one. Our task is to embrace all of their life and then to make sure that love is what we remember most.

Celebrating New Life: The Pastor's Practical Guide to Baptism

Type: BOOK
Author: Hynson, Williams, et al
( Baptism , Clergy , General , Ministry , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Kit with articles, worksheets, practical tips and booklets to help you celebrate baptisms of persons of all ages.

Church's Ministry with Older Adults, The

Type: BOOK
Author: Taylor, Blaine
( Aging , Clergy , General , Laity , Ministry , Older Adult , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills , Programming )

Handbook for pastors and churches seeking to better serve people over 65. A toolbox of suggestions, illustrations, and program ideas designed for clergy and lay people committed to ministry with America's fastest growing population segment.

Devotions for Later Years

Type: BOOK
Author: Fridy, Wallace
( Devotions , General , Older Adult , Outreach , Pastoral Care )

Brief, easy-to-use devotions, each complete with a scripture, hymn, devotional meditation and prayer. Enlarged type. Perfect for working with older adults who are not able to attend services on a regular basis.

Divorce Decision, The

Type: VHS
Author: Richmond, Gary
( Counseling , Divorce , Family , General , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

By Gary Richmond, author, pastor and expert in the area of working with couples facing the difficult choice of whether to divorce. In this video, watch a couseling session - for ocuples facing this issue.

Fear and Anger (Tape 3)

Type: VHS
Author: Clinebell and Hickman
( Anger , Fear , General , Grief/Death , Healing , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

In an imaginary dialogue with God, one of the group members expresses feelings leftover from her childhood. She then can replace them with her present feelings and insights.

Fight For Your Life, Part 2

Type: VHS
Author:
( Disease/Cancer/etc. , General , Healing , Health , Health Care , Pastoral Care )

Made for cancer patients and their families. Anyone can benefit from its inspiring message about how people with a strong will to live can triumph over terminal illness. Features testimony from four survivors. 2 tape series.

Five Tasks of Grief Work, The (Tape 1)

Type: VHS
Author: Clinebell and Hickman
( Death/Dying , General , Grief/Death , Healing , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Clinebell introduces the series, affirms the healing value of small grief groups, and identifies and explains the five tasks of grief work.

Footprints on Our Hearts: How to Cope After a Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Newborn Death

Type: VHS
Author: Hamilton, Charity
( Children , Death/Dying , Family , Father/Son , General , Grief/Death , Pastoral Care )

A baby dies. The agony we feel is complex and intense, as it mixes with misplaced guilt, hurt, helplessness, and deep sorrow. Video offers ways to cope with these feelings in the days and weeks of grieving that follow, as it speaks words of understanding, encouragement, and hope for the future. Includes resource guide.

Growing Through Grief: Personal Healing

Type: VHS
Author: Clinebell and Hickman
( Anger , Death/Dying , Divorce , Fear , General , Grief/Death , Guilt , Healing , Pacific Islands , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Dr. Howard Clinebell, recognized internationally for his work in pastoral and growth counseling, shows how healing can be experienced. This 6-part video training resource is designed to help hurt and grieving people find personal healing. The series features scenes from the sessions of an actual grief group under Dr. Clinbell's direction.

Growth from Divorce (Tape 4)

Type: VHS
Author: Clinebell and Hickman
( Divorce , General , Grief/Death , Healing , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

Unlike many other losses, grief from divorce is often left unattended by society. Recovery is often complicated by feelings of anger, bitterness and low self-esteem.

Healing Guilt (Tape 2)

Type: VHS
Author: Clinebell and Hickman
( General , Grief/Death , Guilt , Pastoral Care , Pastoral Skills )

There are two kinds of guilt: appropriate and inappropriate. This guilt, especially if it is combined with anger or fear, can cause many complications for a grieving person.

Healing our Grief with Laughter and Tears : Changing our Perspective: An Introduction

Type: VHS
Author: Goodheart, Annette, PhD.
( Death/Dying , General , Grief/Death , Pastoral Care )

Annette Goodheart, Ph.D. works with laughter as a tool of healing. In this series, she talks about, and then uses her techniques in dealing with different losses. For use in a group discussion.
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