Empower Your Ministry to Walk Alongside Families in Their Toughest Moments
When crisis strikes, families often turn to ministry leaders for guidance—but are you prepared to help? Edited by Jennifer Ripley, James Sells, and Diane Chandler, Ministering to Families in Crisis equips you with the tools, insights, and resources to provide help for those in need.
From navigating the complexities of trauma, abuse, and mental illness to providing wise counsel addressing marital conflict, support for aging parents, and the management of screens for parents and kids alike, this essential shelf-resource empowers ministry leaders to be a source of hope and support for their communities. Each chapter offers evidence-based strategies, expert insights, and practical suggestions to help families find healing and strength.
Whether you're confronting issues like relational conflict, financial crisis, or addiction, Ministering to Families in Crisis provides a roadmap for caring for those you lead while also providing guidance on when to offer referrals.
Key Features
– Comprehensive Guidance for Ministry Challenges: Learn from Christian leaders with unique expertise as they address real-world issues like trauma, divorce, addiction, and caregiving.
– Practical Tools for Immediate Impact: Learn evidence-based strategies and actionable recommendations for effective family support.
– A Broad Range of Topics: LGBTQ+ issues, divorce, mental health, disability, and more are all addressed compassionately and thoughtfully.
– When to Refer: Understand when professional referrals are necessary and how to guide families toward additional support.What’s Inside
Gain wisdom from expert contributors with chapters like these:
– Ministering to Families When Children Come Out by Janet B. Dean, Stephen P. Stratton, and Mark A. Yarhouse
– Adults and Screens: Preventing Crisis Through Digital Discipleship by Arlene Pellicane
– The Challenge of Helping Couples in Conflict by David C. Olsen
– Screens, Children, and Teens: The Challenges Are Real, and You Can Help by Kathy Koch
– Domestic Violence and Church Ministry by Darby A. Strickland The church is a spiritual family, designed by God to shape members' lives and provide a sense of belonging, regardless of their background or experience. Ministering to Families in Crisis equips you—whether you’re a minister, pastor, counselor, or volunteer leader—with the tools and encouragement you need to help families find hope during life’s storms. More than just offering advice, it serves as your essential guide to walking alongside families in their toughest moments, fostering healing, hope, and deep spiritual growth.
Get your copy today and learn how you can minister well to those experiencing crisis.
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Acknowledgments
1. Establishing Hope amid the Storm of Family Crises—Jennifer S. Ripley, Diane J. Chandler, and James N. Sells
2. Spiritual Formation in Families—Diane J. Chandler
3. Strategies to Discern Marriage and Family Health and Functioning—Jennifer S. Ripley, John Van Epp, and J. P. De Gance
4. Care and Support of Families Impacted by Mental Illness—Stephen Grcevich
5. LGBTQ+ Issues in Marriage Ministry—Mark A. Yarhouse and Anna Brose
6. Ministering to Families When Children Come Out—Janet B. Dean, Stephen P. Stratton, and Mark A. Yarhouse
7. Domestic Violence and Church Ministry—Darby A. Strickland
8. Handling Divorce as a Ministry Leader: Tutorial from a Family Lawyer—Lynne Marie Kohm
9. Families Affected by Disability—Ryan Wolfe
10. Screens, Children, and Teens: The Challenges Are Real, and You Can Help—Kathy Koch
11. Adults and Screens: Preventing Crisis Through Digital Discipleship—Arlene Pellicane
12. Race, Discrimination, and Stress in the Family—Cassandra D. Page and Eric M. Brown
13. Ministering to Families in Poverty and Financial Crisis—Kristen Kansiewicz
14. The Challenge of Helping Couples in Conflict—David C. Olsen
15. Trauma in Families: Ministering When the Unimaginable Happen—Fred C. Gingrich and Heather Davediuk Gingrich
16. Ministry to Blended Families—David P. Mikkelson and Suzanne E. Mikkelson
17. Families and Addictions—Megan M. Cannedy and James N. Sells
18. Families, Aging, and Caregiving—Terry D. Hargrave and Paul Flores
List of Contributors
Over de auteur
Diane J. Chandler (Ph D, Regent University) is associate professor of spiritual formation and leadership at the Regent University School of Divinity. She is the author of Christian Spiritual Formation: An Integrated Approach to Personal and Relational Wholeness.
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