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GRIEF MINISTRY
Helping Others Mourn
Donna Reilly Williams and
JoAnn Sturzl
Paper, $27.95
195 pages, 5½" × 8½"
ISBN 0-89390-233-0
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Grief Ministry: Helping Others Mourn fills the need for an up-to-date
resource that combines spiritual and psychological insights about griefwork.
It covers general aspects of grieving, empathy, communication, listening
and prayer. The authors share insights on handling difficult situations,
including suicide, the death of a baby, job loss, AIDS and divorce.
The Grief Ministry Facilitator’s Guide shows how to create a course on grief
ministry, and provides handouts, questions for review and other course materials,
all of which can be conveniently printed and distributed from this new, handy e-book format.
The guide includes group listening and role-playing exercises, scenarios for
discussion, and a resource listing, with photocopy permission included.
Reviews
“A wonderfully sensitive, compassionate, well-balanced overview of
a complex subject that will
bring information and inspiration to the grief experience.”
— Rabbi Dr. Earl A. Grollman, author of Living When a Loved
One Has Died
“For the helper who realizes that a desire to help is not enough, this
practical book will be very
welcome.”
— Nancy C. Reeves, Ph.D., registered psychologist, Island Loss
Clinic, Victoria, British
Columbia
“Grief Ministry ... is comprehensive, while additionally detailed
and focused. It will make a
real contribution to the field of death and dying.”
— Linda E. Harper, bereavement coordinator, Kaiser Permanente
Hospice Program, Norwalk,
Calif.
“I am a widow. The sudden loss of my husband was almost
unbearable. The book really spoke
to me. It helped me appreciate life through the death
experience.”
— Virginia Barth, Montebello, Calif.
About the Authors
JoAnn Sturzl is a pastoral minister at St. Mary’s Parish in Sioux Falls,
S.D. She is a licensed
Personality and Human Relations (PHR) educator. A member of the
Presentation Sisters of Aberdeen,
S.D., she has a master’s degree in religious studies as well as a
certificate in pastoral counseling
from Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles.
Donna Reilly Williams specializes in grief and transition therapy in her
private practice in Woodinville,
Wash. She also serves as a grief consultant to churches, schools,
hospitals and businesses, and she
designs and directs retreats in her field. With a master’s degree in
pastoral studies, she and
JoAnn Sturzl co-authored their first book, Grief Ministry: Helping Others
Mourn.
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