Among the most taxing & delicate duties of a pastor are conducting a funeral service & ministering to the grieving friends & relatives left behind. Formerly titled Comforting the Bereaved, this practical, insightful guide gives direction to pastors and lay-leaders of all levels of experience. Included are recommended scriptures to read, and explanation of the stages of grief, approaches to conduction funerals in special circumstances such as suicide, victims of crime, multiple family deaths, or when the deceased is unknown to the pastor, signs of healthy and unhealthy grief and how to help survivors cope.
