Bibliograph

Preaching hope in darkness, help for pastors in addressing suicide from the pulpit, Scott M. Gibson and Karen Mason

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Label

Preaching hope in darkness, help for pastors in addressing suicide from the pulpit, Scott M. Gibson and Karen Mason

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Preaching hope in darkness

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Scott M. Gibson and Karen Mason

Sub title

help for pastors in addressing suicide from the pulpit

Summary

How can a preacher best address suicide from the pulpit? Pastors face many challenges. Suicide in a congregation is amongst the most heart-rending and intimidating. However, the preacher has a unique capacity to engender gospel hope for preparing the congregation and comforting the bereaved. To do so, preachers need help understanding the challenges and opportunities presented by addressing suicide from the pulpit. In Preaching Hope in Darkness, two practitioners in fields that do not typically interact-homiletics (Scott M. Gibson) and psychology (Karen Mason)-work together to support the preacher in this difficult task. Gibson and Mason offer wise advice on a range of topics such as suicide prevention, post-crisis care, and funeral sermon preparation. With an appendix of sample sermons and a sample funeral liturgy, Preaching Hope in Darkness is an essential go-to guide for this difficult topic

Target audience

adult

Creator