By Alison Zeller on August 29, 2012
Editor’s note: No one likes to think about it, least of all those who minister to children and youth. Still, death is a reality and at some time during the new school year ahead, the children in your class may find themselves grieving the death of a loved one. Why not tuck this article away [...]
Posted in Back-to-school, Children's ministry, Christian Worker, Encouragement, Grieving, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Sunday School, Teachers Tagged children's ministry, children's pastor, Christian children grieving, Grief
By admin on November 2, 2011
Does it feel to you like we’re riding a roller coaster? Employment figures rocket upward one week, then plummet the next. The stock market accelerates, then plunges, then soars again. The so-called “Arab Spring” stirs up hope, then threatens to drag the world into cataclysm. Down. Then up. Then down again. Has national uncertainty ever [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Christian Worker, Church staff, Encouragement, Encouraging Volunteers, Free Resources, Grieving, Men's Ministry, Pastor, Sunday School, Teachers, Women's Ministry Tagged anxiety, community outreach, fear, financial crisis, free event guide, Grief, Lasting Hope
By admin on March 2, 2011
Remembering My Someone Special: Jesus Gives Me Hope is a new resource leaders and parents, too, can use as they minister to children who grieve. Soon after CTA published Grieving with Hope: Leaning on Jesus for adults, customers began asking what resources we could provide for children for whom death has become a grim reality. Remembering [...]
Posted in Children's ministry, Christian Worker, Church staff, Encouragement, Grieving, Ministry, Pastor, Sunday School, Teachers, Youth Ministry Tagged children, children and death, children who grieve, children's pastor, DCE, death of a brother, death of a friend, death of a parent, death of a sister, DRE, Grief
By Tim Wesemann on April 13, 2010
Last week I attended a free sneak peek screening of the movie Letters to God, which tells the story of a young boy dealing with cancer and describes how his faith throughout affects his family, friends, and community. The event was sponsored by Basket of Hope, an area organization whose mission is to give the [...]
Posted in Men's Ministry, Ministry Tagged Care and Comfort, Facing Illness with Hope, Grief, Grieving with Hope, Pastoral Care
By Ken Church on March 12, 2009
Let’s get real. Sometimes, I feel numb inside and stumble through days with little direction or motivation. Lately, the days have turned into weeks, even months. If you really want to know, this has been an entire winter of discontent. My apologies to Shakespeare. Please don’t think I’ve lost my way or that I’m ready [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Father's Day, Grieving Tagged Care and Comfort, Encouragement, Grief, men's ministry
By Tim Wesemann on March 2, 2009
CTA received this comment from a customer: “I recently ordered copies of “Facing Illness with Hope” and “Grieving with Hope” from CTA. I shared a copy of “Grieving with Hope” with a recent widow from our church. I knew she needed encouragement as she had not returned to church since her husband died several months [...]
Posted in Customer Comments, Grieving Tagged Care and Comfort, Comfort and Care, customer comment, Facing Illness with Hope, Grief, Grieving with Hope, Pastoral Care
By Tim Wesemann on February 28, 2009
In a recent blog entry I shared about the vision CTA and I share for ministry using Grieving with Hope and Facing Illness with Hope within congregations. Expand that vision beyond the local congregation. Let’s start with Facing Illness with Hope . Do you know or yourself serve as a hospital chaplain? Chaplains love to [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Grieving, Pastor, Resources Tagged Comfort and Care, Encouragement, Facing Illness with Hope, Grief, Grieving with Hope, Ministry to the Sick, Pastoral Ministry
By Tim Wesemann on February 26, 2009
I hope people catch the vision and the endless possibilities for ministry when they purchase and read CTA’s two books, Grieving with Hope and Facing Illness with Hope. I’m continually astonished that they’ve been priced lower than most sympathy cards and even come with an envelope for mailing. Today people often send email cards for [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Grieving, Pastor Tagged Add new tag, Care and Comfort, Encouragement, Facing Illness with Hope, Grief, Grieving with Hope, Pastoral Care
By Tim Wesemann on February 20, 2009
I don’t know that I’ve had a greater passion for anything I’ve had published than I have for Grieving with Hope and Facing Illness with Hope. And I love that the team at CTA thought of special details when publishing these resources. We knew the books couldn’t be long or cumbersome. People who are sick [...]
Posted in Encouragement, Grieving, Pastor, Resources Tagged Comfort and Care, Facing Illness with Hope, Grief, Grieving with Hope, Ministry to the Sick, Pastoral Care
By Tim Wesemann on February 5, 2009
Grieving with Hope acknowledges with gentleness and compassion the emotions a person experiences with the death of a loved one. During a time when even little things seem overwhelming, this book walks alongside someone with the simple truths of God’s Word. In a society where people often feel pressure to quickly “move on” in their [...]
Posted in Customer Comments, Ministry, Pastor, Resources Tagged Grief, Grieving with Hope, Pastoral Care
Testimony – Grieving with Hope
By Tim Wesemann on March 2, 2009
CTA received this comment from a customer: “I recently ordered copies of “Facing Illness with Hope” and “Grieving with Hope” from CTA. I shared a copy of “Grieving with Hope” with a recent widow from our church. I knew she needed encouragement as she had not returned to church since her husband died several months [...]
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