Directories of Our Affiliate Stores to Help You Find What You Need:
 

Books, Bibles, Music, DVDs

Church Supplies

Novelties, Crafts, Gifts, More

Benevolence Resources - Providing Practical Assistance

• Article: The Church's Purpose to Love People Is Expressed Through Benevolence
• Article: Practical Assistance - Meeting Physical Needs
• General Resources: Benevolence Resources
• Targeted Resources: Homeless People
• Targeted Resources: Persecuted Christians
• Targeted Resources: Widows
   
   
  

Bereavement Resources - Comforting People who are Grieving

• Article: Comforting & Helping People Through Their Loss and Grieving
• Article: Deeper Still
• Article: Funeral Helps (funeral/graveside messages and more)
• Article: Grief Affects the Whole Person
• Article: Grief Can Be . . .
• Article: Helping People Through Their Loss
• Article: How to Help a Grieving Child
• Book: A Grace Disguised by Gerald L. Sittser
• Book: Harsh Grief, Gentle Hope by Mary A. White (out of print - may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Book: Helping People Through Grief by Delores Kuenning
• Book: Ministering to the Mourning: A Practical Guide for Pastors, Church Leaders, and Other Caregivers by David Wiersbe, Warren Wiersbe
• Book: Recovering from Losses in Life by H. Norman Wright
• Booklet for Helping Children: A Time for Everything
• Book for Helping Children: Heaven's Not a Crying Place: Teaching Your Child About Funerals, Death, and the Life Beyond by Joey O'Connor (out of print - may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Book for Helping Children: My Heart Is Sad, When Someone Special Dies by Connie Owens
• Book for Helping Children: Wait Until Then: A Picture Book About Heaven by Randy Alcorn, Doran Ben-Ami
• Book for Helping Children: What Happens When We Die? by Carolyn Nystrom
• Book for Helping Teens: My Friend is Struggling With . . . Death of a Loved One by Josh McDowell & Ed Stewart (for youth) (out of print - may find it used at Amazon.com)
• Resource Site: GriefShare
• Resource Site: Growing Seasons (for children)
• Resource Site: Hospice Foundation of America
• Resource Site: Hospice Net
   
   
  

Counseling Resources - Coming Alongside of Others

• Article: Counseling as a Helping Ministry
• Article: Counseling Referral Checklist
• Article: How Much Do You Need to Understand Mental Illness to Come Along Side?
• Article: Listening Communicates That You Care
• Article: So you want to be a Christian Counselor!
• Article: Tips to Safeguard Your Church Against Counseling Misconduct
• Book: Christian Counseling by Gary R. Collins
• Book: Competent Christian Counseling: Pursuing and Practicing Compassionate Soul Care by Timothy Clinton, George Ohlschlager
• Book: Introduction to Psychology and Counseling by Frank Minirth, Paul Meier, Donald Ratcliff
• Book: The Biblical Basis of Christian Counseling for People Helpers: Relating the Basic Teachings of Scripture to People's Problems by Gary R. Collins
• Book: 12 Steps : A Spiritual Journey (Tools for Recovery) by Friends in Recovery
• Resource Site: American Association of Christian Counselors
   
   
  

Crisis Intervention Resources - Helping Those Who are Overwhelmed

• Article: Crisis Intervention
• Article: Don't Just Survive, Thrive: Need for Presence
• Article: What Not to Say When the Unthinkable Happens
• Book: Comforting Children in Crisis by Group Publishing
• Book: Comforting Friends in Crisis (Adults) by Group Publishing
• Book: Comforting Teens in Crisis by Group Publishing
• Book: Comforting Women in Crisis by Group Publishing
• Book: The New Guide to Crisis & Trauma Counseling by Dr. H. Norman Wright
• Resources: Precipitation Events
• Resources: Intensifying Factors
• Resources: Natural Disasters & Tragedies
• Resources: If the person is depressed
• Resources: If the person is suicidal
   
   
  

Helping Resources

• Book: Helping Those Who Hurt by H. Norman Wright
• Book: Helping Those Who Hurt: A Handbook for Caring and Crisis by Barbara Roberts
   
   
  

Support Group Resources - Helping One Another

• Article: Christian Support Groups Training
• Article: Shepherding Ministry Venue: Support Groups
• Resources: Support Groups Resources

40 Day Challenge

Maintaining a Healthy
Perspective

• give it to those who are grieving a loss
• use it in a support group
• give it to a counselee
• use it for your own understanding

For Bereavement: