Emergency Response Handbook for Small Group Leaders
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You want to help -- a church member faces a terminal illness, good friends of yours just lost their child, a member of your group is struggling with an addiction, the death of a child, divorce, addiction, terminal illness--but you feel unsure how to help. Prepare yourself with practical ways to love others through their greatest challenges . People face difficult, painful stuff in life--and they shouldn't struggle alone. But what do you say? How do you help? What if you make things worse? This rapid-response handbook gives you and your small group the confidence to share God's love and comfort with hurting friends. You will be prepared to respond with 12 chapters focused on twelve emergencies that people you care for may encounter. Each chapter includes: Real Life Narrative -Learn from someone who has been there Care and Counseling Tips -Practical ideas to personally reach out in love Tips for your entire small group -Great ways your group can offer support What to say and What not to say -Positive encouragement to help the hurting, and advice on what not to say You'll also find Scripture connections, guidelines for referring your friend to a professional counselor, additional resources, and ways your group can stand by your friend in need. Review: Great Resource for Anyone Delaing with People - Excellent resource on how to handle tons of difficult and unexpected relational situations for anyone leading in a small group setting. Each chapter is short and includes lots of effective and tested suggestions for diffusing and speaking into impossibly hard or unexpected situations. Highly recommend having this book in your leadership tool box! Review: Not just for small group leaders. - It's a good resource to have- even if you aren't a small group leader. It's a great tool to have to be to be a supportive friend in a time of need.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 30 Reviews |
P**5
Great Resource for Anyone Delaing with People
Excellent resource on how to handle tons of difficult and unexpected relational situations for anyone leading in a small group setting. Each chapter is short and includes lots of effective and tested suggestions for diffusing and speaking into impossibly hard or unexpected situations. Highly recommend having this book in your leadership tool box!
A**R
Not just for small group leaders.
It's a good resource to have- even if you aren't a small group leader. It's a great tool to have to be to be a supportive friend in a time of need.
T**M
informative
Great responses for any situation.
T**D
ministry and counseling
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to lead, minister, or counsel someone in the church or wants to have a biblical foundation and knowledge how to approach someone who is encountering tough obstacles. A lot of good resources, an easy and practical read, and it is broken down really well. I would highly suggest this book to anyone, even if you are not going into the counseling field, it is a good book to have around if you are involved in the church or want to be involved in peoples lives.
R**.
Good, quick read.
I had to read this book for school. It's a great book for regular people who may be in a position of influence and need some pointers on counseling people.
D**B
User friendly with cross references. Offers both do's and ...
User friendly with cross references. Offers both do's and do not's in suggestions how to reach and support others..
K**E
useful information
Every small group needs one, the leader and the rest. Sensible, useful information
N**N
very helpful...I just wish...
This is a very helpful book of case studies and advice in what to do when various crisies hit a small group situation. I picked up a copy at the recommendation of a mentor after facing a tough situation in my own group. Several topics are dealt with in depth. Practical wisdom is given. The issue of when to seek greater help is dealt with as well. I just wish this book covered two additional topics, which in my experience at least, come up from time to time in group life: adultery and financial problems. These seem like two somewhat common and thorny problems to exclude from this book. Overall--though it is a short book that does cover ALL the topics one might want--I give the emergency handbook a strong recommendation to fellow small group leaders. There will come a time where you need a book like this!
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