Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals: Applying the Gospel at the Unique Challenges of Death (Practical Shepherding Series)

The phone 'Pastor, can you do my mother's funeral?' Or, 'Please help us---our baby just died.' Death comes unexpectedly, giving you two to three days of time to prepare a sermon---in the midst of caring for a grieving family. This helpful book walks a pastor through the logistics of memorial services, burials, and working with funeral homes using the four P' Plan, Prepare, Preach, and Perform. It shows how to magnify Christ and the gospel in the midst of all the necessary details, demands, and the sorrow that surrounds the death of a loved one. The Practical Shepherding series of books provides pastors and ministry leaders with advice and practical help to do the work of pastoral ministry in a local church. In Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals, experienced pastors Brian Croft and Phil A. Newton offer readers a concise guide to conducting funerals that glorify God and offer a timely message of hope.