Talking through tragedy, creating sanctuary in a crisis, and accompanying
people through ambiguous loss is some of our hardest relational work in the practice of ministry.
In this week’s episode I want to talk about all three forms of spiritual caregiving. We created a printable download. We want to help you be prepared for talking through tragedy and caring through crisis in your practice of ministry.
How do we talk children through tragedy?
What about parents and teachers, especially when the tragedy has impacted children and the places where children go, like schools or churches? And what about caring for congregations as a whole?
As you know, last week in my city of Nashville, we experienced what is reaching epidemic proportions in the form of another school shooting. There’s so much that could be said and needs to be said about this tragedy.
Let’s focus on how we care for our children when they are exposed to or become aware of the tragedies of our world.
I have created a handout to put in your files. It is something you can take a look at when it comes time. I hope it never comes time in your town or city. And may we never have another school shooting ever. This kind of care, however, is
certainly not limited to school shootings. Many other kinds of tragedy fill the news headlines and our social media feeds.
Read more about accompanying people through grief:
