01577nam 2200313Ia 450 99639648220331620200824124923.0(CKB)4330000000330217(EEBO)2240928658(OCoLC)ocm11963569e(OCoLC)11963569(EXLCZ)99433000000033021719850425d1683 uy |engurbn||||a|bb|The Kingdom of God opened and proved to be a kingdom of grace and glory, the one thing necessary for all, and the saints everlasting happiness[electronic resource] a discovery of the subjects of it by their qualification and conversation, scripture-evidences for every one to try his eternal state by : with motives and means for getting and keeping a comfortable assurance of this heavenly kingdom : with a præfatory epistle to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty licenced by his special order /by Tobias Ellys ..Oxford Printed by Leon. Lichfield ... and are to be sold by Francis Oxlad in Oxford and Robert Gibs ...1683[4], 190 pReproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.eebo-0167Kingdom of GodKingdom of God.Ellis Tobias1006274EAEWaOLNBOOK996396482203316The Kingdom of God opened and proved to be a kingdom of grace and glory, the one thing necessary for all, and the saints everlasting happiness2364124UNISA03870nam 2200505 450 991081238180332120230809223331.01-61164-790-8(CKB)3710000001123881(DLC) 2016048417(MiAaPQ)EBC5974361(Au-PeEL)EBL5974361(OCoLC)1127938809(EXLCZ)99371000000112388120220526d2017 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierRecovering from un-natural disasters a guide for pastors and congregations after violence and trauma /Laurie Kraus, David Holyan, and Bruce WismerLouisville, Kentucky :Westminster John Knox Press,[2017]©20171 online resourceIncludes index.0-664-26215-5 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Advance Praise -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Far-Reaching Impacts -- A Disaster Trajectory: How We Got Here -- Chapter Outline -- A Very Brief Word on Theodicy -- 1. Phase One: Devastation and Heroism -- Pastoral Leadership -- Emotional and Spiritual Care Needs Following Trauma -- Staff and Lay Experiences -- Congregational Care -- Children, Youth, and Caregivers -- The Press and the Problem Volunteer -- Community-Wide Care -- Channeling the Outpouring of Compassion -- Last but Not Least: Clergy Self-Care -- Resilience: A Hopeful Note -- 2. Worship and Theology after Trauma -- Planning the First Worship Service: Worship Reimagined -- Theology in the Aftermath of Violence -- 3. Transitions -- Walking into the Valley of the Shadow -- What Now? -- Checking in with Staff and Leaders -- 4. Phase Two: Disillusionment -- Spiritual and Emotional Characteristics of Disillusionment -- Pastoral Leadership -- Vocational Trauma -- Staff and Lay Experiences -- Missional Trauma -- Another Form of Congregational Trauma: Clergy Sexual Misconduct -- Congregational Care -- Clergy Self-Care: Strategies for Resilience -- 5. Worship and Wondering in the Wilderness -- Weekly Worship -- Ritual and Sacrament -- 6. Phase Three: Reforming toward Wisdom -- Pastoral Leadership -- Clergy Self-Care -- Staff and Lay Experiences -- Congregational Care -- Community-Wide Care -- Worship -- 7. Phase Four: Wisdom -- Wisdom Markers -- Pastoral Leadership -- Staff and Lay Experiences -- Congregational Care -- Community-Wide Care -- Worship -- A Witness Coming to Wisdom -- Appendixes: Worship Resources -- Appendix 1: Prayers in the Midst of Trauma -- Appendix 2: Hymns -- Appendix 3: Vesper and Community Vigil Services -- Appendix 4: Sunday Service after Violence.Appendix 5: First Year Marker Service (Anniversary) -- Appendix 6: Additional Prayers and Litanies -- Appendix 7: Praise Song and Contemporary Music Suggestions -- Notes -- Suggested Readings -- Excerpt from Trauma and Grace, by Serene Jones.Recovering from Un-Natural Disasters is a must-read handbook for pastors and church leaders of communities who could or perhaps already have experienced an un-natural disaster, such as gun violence, suicides, or sexual abuse. Unlike natural disasters, un-natural disasters deal with...Pastoral psychologyViolenceReligious aspectsChristianityPastoral psychology.ViolenceReligious aspectsChristianity.253.52Kraus Laurie1674123Holyan DavidWismer BruceMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812381803321Recovering from un-natural disasters4038736UNINA