Urgent Care: Suicide

What do you say when there's been a suicide in your church? What can you tell the family to comfort them? What do you preach on? Is suicide a forgivable act? Use this guide to help you know what, and what not, to say during this intense time in your ministry.Table of Contents:Quick Guide for ActionKey points for caregiving ministry.After a SuicideStrategies and reflections for serving those who are left behind.Randy ChristianIs Suicide Forgivable?What is the biblical hope and comfort we can offer a suicide victim's family and friends?Lewis B. SmedesEmbodying Christ in the Midst of SuicideRather than answers, let your presence be a ministry to people in their grief.Loren L. TownsendBreaking the NewsAn awful task is also an act of ministry.H. Norman Wright Children, Teens, and Family ResponsesWhat you need to know about the unique responses of these groups.H. Norman Wright Talking to the ChurchOne church's plan for grieving a suicide as the body of Christ. Loren L. Townsend What Not to S