Comfort the Grieving: Ministering God's Grace in Times of Loss (Practical Shepherding Series)

This is a short but excellent book for anyone called to comfort someone grieving. Tautges walks the believer through how to help in every step of the grieving process, whether you are a pastor or a lay person. He includes sermons for funerals and care plan charts to contact the mourner. I think every believer should read this book to be prepared to share the gospel adequately and compassionately in times of suffering. There are more books in this series I have also purchased, and look forward to reading for additional help.

Helpful! This is a great resource for new pastors and biblical counselors seeking to comfort those who have lost loved ones. Tautges shares and expounds appropriate passages of Scripture which one can use to comfort others.

This book is a must read for anyone who wished to grow in care for the grieving. I used this book to codify the grief ministry of our church.

This book has very helpful information, practical suggestions, and great guidelines for how to help grieving members of the church body. It's an easy read, down to earth presentation of how the gospel impacts our losses.

There is much to mourn for in this world and much grief to be endured. This creates ample opportunities for children of God to love, help, comfort, and hurt with those who are suffering. Being able to minister properly through these situations will benefit all involved.Comfort the Grieving by Paul Tautges is a wonderful resource. It is focused on the word of God and immensely practical. While it is designed for pastors, this is a volume that will equip and encourage all believers as we fulfill our Christian obligation to “mourn with those who mourn.” This short volume is divided into sections covering pastoral care and preaching.Tautges encourages the reader that care for the grieving does not conclude at the memorial service and offers a helpful guide on how to make sure that those needing continued care will receive it. He also encourages pastors, and all Christians, to take up the art of letter writing as a means of offering care and then proceeds with some practical, “how-to” advice.While Tautges is clear those grieving need personal, one-on-one care, he does not minimize the need of care from the pulpit. He offers a few sample sermons from funerals to offer examples of Christ-centered, sensitive, evangelistic messages to share in corporate times of grieving.This is a volume that will help many to love and care for those around them who are hurting. It is short and accessible and I see no reason that it should not be read by many.I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.

Very helpful, practical bible basked book. I was impressed right off with a reference to Jeremiah 29:11 in context, as a promise to the exiled nation of Isreal! There is so much comfort for believers, but this book does not say all is good, as he points out also what comforts cause harm or false hope. I disagree with this pastor though that he directs this book only to pastors as shepherds, but person to person ministry is something needed of every believer, not just those being paid or have a position to do so. Thankfully, this book is helpful to all. Read and benefit from its truths! Short andistance easy read!

Comfort the Grieving: Ministering God's Grace in Times of Loss (Practical Shepherding Series) I love the way in which the author so sensitively and gently writes on the topic of grief; the heart of a pastor pulsates in the text of this short book as he directs us and carers with clear, wise, practical and biblical counsel with respect to those who have lost a loved one. People in pastoral ministry, as well as hospital chaplains, people working as nursing home caregivers, and hospice workers would do well to pay attention to the points made in this small book.The case studies given earth the book in reality. As I read this, I was struck by just how wide the application of the gospel of God's love and care is in the damaged world in which we liveDivided into clear sections, the book is very easy to navigate, and there is something to help in most ministry situations, whether the death of an infant, appropriate use of music, finding comfort in the thought of eternal life, and many other elements.I warmly commend this book to a readership that will benefit considerably from its use.

An old friend called me out of the blue recently. It was obvious that he was very distraught, weeping over the phone. His brother-in-law had just died unexpectantly, leaving his sister with six children still at home, and he was at a loss as to how to minister comfort to her. Thankfully I had this book by Paul Tautges, which helped me to direct him. I then gave him his own copy the next day and he read it that same night (before the funeral) with great profit. I believe this book lives up to its title: "Comfort Those Who Grieve: Ministering God's Grace in Times of Loss." Pastor Tautges tenderly puts his arm around the reader and with genuine compassion points us to the cross for hope. It is saturated with God's Word and oozes tenderheartedness. There is even a funeral meditation on the death of an infant. I found the "Sample Memorial Services" to be very practical and helpful too. So whether you are seeking to comfort those in sorrow, or find guidance in your own personal loss, this book covers all the bases - and then some. We keep it stocked in our church book room.

It guides and useful especially for a first timer to conduct a formal funeral service

Short, basic, a useful primer, but if you have been in the ministry for some time most of this will be familiar territory.