Coming Alongside

Coming Alongside: Basic Pastoral Care at the Bedside is an insightful guide
preparing current or future caregivers with needed etiquette and behavioral
practices. This guide is also ideal for visitors of the sick and suffering, being
present while they face death. This is a must read for those involved in a
supportive pastoral care role. Jeffrey Funk covers the many ways you can deal
with grief, but most importantly, relieve it in others. He shares how compassion
plays a role in healing, ways to prevent "compassion burnout" by establishing
boundaries and much more. Funk writes with a passion for caregiving, and
provides many self-reflective questions and commentary to help you impart
God's love; you will feel inspired to serve others and embody the
compassionate nature of Jesus Christ.