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Services and Practices of Lament and Mourning
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship – Service of Lament based on Psalm 13
Chabad.org – Five Phases of Jewish Mourning
Mennonite Mission Network – A Service of Lament by Leo Hartshom, Minister of Peace and Justice
One Church Liturgy – litanies of lament
Also, examples can be found in ICTG's Resource Guides (available on our Training Menu) and on our Guidelines page.
Chabad.org – Five Phases of Jewish Mourning
Mennonite Mission Network – A Service of Lament by Leo Hartshom, Minister of Peace and Justice
One Church Liturgy – litanies of lament
Also, examples can be found in ICTG's Resource Guides (available on our Training Menu) and on our Guidelines page.
Worship after Natural Disaster
African-American Lectionary - Worship Resources, Providing Aid During Natural and Manmade Disasters
Calvin Institute for Christian Worship – Songs of Comfort and Trust in Times of Natural Disasters
Episcopal Relief & Development – Worship Resources
Evangelical Lutheran Disaster Response – Congregational and Worship Resources
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance – Materials for Worship
Presbyterian Office of Theology and Worship – Service of Pastoral Care after the loss of a home
ReformJudaism.org – Memorial Prayer for First Responders
TextWeek – Worship & Prayer Resources following Natural Disaster
Union for Reform Judaism – Prayers and Readings in Response to Natural Disasters
Calvin Institute for Christian Worship – Songs of Comfort and Trust in Times of Natural Disasters
Episcopal Relief & Development – Worship Resources
Evangelical Lutheran Disaster Response – Congregational and Worship Resources
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance – Materials for Worship
Presbyterian Office of Theology and Worship – Service of Pastoral Care after the loss of a home
ReformJudaism.org – Memorial Prayer for First Responders
TextWeek – Worship & Prayer Resources following Natural Disaster
Union for Reform Judaism – Prayers and Readings in Response to Natural Disasters
Worship after Violence
African-American Lectionary - Worship Resources, Providing Aid During Natural and Manmade Disasters
Domestic Violence Bulletin Insert (Ecumenical) - FaithTrust Institute
Episcopal Relief & Development – Worship Resources
FaithTrust Institute - 2009 National Sermon Contest Winners (Rev. MarQuita Carmichael Burton, Imam Khalid Latif, and Rev. Glencie S. Rhedrick)
FaithTrust Institute - Sermon on Domestic Violence by Rabbi Cindy G. Enger, Former Director of the Jewish Program
Lutheran Disaster Response – Congregational Resources
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance – Materials for Worship
Reformed Church in America – A Decade Later: Remembering the Attacks of September 11
ReformJudaism.org – Memorial Prayer for First Responders
TextWeek – Worship & Prayer Resources following Acts of Violence, Terrorism & War
Union for Reform Judaism – Prayer for Times of Conflict
War Veteran Ministers – Pastoral Care for Trauma Survivors: Congregation and Trauma Links
Domestic Violence Bulletin Insert (Ecumenical) - FaithTrust Institute
Episcopal Relief & Development – Worship Resources
FaithTrust Institute - 2009 National Sermon Contest Winners (Rev. MarQuita Carmichael Burton, Imam Khalid Latif, and Rev. Glencie S. Rhedrick)
FaithTrust Institute - Sermon on Domestic Violence by Rabbi Cindy G. Enger, Former Director of the Jewish Program
Lutheran Disaster Response – Congregational Resources
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance – Materials for Worship
Reformed Church in America – A Decade Later: Remembering the Attacks of September 11
ReformJudaism.org – Memorial Prayer for First Responders
TextWeek – Worship & Prayer Resources following Acts of Violence, Terrorism & War
Union for Reform Judaism – Prayer for Times of Conflict
War Veteran Ministers – Pastoral Care for Trauma Survivors: Congregation and Trauma Links
Worship with Youth
Children Disaster Services – Church of the Brethren
How to Talk to Children about Community Tragedies – Reformed Judaism
KidzMatter – Christian-based tools for building/rebuilding Children and Family Ministry
Ministering to Children after a Disaster – Episcopal Relief & Development
Ministering to Children after a Disaster Grades K-5 – Episcopal Relief & Development
Ministering to Youth After a Disaster Grades 6-8 – Episcopal Relief & Development
Ministering to Teens After a Disaster Grades 9-12 – Episcopal Relief & Development
Talking to Children about Death – article by Rabbi Edythe Held Mencher, LCSW, from ReformJudaism.org
Tips for Parents in Helping Children & Youth Cope – Episcopal Relief & Development
Together We Triumph: Youth Response to Disaster (Leader's Manual) – Joint Task Force of United Methodists & PCUSA
Spiritual Care in Disaster Response for Church, for Families, for Children – United Methodist Committee on Relief
Strategies for Pastors Concerning Children's Messages for the Sunday after a Shooting – Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PCUSA)
Practicing Presence with Children after Human-Caused Violence – a blog post by Dr. Kate Wiebe, Exec. Dir.
How to Talk to Children about Community Tragedies – Reformed Judaism
KidzMatter – Christian-based tools for building/rebuilding Children and Family Ministry
Ministering to Children after a Disaster – Episcopal Relief & Development
Ministering to Children after a Disaster Grades K-5 – Episcopal Relief & Development
Ministering to Youth After a Disaster Grades 6-8 – Episcopal Relief & Development
Ministering to Teens After a Disaster Grades 9-12 – Episcopal Relief & Development
Talking to Children about Death – article by Rabbi Edythe Held Mencher, LCSW, from ReformJudaism.org
Tips for Parents in Helping Children & Youth Cope – Episcopal Relief & Development
Together We Triumph: Youth Response to Disaster (Leader's Manual) – Joint Task Force of United Methodists & PCUSA
Spiritual Care in Disaster Response for Church, for Families, for Children – United Methodist Committee on Relief
Strategies for Pastors Concerning Children's Messages for the Sunday after a Shooting – Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PCUSA)
Practicing Presence with Children after Human-Caused Violence – a blog post by Dr. Kate Wiebe, Exec. Dir.
Community and Congregational Ministries after Trauma
Congregational Trauma Test – From Bill Kemp's "The Church Transition Workbook"
Covenantal Caring Conversation - Robert Levanthal's process based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's work in nonviolent communication
Creative Exercises – Expressions for Healing after Trauma from the Foundation for Art and Healing
Emotional & Spiritual Care Guidelines – NVOAD
Faith-based Community Ministries in a 9/11 World – Adapted from Community Ministry: New Challenges, Proven Steps to Faith-based Initiatives by Carl S. Dudley (Bethesda, MD: Alban Institute, 2002).
Mental Health Ministry: A Toolkit for Congregations – A guide for education and practice provided by Pathways to Promise
Reclaiming the Mourner's Path – reflection on grief and healing by Anne Brener, a consultant with synagogues and other organizations on creating healing communities
What Faith Communities can do to Respond to Domestic Violence - FaithTrust Institute
7 Ways to Heal after Church Conflict - by Patricia Carol, Roman Catholic laywoman and field consultant with the Alban Institute
8 Ways Congregations Can Respond with Care after a Disaster – Stephen Ministries
Covenantal Caring Conversation - Robert Levanthal's process based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's work in nonviolent communication
Creative Exercises – Expressions for Healing after Trauma from the Foundation for Art and Healing
Emotional & Spiritual Care Guidelines – NVOAD
Faith-based Community Ministries in a 9/11 World – Adapted from Community Ministry: New Challenges, Proven Steps to Faith-based Initiatives by Carl S. Dudley (Bethesda, MD: Alban Institute, 2002).
Mental Health Ministry: A Toolkit for Congregations – A guide for education and practice provided by Pathways to Promise
Reclaiming the Mourner's Path – reflection on grief and healing by Anne Brener, a consultant with synagogues and other organizations on creating healing communities
What Faith Communities can do to Respond to Domestic Violence - FaithTrust Institute
7 Ways to Heal after Church Conflict - by Patricia Carol, Roman Catholic laywoman and field consultant with the Alban Institute
8 Ways Congregations Can Respond with Care after a Disaster – Stephen Ministries