This project assists pastors in preparing parishioners to confront the realities of suffering and dying with a God-given identity in a world that seeks to cure pain and suffering by killing. A survey of the pastors and laity of the Michigan District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod was conducted to identify their understanding of dying well and to ascertain whether or not they have been influenced by our postmodern society. On a whole the pastors and laity viewed dying in Christ as dying well. A Bible study was developed to assist pastors in preparing parishioners to die well
The emotional, physical, social, and relational experiences of the terminally ill population were in...
Swensson lays out the many obstacles that have resulted in twenty-first century Americans being unab...
The issue of death and dying, despite its inevitableness, may be one of the most complex phenomena w...
This project assists pastors in preparing parishioners to confront the realities of suffering and dy...
The death of a loved one impacts the grieving emotionally, physically, socially, and spiritually. In...
This mixed-methods concurrent triangulation research project asks, “What practices should we incorpo...
The purpose of this study is to relate the pastor’s ministry to the terminal patient. The pastor has...
This paper hopes to explore the area of pastoral counseling to the dying child and his family. The p...
With the ever-growing number of medical technologies and treatments that exist that are able to post...
Dying persons and their caregivers encounter several needs as part of the dying journey. Spiritual ...
abstract: Spirituality is of paramount importance in end of life care yet this aspect of care is fre...
As an ordained minister within the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC), I regularly provide spir...
This thesis is an attempt not only to understand the bereavement and grief of loved ones who are lef...
Introduction: Many healthcare providers are uncomfortable and ill-equipped to talk about death with ...
This thesis set out to explore the experience of ministry to those who are dying. Using a phenomenol...
The emotional, physical, social, and relational experiences of the terminally ill population were in...
Swensson lays out the many obstacles that have resulted in twenty-first century Americans being unab...
The issue of death and dying, despite its inevitableness, may be one of the most complex phenomena w...
This project assists pastors in preparing parishioners to confront the realities of suffering and dy...
The death of a loved one impacts the grieving emotionally, physically, socially, and spiritually. In...
This mixed-methods concurrent triangulation research project asks, “What practices should we incorpo...
The purpose of this study is to relate the pastor’s ministry to the terminal patient. The pastor has...
This paper hopes to explore the area of pastoral counseling to the dying child and his family. The p...
With the ever-growing number of medical technologies and treatments that exist that are able to post...
Dying persons and their caregivers encounter several needs as part of the dying journey. Spiritual ...
abstract: Spirituality is of paramount importance in end of life care yet this aspect of care is fre...
As an ordained minister within the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC), I regularly provide spir...
This thesis is an attempt not only to understand the bereavement and grief of loved ones who are lef...
Introduction: Many healthcare providers are uncomfortable and ill-equipped to talk about death with ...
This thesis set out to explore the experience of ministry to those who are dying. Using a phenomenol...
The emotional, physical, social, and relational experiences of the terminally ill population were in...
Swensson lays out the many obstacles that have resulted in twenty-first century Americans being unab...
The issue of death and dying, despite its inevitableness, may be one of the most complex phenomena w...