Visit the Sick
Ministering God’s Grace in Times of Illness
Reeks: Practical Shepherding Series
Brian Croft
- How
- Do
- You
- Care
- for
- the
- Sick?Here’s
- How.One
- of
- the
- marks
- of
- the
- ministry
- of
- Jesus
- is
- his
- compassionate
- care
- for
- the
- sick.
- Jesus
- brought
- healing
- and
- hope
- to
- individuals
- struggling
- with
- life-debilitating
- illnesses.
- Ministry
- to
- the
- sick
- should
- also
- be
- a
- mark
- of
- his
- followers,
- but
- in
- many
- churches
- today
- it
- is
- neglected
- or
- pushed
- to
- the
- periphery
- of
- ministry
- concerns.To
- counter
- our
- modern
- tendency
- to
- minimize
- or
- ignore
- sickness,
- pastor
- Brian
- Croft
- looks
- to
- paradigms
- of
- the
- past
- and
- examines
- historical
- models
- of
- care
- that
- honor
- God,
- obey
- the
- teachings
- of
- Scripture,
- and
- communicate
- loving
- care
- to
- those
- who
- are
- struggling
- with
- sickness
- and
- disease.Part
- of
- the
- Practical
- Shepherding
- series
- of
- resources,
- Visit
- the
- Sick
- provides
- pastors
- and
- ministry
- leaders
- with
- real-world
- help
- to
- do
- the
- work
- of
- pastoral
- ministry
- in
- a
- local
- church.Visit
- the
- Sick
- gives
- pastors,
- church
- leaders,
- and
- caregivers
- the
- biblical,
- theological,
- pastoral,
- and
- practical
- tools
- they
- need
- to
- navigate
- through
- both
- the
- spiritual
- and
- physical
- care
- of
- the
- sick
- and dying.
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