How Do I Help a Hurting Friend? - Softcover

Wilson, Rod J. K.

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9780801066092: How Do I Help a Hurting Friend?

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ISBN 10: 0801066093 ISBN 13: 9780801066092

Publisher: Baker Books, 2006

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"People have problems," writes Rod Wilson. And when it's a friend or loved one, we naturally want to help. Unfortunately, many Christians do not have the necessary resources they need to resolve the problem. Until now. How Do I Help a Hurting Friend? is a kindhearted, comprehensive, and practical guide to ministry through friendship. With over twenty-five years of experience, Rod Wilson sheds light on how to help others by illustrating that people need to be understood. He provides succinct descriptions of five core problems (self-image, grief, depression, burnout, and a dysfunctional family), describes what it's like to experience each, offers biblical advice on how to approach the problem, and gives practical ways one can help. For anyone who has a friend with problems, this insightful and compassionate book will fill the widening gap in ministry resources.

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Helping begins with understanding Each of us knows someone who is hurting. We want to help but often don't know how. So we try to solve his or her problem by evaluating the situation and giving advice. But what hurting people need first and foremost is to be understood. Rod Wilson offers you practical insights into helping hurting people. These insights are born out of more than twenty-five years of church and counseling experience. In this accessible book, he provides: -an easy-to-understand description of common sources of hurting -biblical ways of thinking about them -descriptions of how it feels to experience the problems -practical suggestions for coming alongside to help Whether you're a church leader or a caring friend, this book will give you needed tools to minister more effectively to those around you who are hurting. "A wise and versatile guidebook for those who walk with those who suffer."--Mark Buchanan, author of The Holy Wild and The Rest of God "Dr. Wilson's compendium of wisdom clarifies, comforts, and challenges, often in the same paragraph and sometimes in the same sentence."--Paddy Ducklow, psychologist and pastor "An excellent resource for anyone interested in growing or ministering as a friend who comes alongside during the tough times."--Carson Pue, president, Arrow Leadership International Ministries Rod J. K. Wilson is president of Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and coauthor of Exploring Your Anger and Helping Angry People. Along with his professional counseling work, he's spent his career in academia in both teaching and administrative posts.

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Rod J. K. Wilson is president of Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and coauthor of Exploring Your Anger and Helping Angry People. Along with his professional counseling work, he's spent his career in academia in both teaching and administrative posts. He and his wife, Bev, live in Burnaby, British Columbia.

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