{"id":94,"date":"2014-02-22T17:11:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T22:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/?p=94"},"modified":"2014-02-22T17:11:30","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T22:11:30","slug":"when-loved-ones-die-funeral-spiritual-counseling-ideas-for-ordained-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/when-loved-ones-die-funeral-spiritual-counseling-ideas-for-ordained-ministers\/","title":{"rendered":"When Loved Ones Die, Funeral &#038; Spiritual Counseling Ideas for Ordained Ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_97\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sadforthedeparted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-97\" alt=\"when somebody dies - funeral comforting resources for the ordained minister, pastor, rabbi, spiritual counselor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sadforthedeparted-252x300.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sadforthedeparted-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sadforthedeparted.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-97\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ordained clergy should deliver comfort and solace when loved ones die<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Inspiring online resources for ordained ministers and all clergy to use when counseling people who have lost loved ones<\/p>\n<p>If you have been asked to perform a funeral, or give a eulogy, or just be there to comfort the family of the departed one, these resources will not only inspire and uplift <em>you<\/em>, but give you ideas and words to say to bring solace to the grieving. This is what &#8220;ministering&#8221; is all about, this is one of the most difficult jobs for ordained clergy.<\/p>\n<p>WHEN LOVED ONES &amp; FRIENDS PASS FROM THIS WORLD TO THE NEXT<\/p>\n<p>Resources recommended by David Sunfellow<\/p>\n<p>Watch all the videos recommended in this post on NHNE Pulse:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/nhne-pulse.org\/when-loved-ones-friends-pass-from-this-world-to-the-next\/<\/p>\n<p>Many people suffer terribly when a family member or dear friend passes\u00a0from this world to the next. If you are looking for something to ease\u00a0your pain and\/or lift the pain of another, here are a few helpful\u00a0resources to explore and possibly share&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Nurse Shares 30 Years Of Spiritual Experiences With Death &amp; Dying<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nurse Shares 30 Years Of Spiritual Experiences With Death &amp; Dying\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KCirNvirqq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Surviving Death, A Short Documentary About Near-Death Experience<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INTRO to Consciousness Continues Short Film - Near Death Experiences\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pgBdf1GqNlA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Near-Death Experience Documentary &#8211; Commonalities Of The Experience<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nTuMYaEB35U<\/p>\n<p>ADDITIONAL NDE VIDEOS<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of near-death experience videos, most of them first-person\u00a0accounts, can be found here:<\/p>\n<p>NHNE&#8217;s &#8220;Must Watch&#8221; NDE Playlist<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Must Watch\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLkvfKrW6cwjh65uVMQps0yqf77ZhCREw5\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>NHNE&#8217;s Archive of NDE Testimonials<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/nhneneardeath.ning.com\/video\/video\/listFeatured<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>RELATED LINKS<\/p>\n<p>NHNE Pulse on Shared-Death Communications<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/nhne-pulse.org\/category\/shared-death-experiences\/<\/p>\n<p>NHNE Pulse on Death-Bed Experiences<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/nhne-pulse.org\/category\/death-bed-experiences\/<\/p>\n<p>NHNE Pulse on After-Death Communications<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/nhne-pulse.org\/category\/after-death-communications\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>BOOKS<\/p>\n<p>GLIMPSES OF ETERNITY<br \/>\nBy Raymond Moody<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glimpses of Eternity: Sharing a Loved One&#039;s Passage from This Life to the Next\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"625\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_ZQp3PXWlQOc0cZ&#038;asin=0824948130&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Book Description:<\/p>\n<p>Raymond Moody, author of the multimillion copy best-seller, Life After\u00a0Life, reveals new results from his lifelong investigation of what\u00a0happens when we die. Raymond Moody revolutionized the way we think about\u00a0death with his first book, Life After Life, which was stories of people\u00a0who died and then returned to life. Going through a tunnel, encountering\u00a0an angelic being or having an out-of-body experience are hallmarks of\u00a0what Moody termed a &#8216;near death experience.&#8217; Since the publication of\u00a0his multimillion copy best-seller, hundreds of thousands of people have\u00a0contacted Moody to share their own experiences. The startling pattern\u00a0that Moody discovered is that at the time of death, loved ones also have\u00a0inexplicable experiences. Glimpses of Eternity is the first book to talk\u00a0about the phenomenon of &#8216;shared death experiences.&#8217; Readers will\u00a0discover deathbed moments when entire families see the light or the room\u00a0changes shape. Others tell of seeing a film like review of a loved one&#8217;s\u00a0life and learning things that they could never have known otherwise. The\u00a0stories are at once a comfort and a mystery, giving us a new\u00a0understanding of the journey that we will take at the end of our lives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>HELLO FROM HEAVEN: A NEW FIELD OF RESEARCH-AFTER-DEATH COMMUNICATION\u00a0CONFIRMS THAT LIFE AND LOVE ARE ETERNAL<br \/>\nBy Bill Guggenheim, Judy Guggenheim<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hello from Heaven: A New Field of Research-After-Death Communication Confirms That Life and Love Are Eternal\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"625\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_xBMpS4HanDZ83k&#038;asin=0553576348&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Book Description:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After-death communications,&#8221; or &#8220;ADCs, &#8221; occur when someone is\u00a0contacted spontaneously and directly by a deceased family member or\u00a0friend, without the help of any medium. The authors&#8217; research shows that\u00a0these spiritual experiences offer hope, love, and comfort for thousands\u00a0of people. Included are more than 350 first-hand accounts of those whose\u00a0lives have been changed and even protected by messages or signs from the\u00a0deceased.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>TRANSITIONS: A NURSE&#8217;S EDUCATION ABOUT LIFE AND DEATH<br \/>\nBy Becki Hawkins<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Transitions: A Nurse&#039;s Education about Life and Death\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"625\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_Dot8cof1EtdMof&#038;asin=0984744509&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Book Description:<\/p>\n<p>Transitions: A Nurse&#8217;s Education about Life and Death is a collection of\u00a0stories from Becki Hawkins&#8217;s patients over the past thirty years of her\u00a0career. She started off as a nurse&#8217;s aide, became a registered nurse,\u00a0and began her career in oncology. A couple of years later she also\u00a0started seeing hospice patients. She also did outpatient oncology\u00a0nursing, home health\/hospice, became a hospice chaplain, and later a\u00a0hospice volunteer. She now sees patients on a volunteer basis. She began\u00a0writing a feature column, &#8220;Beyond Statistics,&#8221; for a local newspaper\u00a0when her husband told her one evening after her shift at work, &#8220;Please\u00a0don&#8217;t tell me about it. Write it down.&#8221; The first article was published\u00a0in 1986. These stories are the patients&#8217; stories and their education to\u00a0Becki as she visited them about the transitions we make in life and in\u00a0death. Some of them involve patients in the nursing home, others in the\u00a0hospital or an outpatient setting, and many others in the patients&#8217;\u00a0homes. Some of the patients were strangers, some were friends, some\u00a0acquaintances, and some were family. You will find humor, heartbreak,\u00a0wisdom, and frequent spiritual allusions in Transitions. The author\u00a0reminds us that life is brief and fragile, and laced with story after\u00a0story of how each of us is &#8220;learning&#8221; in this place that one patient\u00a0named &#8220;Earth School.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Becki Hawkins and her book, go here:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/ladyhawkpublishing.com\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Wisdom of Near Death Experiences: How Understanding NDEs Can Help Us\u00a0Live More Fully<br \/>\nBy Penny Sartori<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wisdom of Near Death Experiences: How Understanding NDEs Can Help Us Live More Fully\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"625\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_gS4tnXfX4GdOQv&#038;asin=1780285655&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Book Description:<\/p>\n<p>This book considers a wide range of experiences of dying patients that\u00a0Dr. Sartori has encountered during her nursing career. It focuses on the\u00a0near-death experiences (NDEs) of patients Dr. Sartori has nursed as well\u00a0as the hundreds of cases of people who have contacted her over the\u00a0years. Many people take NDEs at surface value and are mis-informed about\u00a0the full extent of this highly complex phenomenon. This book examines\u00a0all aspects of the NDE and Dr. Sartori emphasizes that by pathologising\u00a0the NDE we are missing out on very important insights which can empower\u00a0us to live fulfilled and meaningful lives. The results of her hospital\u00a0research and that of others could not find a physiological or\u00a0psychological explanation for these experiences and they can no longer\u00a0be ignored or explained away. The crucial point of this book is that\u00a0NDEs undoubtedly occur and have very real, often dramatic, life changing\u00a0after effects. Further to that, the wisdom gained during the NDE can be\u00a0life enhancing and have hugely positive effects on those who don&#8217;t have\u00a0a NDE &#8211; all we have to do is take notice and hear what these people have\u00a0to say. A greater understanding of NDEs can not only enhance the way in\u00a0which we care for dying patients but also revolutionize our current\u00a0world view. This book encourages readers to take notice of and\u00a0incorporate the wisdom and powerful message of NDEs into their own lives.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Dr. Penny Sartori, her book, and the\u00a0wide-spread interest her book has generated, go here:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/nhne-pulse.org\/new-book-the-wisdom-of-near-death-experiences\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspiring online resources for ordained ministers and all clergy to use when counseling people who have lost loved ones If you have been asked to perform a funeral, or give a eulogy, or just be there to comfort the family of the departed one, these resources will not only inspire and uplift you, but give [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[31,32,29,30,33],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiritual-healing-or-counseling-center","tag-death-and-dying","tag-eulogy","tag-funeral","tag-nde","tag-near-death-experiences"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}