Group’s Emergency Response Handbook for Youth Ministry

by Group Publishing

Publisher:

Group Publishing

, 2007

Overview

Teens face difficult, painful stuff in life--and they shouldn’t struggle alone. But what do you say? How do you help? What if you make things worse?

This rapid-response handbook gives you and your youth group the confidence to share God’s love and comfort with hurting friends.

You will be prepared to respond with 12 chapters focused on twelve emergencies that the teens you care for may encounter.

Topics include:

Grief

Depression

Suicide

Addictions

Divorce

Abuse

Crisis Pregnancy

Academic Problems

Family Conflict

Stress and Anxiety

Destructive Behavior

Gender Identity and Sexual Choices

Each chapter includes:

Real-Life Narrative - Learn from someone who has been there

Care and Counseling Tips - Practical ideas to personally reach out in love

Tips for your entire youth group - Great ways your group can offer support

What to say and what not to say - Positive encouragement to help the hurting and advice on what not to say

You’ll also find Scripture connections, guidelines for referring your friend to a professional counselor, additional resources, and ways your group can stand by your friend in need.

Key Features

• Gives the the confidence to share God’s love and comfort with hurting friends.
• Includes 12 chapters focused on twelve emergencies that the teens you care for may encounter.
• Shows real-life narrative, care and counseling tips, tips for your entire youth group and more.

Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Grief (Supporting Students During Loss)
• Chapter 2 Depression (Supporting Your Teenager in the Darkness)
• Chapter 3 Suicide (Intervening Before It’s Too Late)
• Chapter 4 Addictions (Offering Love and Support to Those Who Are Trying to Quit)
• Chapter 5 Divorce (Supporting Your Student Through Family Changes)
• Chapter 6 Abuse (Empowering Victims to Regain Control of Their Lives)
• Chapter 7 Crisis Pregnancy (Loving Students Through Unplanned Pregnancy or Post-Abortion Stress)
• Chapter 8 Academic Problems (Assisting Students With School Struggles)
• Chapter 9 Family Conflict (Overcoming Communication Challenges Between Teenagers and Their Families)
• Chapter 10 Stress and Anxiety (Ministering to Stressed-Out Students)
• Chapter 11 Destructive Behavior (Understanding What’s Behind Harmful Activities)
• Chapter 12 Gender Identity and Sexual Choices (Equipping Students to Make Wise Sexual Choices)

Product Details

• Title: Group’s Emergency Response Handbook for Youth Ministry
• Author: Group Publishing
• Edition: 1st American pbk. ed.
• Publisher: Group Publishing
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 152
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Church work with youth; Crisis management › Religious aspects--Christianity; Crisis intervention (Mental health services); Pastoral psychology
• ISBNs: 9780764435744, 0764435744
• Resource ID: LLS:EMERGRESPHBK
• Resource Type: text.monograph.handbook
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-10T20:56:10Z