Title: A ready hope : effective disaster ministry for congregations /
Authors: Haueisen, Kathryn M.; Flores, Carol.
Publisher: Alban Institute,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Church work with disaster victims.; Disaster relief.; Social service Religious aspects Christianity
Contents: Foreword / Kathleen Smith -- Acronyms for common disaster response terms -- Introduction: Get trained, get ready, get going -- The calm before the storm: before disaster strikes -- Hunker down or get out of town: when disaster is imminent -- D-day and taking stock: communications in chaotic conditions -- Calm down! Emotional responses in a disaster -- A completely different world: congregational roles in early relief efforts -- People, people everywhere: national response organizations -- Bring in the volunteers: government and nongovernmental agency roles in disaster -- The community that weeps together: long-term recovery from a disaster -- Suffer the little children: how trauma affects the youngest and the oldest -- No going back: resiliency and disaster recovery -- A future with hope: congregational life after a disaster -- Justice, kindness, and walking humbly: why engage in disaster response? -- Appendix A. Red Cross sheltering -- Appendix B. Emergency kits -- Appendix C. Suggestions on offering spiritual first aid -- Appendix D. The role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a disaster -- Appendix E. National nonprofit disaster response organizations -- Appendix F. What to know before you volunteer -- Appendix G. Disaster-focused time and talent survey -- Appendix H. Sample congregational plan -- Appendix I. A place for all sizes.