Interim Ministries Book I. Overview for church leaders, which defines Interim Ministry, suggesting how this specialized ministry can be useful to congregations. Church Deployment Office. Family Process In Church and Synagogue. Wisdom, humor, and insight are well mixed in this essential work for the intentional Interim Ministry. Friedman shows how the local congregation and the family are alike systems.
Death is the single most important event in family life.
Friedman tells a wonderful story of how one woman dealt with the problem. A woman found her husband coming home from work ever more tipsy. Her anxiety increased. She tried everything she could to keep him sober, from constant warnings in the morning to harangues in the evening. As in all such emotional triangles, her own stress increased, and her husband seemed to feel more freedom to drink.