Welcome them home : help them heal
Subtitle: pastoral care and ministry with service members returning from war
By: John Sippola, Amy Blumenshine, Donald A. Tubesing, Valerie Yancey
Contributors: Blumenshine, Amy; Tubesing, Donald A.; Yancey, Valerie
Publisher: Whole Person Associates; Whole Person Associates, Inc
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Duluth, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781570252464
Subjects: Mental health; Religious life; Spiritual life; Pastoral counseling of; Church work with veterans; Veterans; Caregivers
Table of contents: title: Introduction : America faces a crisis of care; title: The nature and challenge of the Iraq/Afghanistan war : understanding the big picture; title: Making the transition from soldier to citizen : understanding the re-entry challenges; title: The physical, psychological, and spiritual wounds of war : understanding the whole person perspective; title: The church's role #1 : basic principles for reaching out; title: The churches role #2 : create a healing environment; title: The church's role #3 : provide healing rituals throughout the church year.