Jeffrey R Funk
Coming Alongside: Basic Pastoral Care at the Bedside is an insightful guidepreparing current or future caregivers with needed etiquette and behavioralpractices. This guide is also ideal for visitors of the sick and suffering, beingpresent while they face death. This is a must read for those involved in asupportive pastoral care role. Jeffrey Funk covers the many ways you can dealwith grief, but most importantly, relieve it in others. He shares how compassionplays a role in healing, ways to prevent 'compassion burnout' by establishingboundaries and much more. Funk writes with a passion for caregiving, andprovides many self-reflective questions and commentary to help you impartGod’s love; you will feel inspired to serve others and embody thecompassionate nature of Jesus Christ. 3
