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Amid Pandemic, The Way We Talk About Death is Changing

by Christina Colón. Sojourners, April 15, 2020.

Description

This heartfelt article describes how end-of-life care givers adapt their practices during COVID-19 to help people come to terms with loss.

Features

living through the life and death realities of a pandemic or other such crisis from a variety of religious views

Recommended Audience

clergy and care teams

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

  • Encourage open communication by reading and discussing in a small group.
  • Speak to death and loss in sermon by reading these examples.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Tim Shapiro

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation LearnsAfter his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and MessageHe has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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