Caring For People From Birth to Death

Publisher Description

Discover the manual that will help you teach ministry students and effectively minister to people in all developmental stages Caring for People from Birth to Death is a helpful resource for people who care for people. Each chapter describes a particular stage of development in the human pilgrimage from the preschool years to senior adulthood--from the cradle to the rocking chair. Guidelines and usable suggestions for a caring ministry are included in each chapter. In Caring for People from Birth to Death spirituality as it relates to the developmental process is explored by the contributors with a new section in each chapter that concerns the growth and decline of a person's spirituality throughout his or her life. Some of the issues you will explore in this new edition include: ?developmental theories and spiritual issues for every stage of life?caring for the elderly through a team effort?ministering to confused adolescents?expanding your parishioners'feelings of self-wo