Trauma and Resilence: Effectively Supporting those who Serve God

by Frauke C. Schaefer (Editor), Charles A. Schaefer (Editor), Karen F. Carr (Contributor)

Contents:
Part I : Reflections on a theology of suffering / Scott E. Shaun --
Part II : Stories of trauma in ministry --
Civil war and evacuation / Karen Carr, Ghana --
Brush with renal cancer / Allan and Betsy Poole, USA --
A devastating accident in Africa / Ann Hamel, Rwanda --
Losing loved ones / Jerry Sittser, USA --
Robbery and betrayal / Dan Crum, Kenya --
Part III : Resources for effective support --
Normal reactions after trauma / Karen Carr --
Effective community support / Karen Carr --
Personal resilience / Karen Carr --
Healthy stress management / Frauke Schaefer --
Managing severe traumatic stress / Frauke Schaefer --
Spiritual resources in dealing with trauma / Charlie and Frauke Schaefer --
Prayer that heals / Ann Hamel --
Summary of main points / Frauke and Charlie Schaefer.

231 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Claire Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic resources, many good thoughts and very helpful varied stories and examples for application. I also love how it can both be a resource for walking through one’s own pain as well as being a caregiver to another.
My only complaint is it was often very repetitive in its main points, but I suppose they did say at the start that this is meant to be a book you can start reading at any point inside. I read it through from front to back, though, so by Chapter 6 I was skipping whole pages sometimes of the same material from previous chapters.
Still, super helpful and informative. I will be taking with me to Romania to use as continued reference.

[Heidi Goehmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is especially good for missionaries, but I regularly recommend it to anyone in a ministry field of any sort. The stories and insight remind us that God does beautiful work in our brokenness and this broken world.

[Alfie Mosse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative book. The content was very good, but I found the writing a little dry and had to work hard to get through it. It took me quite a long time to read it, but it was worth it. Also, since the content is so helpful, this book makes an excellent reference book for trauma and resilience.

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

So useful.