Name/Title
A Ready Hope Effective Disaster Ministry for Congregations by Kathryn M. Haueisen and Carol FloresDescription
Foreword / Kathleen Smith -- Acronyms for common disaster response terms -- Introduction: Get trained, get ready, get going -- The calm before the storm: before disaster strikes -- Hunker down or get out of town: when disaster is imminent -- D-day and taking stock: communications in chaotic conditions -- Calm down! Emotional responses in a disaster -- A completely different world: congregational roles in early relief efforts -- People, people everywhere: national response organizations -- Bring in the volunteers: government and nongovernmental agency roles in disaster -- The community that weeps together: long-term recovery from a disaster -- Suffer the little children: how trauma affects the youngest and the oldest -- No going back: resiliency and disaster recovery -- A future with hope: congregational life after a disaster -- Justice, kindness, and walking humbly: why engage in disaster response? -- Appendix A. Red Cross sheltering -- Appendix B. Emergency kits -- Appendix C. Suggestions on offering spiritual first aid -- Appendix D. The role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a disaster -- Appendix E. National nonprofit disaster response organizations -- Appendix F. What to know before you volunteer -- Appendix G. Disaster-focused time and talent survey -- Appendix H. Sample congregational plan -- Appendix I. A place for all sizes.
xxvii, 248 p. ;23 cm.Book Details
Author
Haueisen, Kathryn M.Date Published
2009Publication Subjects
Church work with disaster victims.
Disaster relief.
Social service--Religious aspects--Christianity.Call No.
HV554.4.H38 2009ISBN
9781566993869, 1566993865LCCN
2009004441Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references.