When Home Hurts: A Guide for Responding Wisely to Domestic Abuse in Your Church (Jeremy Pierre and Greg Wilson)

Description

Split into three sections, When Home Hurts begins with an overview to provide a framework for understanding abuse and the people caught up in it, before moving on to advice on how to help in the short and long terms.

This very practical, pastoral book acknowledges the reality and the horror of domestic abuse, but also the reality and power of God to heal. It will be a helpful guide to anyone who suspects abuse within their church family but is unsure how to help without making things worse.

The five appendices at the end of the book offer helpful answers to difficult questions as well as additional resources.

Sample Chapter

When Home Hurts: A Guide for Responding Wisely to Domestic Abuse in Your Church

Endorsements

An excellent treatment of one of the most challenging topics facing the church today. Pierre and Wilson have tackled abuse in a way that is both practical and theologically robust.

Stephen Viars, Senior Pastor, Faith Church, Lafayette, Indiana

Table of Contents

Quick Reference Guide .......................................................11

Preface ................................................................................13

Section 1 – How to Understand Abuse ............................17

1. Understanding Your Role as an Agent of God’s Love ......19

2. Understanding Abuse Dynamics ....................................31

3. Discerning Abuse Dynamics ..........................................61

Section 2 – How to Respond After the Initial Disclosure ..75

4. Caring for the Victim .....................................................79

5 Confronting the Abuser ...............................................103

6 Considering Collateral Damage ...................................127

Section 3 – How to Care in the Long Term ...........................143

7. From Victim to Overcomer ..........................................145

8 From Abuser to Servant ................................................171

9. Leading Your Church to Respond With Wisdom and Compassion..................................................................209

Appendix A: FAQs on Domestic Abuse Care ....................227

Appendix B: FAQs on Separation, Divorce and Reunification

after Abuse ........................................................................235

Appendix C: National and State Domestic

Violence Resources ............................................................247

Appendix D: A Sample Church Domestic Abuse Policy ....265

Appendix E: A Sample Role Description for a Domestic Abuse

Care Advocate ...................................................................269

Appendix F: When Wives Abuse Husbands ......................273

Product Details

Title: When Home Hurts: A Guide for Responding Wisely to Domestic Abuse in Your Church 

Author: Jeremy Pierre and Greg Wilson

Publisher: Christian Focus

Pages: 288

Binding: Paperback

Size: 21.6 x 13.8 x 1.7 cm

ISBN: 9781527107229