Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals: Applying the Gospel at the Unique Challenges of Death : Zondervan : 9780310517184 : 0310517184 : 03 Jul 2014 : Bring Gospel Hope in the Midst of Death The phone rings: ?Pastor, can you do my mother's funeral?? Or, ?Please help us?our baby just died.? Death comes unexpectedly, giving you two to three days of time to prepare a sermon?in the midst of caring for a grieving family. This helpful book walks a pastor through the logistics of memorial services, burials, and working with funeral homes?using the four P's: Plan, Prepare, Preach, and Perform. It shows how to magnify Christ and the gospel in the midst of all the details, demands, and sorrow that surrounds the death of a loved one. The Practical Shepherding series of books provides pastors and ministry leaders with advice and practical help to do the work of pastoral ministry in a local church. In Conduct Gospel-Centered Funerals, experienced pastors Brian Croft and Phil A. Newton offer readers a c