A Day in the Life of a Chaplain
Bringing Grace and Hope to Hurting People
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
How can I minister to people in the hospital? How can I bring grace and hope to people in pain? What is a Christian view of death and dying? Of grief and loss? Will I see my baby in heaven? Does God promise always to heal in answer to our prayers? How do we respond in the face of suffering and seemingly unanswered prayer? How does God use life's most difficult experiences? These are just some of the questions that Chaplain Rick Rood addresses in this book. Weaving together stories from his twenty-three years as a hospital chaplain and insights from Scripture, Rick provides help to those who want to minister effectively to hospital patients and their loved ones. As you read this book, you will walk with him through the various units of a hospital, and encounter situations typically experienced in each one. Rick's prayer is that the Lord might use this book to help its readers become more compassionate and more effective agents of God's grace in the lives of people in pain.
Endorsements (3)
“In this fascinating read, Rick takes us with him on his hospital visits to the sick and dying. He weaves heartrending stories from years of chaplain ministry with practical Christian theology of death, dying, grief, and loss. Rick shows God at work in the most trying and emotional circumstances. You’ll love Rick, too. On every page, you’ll encounter a true servant of God.”
“Rood is the ideal guide to lead the reader through the halls of the hospital. Rood combines his extensive experience with biblical insight and Christlike compassion as he ministers to people and confronts unique situations and contemporary issues in each department along the way. This work is insightful, practical, and extremely helpful. I heartily recommend this book for anyone seeking to minister effectively to those who are suffering.”
“This easily read journal of stories presents the needed balance of grace and truth, head and heart, theory and practice in the hospital setting. It provides practical tips for a ministry covering a broad range of hospital departments and caregiving situations. As a thirty-five-year veteran of hospital chaplaincy ministry, I appreciate Rick’s emphasis on the need for a healthy balance in caring for others and caring for self.”
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