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A ready hope : effective disaster ministry for congregations / Kathryn M. Haueisen and Carol H. Flores.

By: Haueisen, Kathryn MContributor(s): Flores, CarolMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Herndon, VA : Alban Institute, c2009Description: xxvii, 248 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781566993869; 1566993865Subject(s): Church work with disaster victims | Disaster relief | Social service -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | ReligionDDC classification: 363.34 HAU LOC classification: HV554.4 | .H38 2009Online resources: Publisher description
Contents:
Foreword / by Kathy 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.
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Foreword / by Kathy 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.

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