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Navigating Grief
~15 Hours
The course Navigating Grief can help you understand your personal grieving process and learn how to minister to those who are suffering.
David C. Wang
About This Course
How you show up for someone grieving a profound loss, life-altering diagnosis, or unexpected change can be a defining moment in your relationship with them. And while grief is highly personal, it’s also a universal experience. Whether you’re a pastor, ministry leader, or friend, if you’re unsure how to respond well in these challenging situations, don’t despair—you are not alone. The course Navigating Grief can help you understand your personal grieving process and learn how to minister to those who are suffering. Led by Dr. David Wang, an emotional health expert, licensed psychologist, pastor, and editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology, this course offers practical tools to help you "mourn with those who mourn" in a helpful and integrated way. Don't let uncertainty overwhelm you—learn how to show up for others when they need you most.
Learning Outcomes:
- Define and articulate the various stages of grief and the many ways they might be displayed
- Explore your emotional and behavioral patterns when you are experiencing loss
- Identify different points in your ministry and leadership journey in which grieving may be both appropriate and important
- Explore means by which Christian leaders can support and accompany others who are in grief
This course is the recommended fifth course in the Certificate of Emotional Health in Ministry.
A FULLER Equip course
- Mental & Emotional Health
- Lead Pastor
- Administration
- Professional Training
Introduction
1. Getting Started
The Grief Cycle
2. How Do We Grieve?
3. Denial
4. Anger
5. Bargaining & Depression
6. Acceptance
7. Types of Grief
Ministering Amidst Grief
8. Sources of Grief for Ministers
9. The Tasks of Grief
10. Accompanying Others in Their Grief, Part 1
11. Accompanying Others in Their Grief, Part 2
Conclusion
12. Next Steps
Your Instructor
David C. Wang
Cliff and Joyce Penner Chair for the Formation of Emotionally Healthy Leaders
David Wang is a licensed psychologist, pastor, editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology, and serves on the editorial board for the APA journal Spirituality in Clinical Practice. In 2022, he joined Fuller’s faculty as the Cliff and Joyce Penner Chair for the Formation of Emotionally Healthy Leaders. His research interests include trauma and traumatic stress, spiritual formation and spiritual theology (with special interest in the experience of the spiritual desert), and various topics related to multicultural psychology, peace, and justice.
