Haueisen, Kathryn M. <br/><br/>
A ready hope :  effective disaster ministry for congregations / 
Kathryn M. Haueisen and Carol Flores. 
 - xxvii, 248 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Foreword / Kathleen 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781566993869 1566993865 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009004441 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church work with disaster victims.<br/>Disaster relief.<br/>Social service--Religious aspects--Christianity.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV554.4  / .H38 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.34/575