When Grief Visits Your Ministry

This side of heaven, grief is a frequent visitor to us all. Ministry leaders certainly need to process grief in a healthy way themselves, but it is also essential that we prepare our ministries for seasons of grief, and then lead wisely through those times of loss. While some aspects of processing grief are defined by the culture around us, other elements of grief are common to us all as humans made in the image of God. How can we see gospel-growth take place in seasons of loss?