How Do I Help a Hurting Friend?

Each of us knows someone who is hurting. We want to help but often don't know how. So we try to solve his or her problem by evaluating the situation and giving advice. But what hurting people need first and foremost is to be understood. Rod Wilson offers you practical insights into helping hurting people. These insights are born out of more than thirty years of church and counseling experience. Whether you're a church leader or a caring friend, this book will give you needed tools to minister more effectively to those around you who are hurting.

Helping begins with understanding Each of us knows someone who is hurting. We want to help but often don't know how. So we try to solve his or her problem by evaluating the situation and giving advice. But what hurting people need first and foremost is to be understood. Rod Wilson offers you practical insights into helping hurting people. These insights are born out of more than twenty-five years of church and counseling experience. In this accessible book, he provides: -an easy-to-understand description of common sources of hurting -biblical ways of thinking about them -descriptions of how it feels to experience the problems -practical suggestions for coming alongside to help Whether you're a church leader or a caring friend, this book will give you needed tools to minister more effectively to those around you who are hurting. "A wise and versatile guidebook for those who walk with those who suffer."--Mark Buchanan, author of The Holy Wild and The Rest of God "Dr. Wilson's compendium of wisdom clarifies, comforts, and challenges, often in the same paragraph and sometimes in the same sentence."--Paddy Ducklow, psychologist and pastor "An excellent resource for anyone interested in growing or ministering as a friend who comes alongside during the tough times."--Carson Pue, president, Arrow Leadership International Ministries Rod J. K. Wilson is president of Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and coauthor of Exploring Your Anger and Helping Angry People. Along with his professional counseling work, he's spent his career in academia in both teaching and administrative posts.