Unlike weddings, Funerals rarely take place after extensive planning.
The book is bound in a way that makes it suitable for use at church services and at the grave side..
Drawing on the books of worship from a number of denominations and traditions, it provides several options for each of the elements of the funeral service, from gathering texts to opening prayers to scripture lessons to final prayers.
Christian Funerals will help pastors as they attend to this crucial ministry of the church.
These circumstances make it especially hard to plan an appropriate and meaningful order of worship for the funeral service.
Often the deceased is not someone the pastor has known well, and preparations for the service of death and resurrection take place in the midst of pastoral care of the grieving, writing the funeral sermon, and the pastor\'s regular duties.
Unlike weddings, Funerals rarely take place after extensive planning
