Jobs Lost, Faith Found
A Spiritual Resource for the Unemployed
Seiten
2018
Fortress Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-5064-2739-3 (ISBN)
Fortress Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-5064-2739-3 (ISBN)
Jobs Lost, Faith Found is for those who feel alone due to job loss. It is is also for those who offer respect, companionship, guidance, and resources to the unemployed. Mary C. Lindberg draws on her family's experience of unemployment and the wisdom of many others to help readers discover a sense of worth and purpose on their way to a new job.
Companionship and strategies for job seekersMillions of people become unemployed every year, yet when job loss happens to us, we typically feel completely alone and often lost, ashamed, and afraid. No one knows how to comfort us when we lose our job. Unlike other griefs--when someone can say, "I'm sorry for your loss"--joblessness leaves family, friends, and acquaintances awkwardly searching for words.Jobs Lost, Faith Found is for those who feel alone due to job loss. It is is also for those who offer respect, companionship, guidance, and resources to the unemployed.Mary C. Lindberg, pastor, chaplain, and spiritual director, draws on her family's experience of unemployment and the wisdom of many others, including sages from Scripture and the Christian tradition, to help readers discover a sense of worth and purpose on their way to a new job. She offers prayers, insights, Bible stories, and reflections to light the way during this time of uncertainty and wandering.The path toward hope will be your own, but the ideas, reflections, and strategies in this book will get you started on your journey.
Companionship and strategies for job seekersMillions of people become unemployed every year, yet when job loss happens to us, we typically feel completely alone and often lost, ashamed, and afraid. No one knows how to comfort us when we lose our job. Unlike other griefs--when someone can say, "I'm sorry for your loss"--joblessness leaves family, friends, and acquaintances awkwardly searching for words.Jobs Lost, Faith Found is for those who feel alone due to job loss. It is is also for those who offer respect, companionship, guidance, and resources to the unemployed.Mary C. Lindberg, pastor, chaplain, and spiritual director, draws on her family's experience of unemployment and the wisdom of many others, including sages from Scripture and the Christian tradition, to help readers discover a sense of worth and purpose on their way to a new job. She offers prayers, insights, Bible stories, and reflections to light the way during this time of uncertainty and wandering.The path toward hope will be your own, but the ideas, reflections, and strategies in this book will get you started on your journey.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Dealing with Our Feelings about Job Loss
Chapter 2 Thinking about Why We Work
Chapter 3 An Alphabet of Spiritual Tools to Cope with Job Loss and Job Search
Chapter 4 Ten Questions to Help You Get from Here (No Job) to There (Job)
Erscheinungsdatum | 02.08.2018 |
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Reihe/Serie | Living with Hope |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 228 x 228 mm |
Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-5064-2739-1 / 1506427391 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-5064-2739-3 / 9781506427393 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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