“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17 – NIV) Today, I launch a new clergy collegial blog. I hope we will encourage and empower each other toward success and excellence in pastoral ministry. As I sit in the Pastor’s Study at Cambria Heights Community Church, I often ponder the possible feedback of clergy colleagues as it relates to preparing sermons, counseling in particularly difficult situation, designing fresh worship, balancing competing priorities of ministry, marriage and family, maintaining self-care, pursuing personal dreams and private interests outside of ministry and family, and finding resources to meet the ever evolving and changing needs of the people whom I serve. After a sustained period of prayer, reflection and meditation, I realize I can invite you to come “In The Pastor’s Study” for an exchange of ideas.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Funeral Arrangements Checklist


Funeral Arrangements

In preparation for the funeral to celebrate the life of a loved one, congregants need to make several major decisions within forty-eighty hours of the death.  The following checklist contains items relating to planning a service of celebration and resurrection.

ü Cars – for relatives and close friends
ü Casket type
ü Cemetery – confirm plot & interment arrangements
ü Clothing for the decedent
ü Date of the service
ü Death certificates – number needed to conduct business during & after bereavement period
ü Meal after the service – when, where, who will prepare?
ü Minister who will eulogize the decedent – notify ASAP
ü Minister who will officiate the service – notify ASAP
ü Order of service – see attached model
ü Photograph of the decedent
ü Place of the service
ü Programs – type and number
ü Thank you – keep a list of all expressions of condolences and acts of kindness: calls, visits, flowers, telegrams, meals, and other gifts.
ü Time of the service
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