Caring Through a Crisis: Help for the Darkest Days in Church Ministry

Caring Through a Crisis: Help for the Darkest Days in Church Ministry
Brad Hambrick and Amy Whitefield
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Caring Through a Crisis: Help for the Darkest Days in Church Ministry
Caring Through a Crisis: Help for the Darkest Days in Church Ministry
Brad Hambrick and Amy Whitefield
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Caring Through a Crisis offers comprehensive guidance for church leaders navigating a wide range of crises, helping them respond with biblical faithfulness and Christlike compassion.

When a crisis emerges in your church or community, are you ready? Whether it’s a case of personal sin coming to light, an abuse allegation, a mental health emergency, or community tragedy, pastors and church leaders are on the front lines responding to the hardest situations. Counselor Brad Hambrick and communications specialist Amy Whitfield help overwhelmed ministry leaders take wise and biblically grounded steps forward, prioritizing both immediate care and long-term healing of the individual sheep and the flock.

Divided into three sections—crises prompted by a church leader’s sin, crises prompted by a church member’s sin, and caring for those suffering through crisis—Caring Through a Crisis provides step-by-step frameworks for assessing situations, mobilizing support, and communicating effectively with congregations during difficult times.

  • Equips pastors and church leaders with practical tools and ministry priorities tailored to real-world scenarios.
  • Ensures leaders are prepared to respond holistically and ethically when a crisis surfaces in the church.
  • Includes in-depth case studies, sample scripts, and decision-making guides directly applicable to church contexts.

Brad Hambrick, ThM, EdD, serves as the Pastor of Counseling at The Summit Church in Durham, NC. He also serves as Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and has authored several books, including Making Sense of Forgiveness, Angry with God, and The Church-Based Counseling series, and served as general editor for the Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused curriculum. 

Amy Whitfield, MA, is a strategic communications consultant specializing in crisis communication, public affairs, and organizational messaging. She works with churches and faith-based organizations to help them navigate complex and often sensitive situations with clarity, integrity, and care. Amy is the author of Lottie Moon: The Girl Who Reached the World and is a contributor to multiple books, including Women & Work.

ISBN-13: 9781645076841

Author: Brad Hambrick and Amy Whitfield

Publication Date: 04/05/26

Format: Paperback

Page Count: 336

Case Quantity: 12

BISAC Category 1: RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources

Weight: 0.75 lb

Height: 8.5 in

Width: 1.0 in

Depth: 5.5 in