Here are a number of resources that will help us grow in ministering God’s grace and truth…
BOOKS/BOOKLETS/ARTICLES
- Assessing and Counseling a Person with Suicidal Thoughts (Aaron Sironi)
- Gaining a Hopeful Spirit (Joni Eareckson Tada)
- Grieving a Suicide (David Powlison)
- HELP! I Feel Ashamed (Sue Nicewander)
- HELP! I’m Depressed (Carol Trahan)
- HELP! I Want to Change (Jim Newheiser)
- HELP! My Friend Is Suicidal (Bruce Ray)
- I Just Want to Die (David Powlison)
- Life After the Suicide of a Loved One (Julie Gossack)
- Making Sense of the Suicide of a Christian (Jeffrey Black, CCEF)
- Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong (John MacArthur, and GCC Pastoral Staff) – contains one chapter on a pastoral perspective of suicide
- Suicide: Understanding & Intervening (Jeffrey Black)
- When You Can’t Fix What’s Broken (Mike Emlet)
FREE ONLINE LINKS
- Can One Who Commits Suicide Be Saved? (John MacArthur)
- Do People Who Commit Suicide Go to Heaven? (Ed Welch)
- Funeral Meditation for a Christian Who Committed Suicide (John Piper)
- Suicide Assessment Tool (Bruce Ray)
- Suicide in the Church (Ab Abercrombie)
- Suicide, Salvation, and Eternal Security (Bob Kellemen)
- The Law & Counseling Pt 2 – Legal History and Climate (Bob Kellemen)
AUDIO/VIDEO LINKS
- Dealing with Suicide (Bruce Ray)
- How to Counsel the Suicidal (Garrett Higbee)
- Taking People Seriously (Mike Emlet & Alisdair Groves, CCEF podcast)
If you know of other helpful resources please contact me. I would be glad to consider adding them to this resource page.