An examination of how a PCA pastor further understands the grieving process due to death and dying in the context of the Korean Central Presbytery

Stephen W Chang

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An examination of how a PCA pastor further understands the grieving process due to death and dying in the context of the Korean Central Presbytery

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Stephen W Chang. An Examination of How a Pca Pastor Further Understands the Grieving Process Due to Death and Dying In the Context of the Korean Central Presbytery. Covenant Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/98fdfaca-511d-45ba-a331-4b4c5adbbdb4.

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S. W. Chang. An examination of how a PCA pastor further understands the grieving process due to death and dying in the context of the Korean Central Presbytery. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/98fdfaca-511d-45ba-a331-4b4c5adbbdb4

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Stephen W Chang. An Examination of How a Pca Pastor Further Understands the Grieving Process Due to Death and Dying In the Context of the Korean Central Presbytery. Covenant Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/98fdfaca-511d-45ba-a331-4b4c5adbbdb4.

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Originally submitted as: To examine how a PCA pastor further understands the grieving process due to death and dying in the context of the Korean Central Presbytery

Abstract

As a hospital chaplain, I frequently see survivors suffering because they have lost their loved one. Even survivors who expected the death suffer and do not know how to deal with it. The death of their loved one demands they deal with the experience of death whether they want to or not. Many Korean-American pastors and congregations would like to comfort them but may not know how. Korean-American survivors may even be ignored by their pastors and churches. As a Korean-American chaplain, even I sometimes feel challenged to know how to care for them. I would like to see Korean-American people cared for by Korean-American congregations. But I also want Korean-Americans to be cared for by other Christians. My purpose in this dissertation is to help improve the way Korean-American pastors and their congregations care for survivors. Since this is a broad topic, I have decided to narrow my project by focusing on survivors of natural and unexpected death of adults in Korean-American churches.

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