‘Funerals,’ with Dr. Tim Perry

Dr. Tim Perry discusses funerals with Matt and Derek.

Tim Perry

Death is an uncomfortable subject for many people. That makes funerals difficult at the least, and even worse, confusing and traumatic. How does the Christian understanding of death influence the way we do funerals? Dr. Tim Perry, author of Funerals: For the Care of Souls (recently published by Lexham Press), joins Matt and Derek to liven your understanding of what it means for a Christian to die. They cover numerous practical considerations as well, such as cremation vs. burial, whether and how to eulogize, and which parts of funerals should — and shouldn’t — be customized.

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The Lexham Ministry Guides

October's Book of the Month is actually a series of books! To celebrate Pastor Appreciation Month, the Books of the Month are the Lexham Ministry Guides, edited by Harold L. Senkbeil. These volumes — on Funerals, Pastoral Leadership, and Stewardship — offer practical, proven wisdom for the church. Wisdom takes time, and the authors in this series developed their wisdom through years of ministry experience and conversations with colleagues. These books invite you to enter into these conversations to better serve the Savior’s sheep and lambs with confidence. You will find hands-on tools, lessons from years of ministry experience, and an array of resources to apply to your own ministry context. For the month of October 2021, Mere Fidelity listeners will get a 40% discount on their purchase of any of these volumes with the code MEREFIDELITYOCT21 at checkout.

Timestamps

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The Lexham Ministry Guides
1:40
Anglo-Quebecois?
3:24
Rites of Passage
7:40
A Gift to the Survivors
10:32
Funeral Planning and Catechesis
12:46
The Need for a Guide
14:53
What it Means for a Believer to Die
20:10
The Last... Frenemy?
24:59
Ecclesiastes
26:43
Eulogies and Their Uses
32:47
The "Disposal" of the Body
40:19
Sharpening Our Focus

Follow Derek, Andrew, and Alastair for more tweet-sized brilliance. Thanks to Timothy Crouch for keeping us organized. Special thanks to Tim Motte for sound editing and show notes. And thanks to The Joy Eternal for lending us their music, which everybody should download out of gratitude for their kindness.

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