GriefShare: Strategic opportunities for your church

GriefShare does more than help those grieving a death. It also benefits your church. Here’s how:

Grows your church

GriefShare attracts nonbelievers to churches. Many leaders report that over 85% of attendees are not members of the GriefShare host church. And as a result of participating in GriefShare and becoming involved in the host church, these guests often become church members.

Introduces people to Christ

In a typical GriefShare group, about half of the people who come don’t have an active spiritual life and are not followers of Christ. The GriefShare program points them to Christ as the source of healing.

Lessens staff counseling load

Offer individual counsel to every bereaved person in your community, and you and your church staff won’t get anything else done. GriefShare allows you to offer a scalable, grief recovery group to your community. That way you can help many grieving people at once.

A catalyst for lay ministry

You probably have church members who are passionate about helping grieving people. GriefShare is perfect for them. And they can begin a GriefShare ministry without lengthy and expensive training.