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About Bridges: Ministering To Those Who Question
Product Description With the advancement of the internet, changing worldviews, and the rising generation of millennials, Latter-day Saints today face unique challenges to faith on an unprecedented scale. Unlike most books written to help those struggling with their testimonies, Bridges: Ministering to Those Who Question is geared at helping local leaders and family members better understand the sources of these challenges and how to minister to those affected by them. This ministering is done through building bridges of love, empathy, and trust regardless of whether or not someone retains their belief or continues to participate. Author David B. Ostler, a former mission president, utilizes surveys with local leaders and disaffected members, research from social science and religious studies, and teachings from Church leaders to show how Latter-day Saints can work to better support those who have questions and create church environments where all can feel welcome. Review "Leaders, parents, and friends often feel at a loss when someone they love experiences a faith crisis and leaves the church. How did this happen? What can I do? How can I help? Their sincere love and concern is now perfectly matched by the information and advice in this honest, compassionate, and inspiring book by David Ostler. The church--meaning both the people and the institution--would be well-served to have a dog-eared copy of Bridges in every ward and stake council member's home." --Patrick Q. Mason, author of Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt "The offended/sin/lazy justifications also don't hold up in a new study released this week from David Ostler and discussed in the book Bridges: Ministering to Those Who Question. It's a lovely book directed at current LDS leaders, parents, and teachers, explaining why faith crisis tends to occur and what, if anything, the Church can do to help." - Jana Riess, Every Mormon leader (and teacher, and parent) should read this book, Religion News Service "The results of those many months of ministering and listening and empathizing, as well as the results of those studies are summarized in this valuable book."- Review of David Ostler's Bridges - most important book on LDS faith crisis yet, Wheat and Tares "This book takes the faith-crisis exploration in the modern LDS culture to a new depth and should be an essential read for any leader seeking to better minister to those in faith transitions." - Mark Matheson, " Minimizing Trauma When Those We Love Question their Latter-day Saint Faith," Leading Saints Ostler has made a delicious batch of pizza dough, created a huge table for us to all sit at, and invited us to make a space where all will feel safe to share, and be well fed. This is truly a beautiful book, one that resonated with me deeply. I plan to purchase a copy for my ward's library, and have already recommended it to the members of my ward who dared to try and minister to little 'ol less active me. So grab the book and a slice of pizza, and dig in! Book Review: Bridges: Ministering To Those Who Question, segullah.org From the Back Cover "Even in a culture of the religiously disaffected, the toll on Latter-day Saint faithful is alarming. David Ostler's book does not aim to stem the tide, but to lessen the pain of those on both sides of the faith divide. It is a deeply christian book that calls upon us all to seek understanding and minister to the wounded." - Terryl Givens, co-author of The Crucible of Doubt: Reflection on the Question for Faith "One of the most important books I have read in the past decade. Unlike other good books written primarily to those experiencing a crisis of faith, Bridges is written to those who have been called as leaders, fellow saints, and family members to minister to those who once were included in our circle of fellowship and love but who no longer are." - Robert A. Rees, Co-founder and Vice-President, Bountiful Children's Foundation Abo
