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In every church every Sunday—if we were all honest with each other—are men and women weighed down by life lived in this fallen world. So, is the command to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2), only for the ordained? How does the male leadership minister to women who are hurting, suffering, and in crisis? What if there is a church discipline issue? Alongside Care: A Vision for Churches to Care for Women in Crisis provides reasons for and guidelines to start a ministry to the hurting women of your church, for women and men to walk with them in crisis and point them to the hope believers have in Christ. Alongside Care has been intentionally written by a variety of authors who represent churches of different sizes and demographics that implement Alongside Care in differing ways in their contexts. Each contributor shares stories, experiences, and bears witness to what the Lord has done through such a ministry. Gather your session members, your women’s ministry leaders, and those who have a heart for hurting women in the church. Read the book together. Discuss the questions. Then consider how you can implement Alongside Care in your specific context.