How to put together ‘an excellent’ funeral

Posted on April 21, 2026 
Filed under Resources

This week from The Pastor’s Heart –

“Not every funeral is great. Sometimes they go too long, sometimes the gospel is not clear, sometimes the content overlaps.

How do you create a funeral service that God would be pleased with, connects well with people, honours the deceased and serves the bereaved?

• David Cook is former Principal of Sydney Missionary and Bible College,
• Sandy Grant is Dean of St Andrew’s Cathedral Sydney, and
• Gary Coleman is former Chaplain to the Motor Racing Industry.”

– Watch here. Some very helpful advice.

Recommended:

At a Time Like This – Some answers for loss and grief by Simon Manchester.