Contents : What is a pastoral emergency? -- What does it mean to say that we care? -- The carer and the caring : who are we and how do we go about it? -- Responding to persons' needs in situational crises -- Visiting the physically ill -- Hospital emergencies -- Ministry to the dying -- Pastoral response to bereavement -- Responding to suicidal persons and their families -- Marriage and family …
Contents : Myths and facts about sexual assault and child sexual abuse -- The statistics about sexual violence / Barbara Chester -- If she says no, then it's rape / Ellen goodman -- Recognizing the symptoms and consequences of sexual assault and abuse / Barbara Chester -- Elder abuse : the view from the chancel / Jane A. Boyajian -- With no immediate cause / Ntozake Shange -- Violence against …
Contents: Basic listening skills for ministry. Paraphrase ; Productive questions ; Perception check ; Expression of feelings and emotions ; Fogging ; negative inquiry ; Behavior description -- Hearing the story. Story listening ; Story polarization listening -- Advanced listening skills for ministry. Life commandments ; The linguistic bridge. Abstract : "The secret to leadership and transfor…
Contents: In a time of change -- The ground of community -- Caregiver, counselor : yourself as gardener -- A guide to facilitating change -- Preparing for community care, counseling, and referral -- Change supported by the solution-focused method -- Care and counseling at life's many beginnings -- Care and counseling at life's many endings -- Care and counseling in life's daily round -- Tending…
Abstract: A comprehensive social and systemic foundation for pastoral and caretaking that will be an invaluable guide for the activities of parish ministers and counseling practitioners. Graham's model better interprets and responds to the interplay between individuals and the larger cultural and environmental realities which contribute to their distress and its transformation
Contents : You are not alone -- When to refer -- How to refer -- Where to refer -- Special problems in referral -- The on-going ministry.
Contents: Grace and growth -- Love for God -- Spiritual formation -- Personal integrity -- Love for the church -- Servant leader -- Model of holiness -- Prayer life -- Holy Spirit empowerment -- Inspired preaching -- Sure calling -- Godly character -- Personal accountability -- Strong marriage -- Visionary leadership. Abstract: This invaluable guidebook explores the 15 character qualities o…
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Explores the question of what it means to be a minister in the modern world, discussing the many ways and forms in which a person can be a Christian, and argues that ministers must be willing to share their own burdens before they can help others. Other Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Doubleday, 1972. Text complete and unabridged.