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 …
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: 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.