An Introduction To Pastoral Care

Author : Charles V. Gerkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0687016746

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An Introduction to Pastoral Care by Charles V. Gerkin Pdf

"With generative wisdom, Gerkin moves beyond the predominance of the psychotherapeutic paradigm in pastoral care to a dynamic, interactive process which balances faith, culture, community, and individual well-being. . . . Gerkin's history of pastoral care is skillful. . . . His analysis of the current transitions in the field of care will make this book a classic."--Jeanne Stevenson Moessner, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, and the Georgia Association for Pastoral Care "Out of the abundance of his many years as a pastoral caregiver and theologian, Gerkin introduces readers to the history, theory, and practice of pastoral care. This book represents the best of Protestant liberal pastoral theology and fills a long-standing gap. . . . The narrative-hermeneutical paradigm which Gerkin offers holds and works with many of the complexities of pastoral care in postmodern times."--Carrie Doehring, School of Theology, Boston University "Gerkin's Introduction to Pastoral Care breaks new ground for an introductory text in its emphasis on care as 'the central metaphor of life in the Christian community.' Thus the scope is much larger than the more usual focus only on individual and family needs. He is deeply sensitive to both individual and community dimensions through his quadrilateral nexus of tradition, individuals and family, community, and cultural context."--James N. Lapsley, Princeton Theological Seminary "The formula appears simple: take the very best of pastoral care theory and research of the past, build upon it the best of contemporary literature and practice in the pastoral arts and sciences, season it with rich experiences of a pioneer in the pastoral care, counseling, and education movement, and you have a solid bridge to the 21st century. Gerkin has proven the formula. . . . [Gerkin] articulates a pastoral care for the 21st century."--Orlo C. Strunk, Jr., Pastoral Psychotherapist at The Coastal Samaritan Center, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Author : John Patton
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005-02-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611644562

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Pastoral Care in Context by John Patton Pdf

An expert in the field of pastoral care, John Patton demonstrates that pastoral care is a ministry of the church. He focuses on the community of faith as an authorizer and source of care and upon the relationship between the pastor and a caring community. Patton identifies and compares three paradigms of pastoral care: the classical, the clinical pastoral, and the communal contextual. This third paradigm emphasizes the caring community and the various contexts for care rather than focusing on pastoral care as the work of the ordained pastor.

Author : Dr. John Patton
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426723476

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Pastoral Care by Dr. John Patton Pdf

The essentials of pastoral care involve the pastor's distinctive task of caring for those who are estranged--the lost sheep. Taken from the biblical image of the shepherd, the pastor by virtue of his or her professional calling cultivates wise judgment in order to hear the hurting and offer guidance, reconciliation, healing, sustaining presence, and empowerment to those in need. This book will outline the quintessential elements pastors need to wisely minister in today's context by discussing four major kinds of lostness: grief, illness, abuse, and family challenges. The purpose of the Abingdon Essential Guides is to fulfill the need for brief, substantive, yet highly accessible introductions to the core disciples in biblical, theological, and religious studies. Drawing on the best in current scholarship, written with the need of students foremost in mind, addressed to learners in a number of contexts, Essential Guides will be the first choice of those who wish to acquaint themselves or their students with the broad scope of issues, perspectives, and subject matters within biblical and religious studies.

Author : Loren L. Townsend
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780687658350

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Introduction to Pastoral Counseling by Loren L. Townsend Pdf

An in-depth look at who pastoral caregivers are, what they do, and how and why they do it

Author : Ezamo Murry
Publisher : Ispck
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Clergy
ISBN : 8184650167

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An Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling by Ezamo Murry Pdf

An Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling is intended to be a guide for both ministerial students and general readers. The book will also be a great help to the students of Bible Schools, Pastors as well as lay trainees for ministry. This book is used by the Senate of Serampore affiliated Colleges, many use it as a text book. It has also been translated to few other languages.

Author : John Patton
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664229948

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Pastoral Care in Context by John Patton Pdf

An expert in the field of pastoral care, John Patton demonstrates that pastoral care is a ministry of the church. He focuses on the community of faith as an authorizer and source of care and upon the relationship between the pastor and a caring community. Patton identifies and compares three paradigms of pastoral care: the classical, the clinical pastoral, and the communal contextual. This third paradigm emphasizes the caring community and the various contexts for care rather than focusing on pastoral care as the work of the ordained pastor.

Author : Helsel, Philip Browning
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781587687617

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Pastoral Care and Counseling by Helsel, Philip Browning Pdf

Addresses the critique that pastoral care is indistinguishable from secular psychotherapy by placing a person's relationship to God at the center of pastoral care.

Author : Ralph L. Underwood
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1992-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451416466

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Pastoral Care and the Means of Grace by Ralph L. Underwood Pdf

The emphasis on pastoral freedom is nearly spent?and found wanting. Many caregivers today are seeking to balance such freedom with a sense of God's transcendence and communal order, which entail personal and ritual formation.In Underwood's resulting spirituality, the soul of pastoral care is prayer. The substance is Scripture, studied in both liturgical and personal settings. The evangelical principle is reconciliation. Baptism lays the foundation for pastoral care by providing the paradigm for all transformations. Eucharist constitutes the eschatological horizon for pastoral care as ministry in the human encounter of God's presence.This winsomely written book stands at the forefront of a broad movement among scholars and clergy in nonliturgical traditions that aims at retrieving explicitly religious resources?the means of grace. The result is a rare, truly ecumenical contribution to pastoral care, which deepens practice by providing a vision and a spirituality.

Author : William V. Arnold
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664244009

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Introduction to Pastoral Care by William V. Arnold Pdf

Valuable for both seminarians and practicing clergy, this basic work integrates theology and pastoral care in a practical and useful way. Citing actual experiences, with questions for personal reflection, this much-needed study brings about a new awareness of the ministry of pastoral care.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-09
Category : Pastoral theology
ISBN : OCLC:1004963126

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Introduction to Pastoral Care by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gordon Lynch
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0761970975

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Pastoral Care & Counselling by Gordon Lynch Pdf

Pastoral Care and Counselling provides an accessible framework for understanding the role of the pastoral care worker and the ethical dimensions of practice. In offering spiritual support and in helping others resolve their moral dilemmas, pastoral carers need to explore their own vision of humanity and what for them constitutes "the good life."

Author : Bruce L. Petersen
Publisher : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0834123053

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Foundations of Pastoral Care by Bruce L. Petersen Pdf

Introduces both clergy and laity to the ministry skills and personal qualities needed to provide effective care for people inside and outside the church...

Author : Robert C Dykstra
Publisher : Chalice Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827216266

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Images of Pastoral Care by Robert C Dykstra Pdf

This book is an edited volume of works that have predominated over the past several decades in contemporary pastoral theology. Through the writings of nineteen leading voices in the history of pastoral care, Dykstra shows how each contributor developed a metaphor for understanding pastoral care. Such metaphors include the solicitous shepherd, the wounded healer, the intimate stranger, the midwife, and other tangible images. Through these works, the reader gains a sense of the varied identities of pastoral care professionals, their struggles for recognition in this often controversial field, and insight into the history of the disciple. Includes readings by: Anton T. Boisen, Alastair V. Campbell, Donald Capps, James E. Dittes, Robert C. Dykstra, Heije Faber, Charles V. Gerkin, Brita L. Gill-Austern, Karen R. Hanson, Seward Hiltner, Margaret Zipse Kornfeld, Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Jeanne Stevenson Moessner, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Gaylord Noyce, Paul W. Pruyser, Edward P. Wimberly.

Author : Harold George Koenig,Andrew J. Weaver
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 145140378X

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Pastoral Care of Older Adults by Harold George Koenig,Andrew J. Weaver Pdf

By the year 2000 more than 50 percent of mainline Protestants will be over the age of sixty. Older adults have special needs, to which many pastors are not adequately prepared to minister. Harold Koenig and Andrew Weaver address this problem by providing practical guidance in dealing with such issues as Alzheimer's disease, the chronically ill, relocation, health crises, grief, depression, anxiety, gender differences, poverty, and the needs of children of older adults.

Author : Carrie Doehring
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664226841

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The Practice of Pastoral Care by Carrie Doehring Pdf

Drawing on psychological, theological, and cultural studies on suffering, Carrie Doehring encourages counselors to view their ministry through trifocal lenses and include approaches that are premodern (apprehending God through religious rituals), modern (consulting rational and empirical sources), and postmodern (acknowledging the contextual nature of knowledge). Utilizing strategies from all three perspectives, Doehring describes the basic ingredients of a caregiving relationship, shows how to use the caregiver's life experience as a source of authority, and demonstrates how to develop the skill of listening and establish the actual relationship. She then explains the steps of psychological assessment, systemic assessment, and theological reflection, and finally she delineates the basic steps for plans of care: attending to the careseeker's safety, building trust, mourning losses, and reconnecting with the ordinariness of life.