An Introduction to Pastoral Care - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Introduction to Pastoral Care write by Charles V. Gerkin. This book was released on 1997. An Introduction to Pastoral Care available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "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.
Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pastoral Care write by Dr. John Patton. This book was released on 2010-09-01. Pastoral Care available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
An Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling
An Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling write by Ezamo Murry. This book was released on 2009. An Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Pastoral Care in Context
Pastoral Care in Context - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pastoral Care in Context write by John Patton. This book was released on 2005-02-18. Pastoral Care in Context available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
Introduction to Pastoral Counseling - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introduction to Pastoral Counseling write by Loren L. Townsend. This book was released on 2009. Introduction to Pastoral Counseling available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An in-depth look at who pastoral caregivers are, what they do, and how and why they do it
