Theological context for pastoral caregiving : word in deed
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Theological context for pastoral caregiving : word in deed
Haworth Pastoral Press, c1996
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Revised edition of Word of God and pastoral care, published by Abingdon Press, c1988
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In Theological Context for Pastoral Caregiving, Howard W. Stone helps his fellow pastors and worship leaders provide effective and faithful pastoral care and counseling through the study of the correlation between pastoral care and theology. You will learn that in order for pastoral care to be effective it must have a theological base to shape the caregiving experience. At the same time, theology must be informed by the needs and experiences of the people being served and by the ministry of pastoral care. By relating these two issues, you gain a unique viewpoint not offered by books with simply a psychological focus.The author draws from his day-to-day clinical practice of pastoral care and counseling to show how pastoral care and theology can be brought together. Through Howard Stone's work, the reader learns of:
an overview of pastoral care and counseling today
how to provide a pastoral assessment of the persons served
the author's theological understanding of the ministry of pastoral care and counseling
methods for correlating theology and pastoral care
how spiritual direction as a discipline can help pastoral care and counseling ministry regain a solid theological base
theological themes that might be more explicitly and intentionally related to pastoral careTheological Context for Pastoral Caregiving provides useful information for parish pastors, people in training to be parish pastors, and specialists in the field of pastoral care counseling. As one of the easiest-to-read books on this subject, it can also be used as a text for graduate-level classes in courses such as Theology and Pastoral Care, Pastoral Theology, and Practical Theology. With this book, seminary students will finally be able to relate the practical things learned in pastoral counseling classes with what is learned in theology classes.
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction
The Distinctiveness of Pastoral Care
Theological Assessment
The Word
Correlating Theology and Ministry
Spiritual Direction
The Priesthood of All Believers
Acceptance of Self and Spirit
Suffering
Love of God and Neighbor
Pastoral Care as Community Endeavor
Index
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