Theological Context for Pastoral Caregiving

Word in Deed
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-7890-0072-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 468 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clements, William M.

Stone, Howard W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Organisation & Institutionen von Kirchen und Gemeinden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

William M Clements, Howard W Stone