Support the practical strategies of the policy by: dealing with serious referral issues; setting up and leading teams e.g. pastoral support team, special educational needs team, attendance team. (inspirationtrust.org)
The church did not offer the compassion and pastoral support for these relationships, which it now claims to have offered. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
His observations remind me of what I've witnessed so often when offering pastoral support to people facing minor, drip - drip troubles versus the great crises that bring larger energies into play. (religion-online.org)