Sentences with phrase «congregational care»

There we have an example of congregational care and discipline that joins together for the upbuilding of the Christian community.

Bridging this estrangement is a crucial task for pastoral and congregational care.

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In the course of the year, students gain significant experience in liturgical leadership, teaching, preaching, pastoral care and congregational mission.

A score of writers have noted the potentially perverted uses of «paternalistic» styles of ministry and pastoral care — the fostering of a congregation's childlike dependence on the pastor, the turning of ministry into pastoral self - gratification at the expense of congregational freedom and maturity.

* Who can take responsibility for raising awareness of congregational pastoral care through worship and prayer?

Congregational pastoral care occurs when members reach out through very concrete acts such as sitting by the bedside of someone who's ill, listening as parents describe their fears and grief when a teenager leaves home, offering hope to someone in despair, or praying for those who suffer on the margins of the church and society.

The discovery that certain laymen are natural therapeutic persons opens a fresh dimension in congregational pastoral care.

Churches are beginning to respond, especially by educating people through congregational programs and outreach support for community - wide care - giving services.

Although I had had clinical training and professional experience in chaplaincy and pastoral psychotherapy, I had never had an actual course in pastoral care or pastoral theology, nor had many of my courses emphasized pastoral congregational practices.

(1) clarity, strength and persuasiveness of Christian conviction and commitment; (2) good preaching and the ability to design and lead meaningful worship; (3) conviction of and commitment to pastoral calling as integral to Christian ministry and pastoral care; (4) deep sensitivity to the needs of people individually and in groups; (5) concern for, dedication to, and skill in working for congregational development and growth as a part of faithfulness, for the nurture and retention of members who show signs of slackening commitment, for the motivation and training of lay persons to work for church growth; (6) capacity to generate enthusiasm in other people, personal warmth, competence, spiritual authenticity; (7) ability to encourage and generate a spirit of unity in a congregation; and (8) organizational development and conflict management skills.

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