Sentences with phrase «pastoral care leaves»

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«I understand those who prefer a more rigorous pastoral care which leaves no room for confusion,» Pope Francis says.

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.

If as a pastor you have not had an opportunity to learn either kind of skill, you have several options: Arrange to get the training you need (perhaps your church will provide a sabbatical leave); or ask your church to employ a «minister of group life and lay training» (with academic and clinical training in pastoral care and counseling); or employ a part - time pastoral counselor or accredited chaplain supervisor to coordinate lay training; or simply find a competent supervisor in your community and get your own on - the - job training as a trainer by having him or her coach you as you do lay training.

Kevin Courtney, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, welcomed the report, and claimed government education policies were hindering the ability of schools to tackle sexual harassment and bullying because they «left no time for pastoral care or PSHE within the curriculum or school day».