WEEK IX
Week IX
Pastoral care tends to be different in different cultural settings or communities. Different cultures have unique and diverse perspectives about life. Thus, pastoral care includes a multicultural approach when engaging or counselling the said communities. This ensures that undertakings on this front respect unique aspects of all people as well as their culture. Therefore, it is important to note that pastoral care in one community could differ from that undertaken in another community. For instance, in pastoral care with African-American women, womanist strategies and perspectives could be more effective. Most African-American women are discriminated against on the basis of their religion and spirituality. For this reason, pastoral care with the said community would ideally incorporate certain aspects on religion and spirituality. This could come in handy in efforts to ensure that the psychological wellness of African-American women is secured.
With regard to pastoral care in Latino community, marginality approach could be more effective - whereby the pastoral caregiver becomes a savior to the marginalized like Jesus was when He fulfilled the prophecy of Elisha and Elijah. Essentially, given that Latinos are also marginalized to a large extent, pastoral caregivers can bring about spiritual transformation and reconciliation. Pastoral caregivers can also provide religious support to Latinos by availing social networks of resistance and care. In the context of the North American Asian communities, pastoral caregivers can make use of an approach that could be deemed enlivening and enhancing. This is more so the case given that the said communities are in some cases under pressure to adapt and conform to dominant values and norms.
He has a name; he is the Capitalism of private property and the Capitalism of the state" (Sigmund 85). The social, economic, and political undertones of Liberation Theology are not hard to see. While representing themselves as activists, their goal places primacy on the economic rather than the spiritual. Nonetheless, Liberation Theologians have established "ecclesial base communities," which have been growing since the 1970s: "These are 'small, grassroots, lay groups
Certainly, the best counseling is proactive and for one to really keep up with a situation is to stay ahead and to be able to anticipate how events will develop as the pastor gains more experience. As the book title implies however, even the best training can not always prepare the pastor for every possible emergency situation. For instance, terrorism and disaster types of situations have evolved since the
The author makes it quite clear what he thinks the church should accomplish in the lives of its members and in the community. He writes, "Churches should be supportive, extended family for everyone who wishes this, including those who live alone and those who are married or live in other committed relationships" (Clinebell 277). It is refreshing that he includes everyone, regardless of their marital arrangements, which shows he is
Theological Themes Theological themes 2Theological ThemesPastoral care is based on several practices. They include being empathetic, listening, and responding. Most people seek pastoral care when faced with complex situations such as coping, trauma, grief, and loss. Active listening is vital, and it includes skills of boundary-setting and self-awareness. Doehring (2015) provides practical and theoretical models for assessment and how leaders should be empathetic. Spiritual care is a liberating spiritual integration,
Spiritual GuidanceSpiritual guidance is joint among people, and it is practiced uniquely. It helps people understand life better and understand how to deal with their situation. Spiritual guidance plays different roles. The first is to introduce what spiritual direction should be taken for those unfamiliar with the ministry. The other purpose is to provide a background of the practice of spiritual direction developed (Bidwell, 2004). Defining the spiritual approach is
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