Listening for the Soul: Pastoral Care and Spiritual DirectionThis book explores the relationship between the practices of pastoral care and the practices of spiritual direction with the aim of enabling pastoral caregivers to draw upon the guiding principles, resources, and techniques of spiritual direction within the Christian tradition. With an emphasis on both "practice" and "presence", the book reclaims the tradition of "soul care" for the pastoral ministry, thereby complementing the medical, or crisis intervention, model of pastoral care with a wellness/growth model of pastoral care.Listening for the Soul: -- Challenges clergy to take seriously the relationship between pastoral care and spiritual direction.-- Integrates theological and psychological insights with issues of spiritual life and formation.-- Includes a chapter on the spiritual formation of children.-- Provides practical guidance for integrating spiritual direction with pastoral care.-- Tends to the pastoral caregivers own needs for spiritual deepening.-- Includesreflection,questions and case studies to enable the text to function on both the individual reader and classroom levels. |
Contents
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contemplative L1ving a preventative and Restorative Approach | 37 |
The souls Rhythm Death and Resurrection | 73 |
credible caregivers sustaining spiritual practices | 107 |
soul companions Listening for the soul in Daily Life and work | 135 |
childrens spirituality Listening for the soul of the child | 155 |
Toward complementarity pastoral care and spiritual Direction | 187 |
signs of soulful pastoral care | 197 |
a case study Listening for the soul | 199 |
NOTES | 203 |
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Common terms and phrases
adults affirm Alan Jones attention awareness become biblical challenge chapter child Christian clergy congregations contemplative lifestyle contemplative living contemplative prayer context credibility crisis daily death and resurrection deeper Dietrich Bonhoeffer dimension directors discernment dying encourage entice experience explore expression faith community feel focus gift God's grief hear heart Henri Nouwen holy hospitality human important individuals inner intentional invitation Jesus John Knox journey Kenneth Leech laity lament laypersons life's liminal listening means ministry mystery offer opportunities ourselves parable pastoral caregivers persons potential poustinia practice of simplicity pray present Protestant churches questions reality reflect relationship response rhythm of death ritual role sabbath scripture sense share silence soul companions soul inquiry soul-listening soulful pastoral soulful pastoral care spiritual direction spiritual practice story theological things Thomas Ryan tion toral truth vocation Wayne Oates wonder words worship young children
References to this book
Pastoral Care with Young and Midlife Adults in Long-term Care Jackie Sullivan No preview available - 2007 |
Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls: A Guide to Christian Approaches ... Gary W. Moon,David G. Benner No preview available - 2004 |