Pastor as counselor : wise presence, sacred conversation / John Patton.
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TextPublisher: Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, 2015Description: xiii, 117 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781630886905
- 1630886904
- BV 4012.2 .P349 2015
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Includes bibliographical references.
This very practical book offers no-nonsense instructions for pastors, chaplains, and ministers whose real specialty is the practice of relational wisdom. Patton provides a helpful, step-by-step template for pastoral counseling sessions and clear guidelines for understanding when to defer and how to refer -- all while remaining faithful to the basic pastoral calling to connect persons seeking help with the relationships and resources they need to deal with their lives.
The pastor's specialty: relational wisdom -- The first pastoral counseling conversation -- Continuing the counseling conversation -- Pastoral consultation on family and family-like relationships -- On consulting about family-type problems.
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