TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patton,John
TI  - Pastor as counselor: wise presence, sacred conversation 
SN  - 9781630886905
AV  - BV 4012.2 .P349 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Nashville, TN
PB  - Abingdon Press
KW  - Pastoral counseling
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -