FOUNDATIONS OF PASTORAL CARE
Instructor: Dr. Beth McCaw
Email: bmccaw@dbq.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to the caring aspects of pastoral ministry, including biblical and theological foundations of care, the development of pastoral identity, various models of care, and varieties of essential pastoral communication skills necessary for entering diverse situations of crisis and need.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. to offer an introduction to the caring aspects of pastoral ministry
2. to articulate biblical, theological and psychological foundations of care
3. to encourage the development of a healthy and faithful pastoral identity
4. to examine the primary contexts of pastoral care
5. to strengthen essential pastoral communication skills
6. to become acquainted with various models of pastoral care
REQUIRED TEXTS:
* Franklin, Cynthia, and Rowena Fong. The Church Leader's Counseling Resource Guide (New York: Oxford, 2011) - selections.
*Hunsinger, Deborah Van Deusen, Pray Without Ceasing: Revitalizing Pastoral Care (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006).
* Purves, Andrew, The Crucifixion of Ministry (Downers Grove: IVP, 2007)
- Teacher: Beth McCaw