"Do you Really Believe that There is Something More?" - The Offer of Transcendental Communication by Pastoral Care Workers in German Hospices and Palliative Care Units: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]
Background Palliative Care also encompasses the dimension of spiritual pain. Pastoral care workers and chaplains are specialists in the provision of spiritual care.
Nassehi A +6 more
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Humanistic counselling plus pastoral care as usual versus pastoral care as usual for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents in UK state schools (ETHOS): a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
Background About one in seven adolescents have a mental health disorder in England, UK. School counselling is one of the most common means of trying to address such a problem. We aimed to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of school-based
Cooper M +11 more
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The pastoral presence in absence: Challenges and opportunities of pastoral care in the context of the global Coronavirus pandemic [PDF]
The role of the pastor is shepherding. With his/her presence the pastor becomes a companion and leader of the Christian church. The advent of the coronavirus has provided a myriad of challenges for pastoral care and presence.
Dr Rabson Hove
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Disproving assumptions to the contrary, this article clearly shows how and why adults can become victims of abuse in church contexts. It does this by focusing on the pastoral care context and the interdependent potential risk factors lying within.
Ute Leimgruber
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The Evolution of Pastoral Care Ministry through the Ages [PDF]
People are commanded by Jesus to love one another as he loved us (John 13:34). We are called to be conduits of God’s grace to others in our community. Christ’s love for us should motivate us to love others in response.
Xolisa Jibiliza
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Abortion attitudes, religious and moral beliefs, and pastoral care among Protestant religious leaders in Georgia. [PDF]
Objective The purpose of this study is to explore Protestant religious leaders’ attitudes towards abortion and their strategies for pastoral care in Georgia, USA.
Dozier JL +10 more
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Why is pastoral care crucial to Africa? Towards an African pastoral care perspective
Without a doubt, pastoral care as the frontline ministry of the church has been crucial in Africa. Numerous obstacles confronting the African continent as a whole make pastoral care indispensable.
Patrick Nanthambwe
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Representing the Good: Pastoral Care in a Secular Age. [PDF]
In ‘a secular age’ (Taylor 2007), pastoral care is no longer exclusively associated with specific religious traditions and communities. Pastoral caregivers who work in secular institutions provide care to religious and nonreligious people alike, and in ...
Schuhmann C, Damen A.
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Pastoral care in communities under transition: Interplay between care and culture
This article contributes to pastoral care within communities under transition. It seeks to contribute to the corpus of literature that relates pastoral care with culture and, particularly, multicultural contexts.
John S. Klaasen
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African communities face various challenges that require different sectors’ interventions to be effectively addressed. Churches as key community structures in Africa along with people experience these life challenges.
Vhumani Magezi
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