PREACHING AND HEALING PREACHING AND HEALING MINISTRYMINISTRYPRM 661PRM 661

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James Barber, D.Min.James Barber, D.Min.

Asst. Prof. Practical Theology Asst. Prof. Practical Theology

Dir. Field EducationDir. Field Education

WAYS OF CARINGWAYS OF CARING

• TWO MAIN WAYSTWO MAIN WAYS– SERMONSSERMONS– VISITATIONVISITATION

• OTHER WAYSOTHER WAYS– GROUP PROCESSGROUP PROCESS– BIBLE STUDIESBIBLE STUDIES– EDUCATIONAL DISCUSSIONSEDUCATIONAL DISCUSSIONS– DEVOTIONS DEVOTIONS – PRAYERPRAYER

CHRISTIANS RIGHT AND CHRISTIANS RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO CARERESPONSIBILITY TO CARE

• FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE BODY OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE BODY OF CHRISTCHRIST

• WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND TO NEEDS OF OTHERSRESPOND TO NEEDS OF OTHERS

• WE SHARE A MUTUAL TRUST BASED WE SHARE A MUTUAL TRUST BASED ON A COMMON FAITH IN JESUSON A COMMON FAITH IN JESUS

• WE ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT CHRIST CREATEDCHRIST CREATED

CHRISTIAN CARE ADVANTAGECHRISTIAN CARE ADVANTAGE

• INTEGRATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND INTEGRATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND THEOLOGYTHEOLOGY

• EMBRACES A SPIRITUAL DIMENSION EMBRACES A SPIRITUAL DIMENSION THAT HAS REAL ANSWERSTHAT HAS REAL ANSWERS

• NOT JUST ON THE SURFACE BUT NOT JUST ON THE SURFACE BUT ADDRESSES DEEPER CONCERNADDRESSES DEEPER CONCERN

CHRISTIAN CARE ADVANTAGECHRISTIAN CARE ADVANTAGE• DEEP CHRISTIAN CARE GIVING MUST DEEP CHRISTIAN CARE GIVING MUST

BE CULTIVATED FOR ITS REAL BE CULTIVATED FOR ITS REAL POTENTIALPOTENTIAL

• STUDY IN THE FIELDSTUDY IN THE FIELD

• UNPREPARED CAREGIVERS DO MORE UNPREPARED CAREGIVERS DO MORE HARM THAN HELPHARM THAN HELP– A A GOODGOOD SECULAR THERAPIST CAN BE MORE HELPFUL THAN A SECULAR THERAPIST CAN BE MORE HELPFUL THAN A

POORPOOR CHRISTIAN THERAPIST CHRISTIAN THERAPIST– A A GOODGOOD CHRISTIAN THERAPIST CAN BE MORE HELPFUL THAN CHRISTIAN THERAPIST CAN BE MORE HELPFUL THAN

THE THE BESTBEST SECULAR THERAPIST SECULAR THERAPIST

PSYCHOLOGICAL PASTORAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PASTORAL CARECARE• RELATIONSHIPSRELATIONSHIPS

– THE KEY TO POSITIVE PERSONALITY CHANGE ONLY OCCURS IN THE THE KEY TO POSITIVE PERSONALITY CHANGE ONLY OCCURS IN THE CONTEXT OF RELATIONSHIP CONTEXT OF RELATIONSHIP

• CONGRUENCE (CORRESPONDING)CONGRUENCE (CORRESPONDING)– THE “HELPER” MUST BE GENUINE AND HONEST COMMUNICATE AT ALL THE “HELPER” MUST BE GENUINE AND HONEST COMMUNICATE AT ALL

LEVELSLEVELS• ACCEPTANCEACCEPTANCE

– THE RECOGNITION THAT THE ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE FEELINGS THE RECOGNITION THAT THE ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE FEELINGS UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARDUNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD

• EMPATHYEMPATHY– THE DEEP AND SUBJECTIVE UNDERSTANDING AND ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE DEEP AND SUBJECTIVE UNDERSTANDING AND ABILITY TO IDENTIFY

WITH OTHERS FEELINGS, DIFFICULTIES, & EXPERIENCESWITH OTHERS FEELINGS, DIFFICULTIES, & EXPERIENCES• SYMPATHYSYMPATHY

– THE ABILITY TO ENTER INTO, UNDERSTAND, OR SHARE SOMEBODY ELSE'S THE ABILITY TO ENTER INTO, UNDERSTAND, OR SHARE SOMEBODY ELSE'S FEELINGS BY COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, KINDNESS, FEELINGS BY COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, KINDNESS, CONSIDERATIONCONSIDERATION

– (CARL ROGERS)(CARL ROGERS)

PSYCHO/SOCIAL/SPIRIT PSYCHO/SOCIAL/SPIRIT CARECARE• CAPACITY TO SHARE FEELINGCAPACITY TO SHARE FEELING

– the ability to enter into, understand, or the ability to enter into, understand, or share somebody else's feelingsshare somebody else's feelings

• FEELINGS CAUSED BY SYMPATHYFEELINGS CAUSED BY SYMPATHY– the feelings of somebody who enters the feelings of somebody who enters

into or shares another's feelingsinto or shares another's feelings• SORROWS FOR ANOTHER’S PAINSORROWS FOR ANOTHER’S PAIN

– the feeling or expression of pity or the feeling or expression of pity or sorrow for the pain or distress of sorrow for the pain or distress of somebody elsesomebody else

PSYCHO/SOCIAL/SPIRIT PSYCHO/SOCIAL/SPIRIT CARECARE• INCLINED TO FEEL ALIKEINCLINED TO FEEL ALIKE

– the inclination to think or feel the the inclination to think or feel the same as somebody elsesame as somebody else

• AGREEMENTAGREEMENT– agreement or harmony with agreement or harmony with

something or somebody elsesomething or somebody else• ALLEGIANCE OR LOYALTYALLEGIANCE OR LOYALTY

– allegiance or loyalty to a group or allegiance or loyalty to a group or causecause

CELEBRATING RESULTS OF CELEBRATING RESULTS OF GOALSGOALS•RESULTS START HAPPENING WHEN RESULTS START HAPPENING WHEN

YOU STOP PUSHING FOR THEMYOU STOP PUSHING FOR THEM

•GOALS ARE ONLY HELPFUL WHEN GOALS ARE ONLY HELPFUL WHEN CHRISTIANS CARE FOR EACH OTHERCHRISTIANS CARE FOR EACH OTHER

•THE MAIN FOCUS AS A CARING THE MAIN FOCUS AS A CARING INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE ON THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE ON THE PROCESS OF CARING RATHER THAN PROCESS OF CARING RATHER THAN ON THE RESULTSON THE RESULTS

PROCESS GOALS vs. RESULTS GOALSPROCESS GOALS vs. RESULTS GOALS

•PROCESS vs. RESULTS IS LIKE A PROCESS vs. RESULTS IS LIKE A VERB VERSUS A NOUNVERB VERSUS A NOUN

•PROCESSES = ACTION ORIENTEDPROCESSES = ACTION ORIENTED

•RESULTS = ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS = ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTEDORIENTED

•RESULTS COME AT THE END OF RESULTS COME AT THE END OF A PROCESSA PROCESS

DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF CHRISTIAN CAREGIVINGCHRISTIAN CAREGIVING

•COMMUNITY – THROUGH COMMUNITY – THROUGH RECEIVING CARE PEOPLE RECEIVING CARE PEOPLE DEVELOP STRONGER TIES TO A DEVELOP STRONGER TIES TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE, WHICH GROUP OF PEOPLE, WHICH OVERCOMES BARRIERSOVERCOMES BARRIERS

•PERSPECTIVES ON SUFFERING – PERSPECTIVES ON SUFFERING – ONE CAN PERCEIVE LIFE BETTER, ONE CAN PERCEIVE LIFE BETTER, THAT EVERYONE HAS PROBLEMS THAT EVERYONE HAS PROBLEMS

DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF CHRISTIAN CAREGIVINGCHRISTIAN CAREGIVING

•ABILITY TO RECEIVE FORGIVENESS ABILITY TO RECEIVE FORGIVENESS – PEOPLE CAN LEARN TO ACCEPT – PEOPLE CAN LEARN TO ACCEPT FORGIVENESS FROM GOD AND FORGIVENESS FROM GOD AND OTHERSOTHERS

•ABILITY TO FORGIVE – AS PEOPLE ABILITY TO FORGIVE – AS PEOPLE RECEIVE FORGIVENESS, THEY CAN RECEIVE FORGIVENESS, THEY CAN FORGIVE OTHERSFORGIVE OTHERS

•TRUST – WHERE BETTER TO LEARN TRUST – WHERE BETTER TO LEARN TRUST THAN A HOLISTIC TRUST THAN A HOLISTIC CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENTCHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT

DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF CHRISTIAN CAREGIVINGCHRISTIAN CAREGIVING

•A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD – A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD – CARING HELPS PEOPLE TRUST GOD CARING HELPS PEOPLE TRUST GOD LEADING TO JOY THROUGH CHRISTLEADING TO JOY THROUGH CHRIST

•A RENEWED RELATIONSHIP WITH A RENEWED RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD – CARING HELPS THOSE GOD – CARING HELPS THOSE SEPARATED FROM GODSEPARATED FROM GOD

•CHRISTIAN HOPE – TRUSTING IN CHRISTIAN HOPE – TRUSTING IN GOD’S PRESENCE FOR THE FUTUREGOD’S PRESENCE FOR THE FUTURE

DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF CHRISTIAN CAREGIVINGCHRISTIAN CAREGIVING

•CHRIST CENTERED STABILITY – CHRIST CENTERED STABILITY – CHRIST PROVIDES A FOUNDATION CHRIST PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR HOLISTIC STABILITYFOR HOLISTIC STABILITY

•CHRIST CENTERED SELF IMAGE – CHRIST CENTERED SELF IMAGE – AS CHILDREN OF GOD AND AS CHILDREN OF GOD AND TEMPLES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TEMPLES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ENHANCES A PERSONS SELF IMAGEENHANCES A PERSONS SELF IMAGE

DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF DISTINCTIVE RESULTS OF CHRISTIAN CAREGIVINGCHRISTIAN CAREGIVING

•PEACE – THE ABSENCE OF PEACE – THE ABSENCE OF HOSTILITY, A STATE OF INNER HOSTILITY, A STATE OF INNER PEACE, PLUS A LIFE OF PEACE, PLUS A LIFE OF WHOLENESS AND COMPLETENESS WHOLENESS AND COMPLETENESS WITH GOD, SELF AND OTHERSWITH GOD, SELF AND OTHERS

A PROPER PERSPECTIVE ON A PROPER PERSPECTIVE ON RESULTSRESULTS•STRENGTHENS THE STRENGTHENS THE

CAREGIVERS’S PERSONAL FAITHCAREGIVERS’S PERSONAL FAITH•STRENGTHENS THE CAREGIVERS STRENGTHENS THE CAREGIVERS

CHRISTIAN LIFECHRISTIAN LIFE•PROMOTES RELIANCE UPON PROMOTES RELIANCE UPON

GODS PROMISESGODS PROMISES•PROVIDES THE PEACE OF PROVIDES THE PEACE OF

KNOWING THAT THE RESULTS KNOWING THAT THE RESULTS ARE IN GOD’S HANDSARE IN GOD’S HANDS

MINISTRY BETWEEN MIRACLES MINISTRY BETWEEN MIRACLES ENABLES PEOPLEENABLES PEOPLE

•TO LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF TO LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF GODGOD

•TO LEARN THE WILL OF GODTO LEARN THE WILL OF GOD

•TO LIVE KINGDOM LIFE TO LIVE KINGDOM LIFE

•TO BE A LOYAL FOLLOWER OF TO BE A LOYAL FOLLOWER OF JESUSJESUS

THE DISTINCTIVE DIFFERENCETHE DISTINCTIVE DIFFERENCE

•THE DISTINCTIVE DIFFERENCE OF THE DISTINCTIVE DIFFERENCE OF SPIRIT LED PASTORAL CARE IS SPIRIT LED PASTORAL CARE IS THAT BOTH THE CAREGIVER AND THAT BOTH THE CAREGIVER AND THE CLIENT ENGAGE IN THE CLIENT ENGAGE IN LISTENING TO THE SPIRITLISTENING TO THE SPIRIT

• JESUS MODELED A TEACHING JESUS MODELED A TEACHING METHOD THAT ENABLED PEOPLE METHOD THAT ENABLED PEOPLE TO LEARN OF HIMTO LEARN OF HIM

FOUNDATIONAL ASSUMPTIONSFOUNDATIONAL ASSUMPTIONS

•GOD IS AT WORKGOD IS AT WORK

•THERE IS HOPE IN THE PERSON THERE IS HOPE IN THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRISTOF JESUS CHRIST

•THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER OF GOD CAME WHEN JESUS DIDOF GOD CAME WHEN JESUS DID

•GOD’S TIMELINE IS NOT OUR GOD’S TIMELINE IS NOT OUR TIMELINETIMELINE

•GOD HEALS IN MANY WAYSGOD HEALS IN MANY WAYS

HOPE-FULL CAREGIVINGHOPE-FULL CAREGIVING

•CHRISTIAN HOPES SOURCE IS CHRISTIAN HOPES SOURCE IS GODGOD

•CHRISTIAN HOPE DEFIES THE CHRISTIAN HOPE DEFIES THE NATURALNATURAL

•CHRISTIAN HOPE DEIFIES THE CHRISTIAN HOPE DEIFIES THE SUPERNATURALSUPERNATURAL

WAYS TO BECOME AN WAYS TO BECOME AN INSTRUMENT OF HOPEINSTRUMENT OF HOPE

•CONSTANCY – CONSISTENT HELP CONSTANCY – CONSISTENT HELP GIVES SECURITY AND HOPEGIVES SECURITY AND HOPE

•AVAILABILITY – WHENEVER ONE IS AVAILABILITY – WHENEVER ONE IS NEEDEDNEEDED

•REDUCING ANXIETY – SHARING REDUCING ANXIETY – SHARING PROBLEMS RELIEVES STRESSPROBLEMS RELIEVES STRESS

•SHARING STORIES – NOT ONLY ONE SHARING STORIES – NOT ONLY ONE WITH A PROBLEMWITH A PROBLEM

WAYS TO BECOME AN WAYS TO BECOME AN INSTRUMENT OF HOPEINSTRUMENT OF HOPE

•ACCEPTANCE - LEADS TO TRUST ACCEPTANCE - LEADS TO TRUST FOLLOWED BY HOPEFOLLOWED BY HOPE

•EMPHASIZE THE POSITIVE – EMPHASIZE THE POSITIVE – AFFIRMING QUALITIES BRINGS AFFIRMING QUALITIES BRINGS ENCOURAGEMENTENCOURAGEMENT

•REALIZING FAILURES AND REALIZING FAILURES AND LIMITATIONS – CAN BE OPPORTUNITY LIMITATIONS – CAN BE OPPORTUNITY FOR GOD’S STRENGTH TO MANIFESTFOR GOD’S STRENGTH TO MANIFEST

WAYS TO BECOME AN WAYS TO BECOME AN INSTRUMENT OF HOPEINSTRUMENT OF HOPE

•EMPHASIZE THAT JESUS IS WITH US EMPHASIZE THAT JESUS IS WITH US – NOT ONLY WITH, PRESENCE – NOT ONLY WITH, PRESENCE EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE

•BEING DISTINCTIVELY CHRISTIAN – BEING DISTINCTIVELY CHRISTIAN – NOT EMBARRASSED TO BE NOT EMBARRASSED TO BE CHRISTIANCHRISTIAN

THE POWER OF CAREGIVING IS THE POWER OF CAREGIVING IS BASED ONBASED ON

•THE POWER OF HOLY TRINITYTHE POWER OF HOLY TRINITY•THE POWER OF SCRIPTURE, THE POWER OF SCRIPTURE,

PRAYER, CONFESSION, PRAYER, CONFESSION, FORGIVENESS, SERVANTHOOD FORGIVENESS, SERVANTHOOD AND HOPEAND HOPE

•YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY WITH YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY WITH DIFFICULT EXPERIENCESDIFFICULT EXPERIENCES

THE POWER OF CAREGIVING IS THE POWER OF CAREGIVING IS BASED ONBASED ON

•YOU ARE A CAREGIVER NOT A YOU ARE A CAREGIVER NOT A CUREGIVERCUREGIVER

•A SENSE OF PARTNERSHIP WITH A SENSE OF PARTNERSHIP WITH GODGOD

•A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND DIRECTIONDIRECTION

•FULFILLMENT IN MINISTERING TO FULFILLMENT IN MINISTERING TO NEEDS OF OTHERSNEEDS OF OTHERS

THE POWER OF CAREGIVING IS THE POWER OF CAREGIVING IS BASED ONBASED ON

• THE FREEDOM TO GO THE EXTRA THE FREEDOM TO GO THE EXTRA MILE AS A SERVANTMILE AS A SERVANT

• REMEMBERING CUPS OF COLD REMEMBERING CUPS OF COLD WATER ARE CHRISTIANWATER ARE CHRISTIAN

• REMEMBERING YOU STAND IN A REMEMBERING YOU STAND IN A LONG TRADITION OF CARINGLONG TRADITION OF CARING

ADDED DIMENSIONS ADDED DIMENSIONS (MATHEW pg. (MATHEW pg.

64ff)64ff)

•LEVELS OF EMPATHYLEVELS OF EMPATHY

•COUNSELOR SELF-DISCLOSURECOUNSELOR SELF-DISCLOSURE

• IMMEDIACYIMMEDIACY

•CONCRETENESSCONCRETENESS

•CONFRONTATION CONFRONTATION (CAREFRONTATION)(CAREFRONTATION)

PASTORAL CARE IS PRIMARILY PASTORAL CARE IS PRIMARILY INVOLVEDINVOLVED

•LISTENINGLISTENING– *ALL PASTORAL CARE IS BASED *ALL PASTORAL CARE IS BASED

ON THISON THIS•UNDERSTANDINGUNDERSTANDING

– AFFIRMING WORK OF HOLY AFFIRMING WORK OF HOLY SPIRITSPIRIT

PASTORAL CARE IS PRIMARILY PASTORAL CARE IS PRIMARILY INVOLVEDINVOLVED

•COMFORTINGCOMFORTING– 2 COR. 1:3,42 COR. 1:3,4– 3 Blessed 3 Blessed be be the God and Father of the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,mercies and God of all comfort,

– 4 who comforts us in all our 4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted which we ourselves are comforted by God.by God.

BASIC GUIDELINES OF BASIC GUIDELINES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORYPSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY

•FLEXIBILITY (OPEN TO NEW FLEXIBILITY (OPEN TO NEW INFORMATION)INFORMATION)

•ECLECTIC (BROAD RANGE OF SOURCES)ECLECTIC (BROAD RANGE OF SOURCES)

•PRACTICAL (KNOWING WHAT TO DO PRACTICAL (KNOWING WHAT TO DO NEXT)NEXT)

•PRAGMATIC ( FROM A VARIETY OF PRAGMATIC ( FROM A VARIETY OF APPROACHES)APPROACHES)

•DIFFERENTIAL (CHANGING WITH DIFFERENTIAL (CHANGING WITH INDIVIDUALS NEEDS)INDIVIDUALS NEEDS)

RECOVERING THE HERITAGE RECOVERING THE HERITAGE OF CHRISTIAN CARE GIVINGOF CHRISTIAN CARE GIVING

• IT PARALLELS THE HERITAGE OF IT PARALLELS THE HERITAGE OF BIBLICAL BASED THEOLOGYBIBLICAL BASED THEOLOGY– EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS A EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS A

THEOLOGYTHEOLOGY– A CHRISTIANS' THEOLOGY IS A CHRISTIANS' THEOLOGY IS

BIBLICALLY BASEDBIBLICALLY BASED

TWO COMMON FAULTS OF TWO COMMON FAULTS OF CHRISTIAN CAREGIVERSCHRISTIAN CAREGIVERS

•LEGALISMLEGALISM– A PERFORMANCE ORIENTED A PERFORMANCE ORIENTED

APPROACH TO SPIRITUALITYAPPROACH TO SPIRITUALITY

• JUDGMENTAL ATTITUDESJUDGMENTAL ATTITUDES– RELATING TO OTHER IN A RELATING TO OTHER IN A

SUPERIOR WAY OR WITH SUPERIOR WAY OR WITH CONDEMNATIONCONDEMNATION

WHEN DO YOU REFERWHEN DO YOU REFER

•WHEN THE PROBLEM IS SO WHEN THE PROBLEM IS SO COMPLEX THAT THEY REQUIRE COMPLEX THAT THEY REQUIRE MORE THAN YOU ARE QUALIFIED MORE THAN YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO GIVETO GIVE

•YOU CAN BE BENEFICIAL YOU CAN BE BENEFICIAL PROVIDING CONTINUING CARE PROVIDING CONTINUING CARE AND THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE, AND THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE, IE., WORDS, PRAYER, ETC.IE., WORDS, PRAYER, ETC.

Component Skills for Component Skills for Successful Care-givingSuccessful Care-giving

•Guidelines for ReferralGuidelines for Referral •It is Biblical; Priest, Prophet,It is Biblical; Priest, Prophet,•When their need is greater When their need is greater

than your skillsthan your skills•Avoid injuring the person; avoid Avoid injuring the person; avoid

legalitieslegalities•Be a bridge builder for healingBe a bridge builder for healing

Component Skills for Component Skills for Successful Care-givingSuccessful Care-giving

•Guidelines for Referral Guidelines for Referral •Continue supporting the personContinue supporting the person•Have a network inside and Have a network inside and

outsideoutside•Prepare the person to received Prepare the person to received

additional help additional help •Don’t be abruptDon’t be abrupt

CHARACTERISTICS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF CARE-GIVERSCARE-GIVERS

• MUST BE GENUINEMUST BE GENUINE

• NEEDS A BALANCED SELF IMAGENEEDS A BALANCED SELF IMAGE

• A TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW IMAGE A TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW IMAGE WILL GIVE POOR CAREWILL GIVE POOR CARE

THREE MAIN RELATIONSHIPSTHREE MAIN RELATIONSHIPS

• RELATIONSHIP TO GODRELATIONSHIP TO GOD– VERTICALVERTICAL

• RELATIONSHIP TO OTHERSRELATIONSHIP TO OTHERS– HORIZONTALHORIZONTAL

• RELATIONSHIP TO SELFRELATIONSHIP TO SELF– INTERNALINTERNAL

INGREDIENTS IN CAREGIVINGINGREDIENTS IN CAREGIVING

• DISCERNMENTDISCERNMENT

• LISTENING TO STORIESLISTENING TO STORIES

• PATIENCEPATIENCE

• HONESTYHONESTY

• HUMILITYHUMILITY

• HEALINGHEALING

WE MUST ANSWER THE WE MUST ANSWER THE COMMON QUESTIONS ASK COMMON QUESTIONS ASK ABOUT LIFEABOUT LIFE• WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFEWHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE

• WHY AM I HEREWHY AM I HERE

• HOW DOES GOD VIEW MEHOW DOES GOD VIEW ME

• WHAT IS RIGHT OR WRONGWHAT IS RIGHT OR WRONG

• WHY DOES GOD ALLOW SUFFERINGWHY DOES GOD ALLOW SUFFERING

• WHY MUST I DIEWHY MUST I DIE

OBSTACLES TO ANSWERING OBSTACLES TO ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONSTHESE QUESTIONS• SOCIETY IS SPIRITUALLY POOR – SOCIETY IS SPIRITUALLY POOR –

UNCOMFORTABLE DISCUSSING SPIRITUAL UNCOMFORTABLE DISCUSSING SPIRITUAL NEEDSNEEDS

• COMPARTMENTAL THINKING – ONLY COMPARTMENTAL THINKING – ONLY DISCUSSED IN CHURCHDISCUSSED IN CHURCH

• RELUCTANCE OR FEAR – PEOPLE FEEL RELUCTANCE OR FEAR – PEOPLE FEEL THREATEN IF THEY DEAL WITH DIFFICULT THREATEN IF THEY DEAL WITH DIFFICULT QUESTIONQUESTION

• LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR EDUCATION – LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR EDUCATION – PEOPLE ARE NOT PREPARED TO ADDRESS PEOPLE ARE NOT PREPARED TO ADDRESS SPIRITUAL NEEDSSPIRITUAL NEEDS

HOW TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT HOW TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT SPIRITUAL NEEDSSPIRITUAL NEEDS

• PROVIDE AN ATMOSPHERE OF PROVIDE AN ATMOSPHERE OF ACCEPTANCEACCEPTANCE

• BE ALERT TO SPIRITUAL NEEDS BE ALERT TO SPIRITUAL NEEDS THROUGH DISCERNMENTTHROUGH DISCERNMENT

• ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DISCUSS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DISCUSS SPIRITUAL NEEDSSPIRITUAL NEEDS

THREE PITFALLS TO AVOIDTHREE PITFALLS TO AVOID

• ONE WAY CONVERSATIONS IN YOUR ONE WAY CONVERSATIONS IN YOUR SERMONSSERMONS

• SERMONS WITH RELIGIOUS CLICHSERMONS WITH RELIGIOUS CLICHÉÉS S

• A KNOW IT ALLA KNOW IT ALL

MAKING SPIRITUAL MAKING SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT

• MATHEW MATHEW – REQUIRES OBSERVATION AND REQUIRES OBSERVATION AND

DISCERNMENTDISCERNMENT– JESUS DID NOT TREAT EVERYONE THE JESUS DID NOT TREAT EVERYONE THE

SAMESAME– PROPER ASSESSMENT AND PREVENT PROPER ASSESSMENT AND PREVENT

HARDSHIPS AND EMBARRASSMENTHARDSHIPS AND EMBARRASSMENT

ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTSASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS

• THE PURPOSE IS TO FIND OUT NOT THE PURPOSE IS TO FIND OUT NOT WHAT A PERSON HAS BUT TO FIND WHAT A PERSON HAS BUT TO FIND OUT WHO A PERSON IS WHAT THEY OUT WHO A PERSON IS WHAT THEY ARE LIKEARE LIKE

• TO CARE MORE ACCURATELYTO CARE MORE ACCURATELY

• TO DEEPEN SELF UNDERSTANDINGTO DEEPEN SELF UNDERSTANDING

• TO SHED LIGHT ON HOW GOD IS TO SHED LIGHT ON HOW GOD IS INVOLVED IN THEIR EXPERINCEINVOLVED IN THEIR EXPERINCE

A Healthy CongregationA Healthy Congregation

1.1. A community of languageA community of language

2.2. A community of memoryA community of memory

3.3. A community of inquiringA community of inquiring

4.4. A community of mutual careA community of mutual care

5.5. A community of missionA community of mission

Charles Gerkin, Introduction to Pastoral Care

THEOLOGICAL THEOLOGICAL PRESUPPOSITIONSPRESUPPOSITIONS• God is a Good GodGod is a Good God• God is the Source of God is the Source of all all HealingHealing• Divine Intervention; Real PossibilityDivine Intervention; Real Possibility• Healing Takes Various FormsHealing Takes Various Forms• Healing is for WholenessHealing is for Wholeness• Wholeness involves Total LifeWholeness involves Total Life• Healing is in the Fullness of TimeHealing is in the Fullness of Time• Healing is NourishedHealing is Nourished

– Love 1 Jn. 4:7Love 1 Jn. 4:7– Hope Ps. 42:5, 11Hope Ps. 42:5, 11– Faith Mt. 9:22Faith Mt. 9:22– Will Jn. 5:6Will Jn. 5:6

MATHEW’S MODEL OF MATHEW’S MODEL OF SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENTSPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT

• GALATIANS 5:22-23GALATIANS 5:22-23

• RATE INDIVIDUALS ON THE 9 FRUITSRATE INDIVIDUALS ON THE 9 FRUITS

• TOWARD GOD, SELF AND OTHERSTOWARD GOD, SELF AND OTHERS

• SCALE OF 1-10 1=LOW 10=HIGHSCALE OF 1-10 1=LOW 10=HIGH