A Ministry of Presence: Organizing, Training, and Supervising Lay Pastoral Care Providers in Liberal Religious Faith Communities

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Denis Meacham. A Ministry of Presence: Organizing, Training, and Supervising Lay Pastoral Care Providers in Liberal Religious Faith Communities

Prologue

Introduction

Chapter 1—The Basics

How (Where, When, and Why) It Works

Chapter 2—Selecting Members of the Pastoral Care Team

Personality Qualities of the PCP

Chapter 3—Core Competencies: Active Listening and Awareness of the Presence of the Sacred

Active Listening

Chapter 4—Core Competencies: Assessment

Referrals

Ending a Pastoral Care Relationship

Chapter 5—Organization of the Pastoral Care Team

The Role of the Parish Minister

Initial Considerations for the Pastoral Care Team

Communication

Record Keeping

Chapter 6—Training and Supervision

Introductory Training

Supervision

Chapter 7—Crisis and Opportunity

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Resources

The Art of Listening

About the Author

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To all those lay pastoral care providers

with whom I have worked,

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Note: In keeping with the growing custom of using gender neutral pronouns in printed works when reference is being made to both males or females, I have chosen to use the feminine pronoun throughout this book.

HOW is a lay pastoral care ministry carried out? It may take many forms. Ultimately, how it’s done is however it needs to be done, given the scope and resources of a particular church. That’s why it’s so important to muster a variety of folks to do this work. The activities may differ, but most often, whatever the effort, at its heart is a very simple gesture—making oneself available to another who is suffering and sharing the load through compassionate, nonjudgmental presence. PCPs bring no agenda of their own other than to be of help. They do not try to fix a difficult personal problem or proffer advice. Do you know the criteria for the giving of advice to be successful? The person you want to give advice to must

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