Practicing Care In Rural Congregations And Communities
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Practicing Care In Rural Congregations And Communities
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Author : Jeanne Hoeft, L. Shannon Jung, Joretta Marshall
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 2013-07-01
Practicing Care In Rural Congregations And Communities written by Jeanne Hoeft, L. Shannon Jung, Joretta Marshall and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-01 with Religion categories.
Pastoral care in rural communities is different from care in other locales. Despite these differences, rural churches and communities also hold a particular wisdom from which the rest of the church might benefit. Small towns and rural areas have particular challenges, and in seeking to live out the Christian life in the midst of those, local churches have unique and useful insights into what it means to care for one another.
Beyond Church Walls
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Author : Dr. Richard Rouse
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 2016-05-19
Beyond Church Walls written by Dr. Richard Rouse and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-19 with Religion categories.
Pastoral care has been traditionally understood as pastoral acts administered to individuals or small groups by an ordained or lay religious practitioner. As congregations in the twenty-first century begin to reclaim the missional nature of church, this view must be broadened to include care and concern for the needs of the larger community. A missional perspective of pastoral care embraces the notion that all of Gods peoplenot just trained professionalsare called to partner in the healing and redemption of the world. In Beyond Church Walls, Rick Rouse sets out to articulate precisely what such an approach to pastoral care looks likeand the substantial impact it can have on congregations and communities. A skilled teacher and pastor with deep experience in real communities, Rouse leads readers through the changing realities of the twenty-first century and to new ways for missional churches to succeed in offering pastoral care for the whole community.
The Servant Church
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Author : Elfrida Savigear
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Servant Church written by Elfrida Savigear and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Church and social problems categories.
Rural communities have a tradition of neighbourliness, but this is weakened by an increasingly mobile society. This guide to good practice in church-based community care draws on the experience gained from 150 pastoral care projects.
The Forgotten Church
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Author : Glenn Daman
language : en
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Release Date : 2018-05-01
The Forgotten Church written by Glenn Daman and has been published by Moody Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-01 with Religion categories.
Winner of Christianity Today's Award of Merit for The Church/Pastoral Leadership 2018 Whether it’s because of the 2016 Presidential election or books like “Hillbilly Elegy,” Americans are beginning to understand the tremendous influence people in rural areas have in our nation. But rural America—not urban America—is also the new center of poverty. Thus, the rural church stands at the crossroads of strength and struggle. It carries the gospel, the very hope and power needed. Yet its ministry efforts are hamstrung because urban and suburban churches often don’t realize their need for rural churches, and the rural church itself rarely understands its unique assets and values. The Forgotten Church addresses these problems and: provides an overview of rural ministry explores opportunities recent trends provide showcases the remarkable benefits of suburban, urban, and rural churches working together This book is essential for any pastor—whether from the city or the sticks—because we are one body and we need each other.
Portable Roots
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Author : Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-19
Portable Roots written by Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-19 with Social Science categories.
Bicultural individuals often articulate the themes of rootlessness, identity formation, cultural dissolution, and “home”, and reframe them into theological questions. Bicultural individuals who have spent their formative childhood years living in, and interacting with, two or more cultures can be found in immigrant, refugee, transnational, missionary, borderland, and hybrid communities. This book challenges the traditional understanding of human development. In particular, Portable Roots: Transplanting the Bicultural Child underscores the contextual and religious nature of development. By focusing on identity formation in children and adolescents who have grown up in more than one culture, the parameters of stage theorists such as Erik Erikson are expanded. Three samples of children of missionaries formed the initial research population. The children were raised in boarding schools, mission schools, and international schools – settings which have been likened to a hybrid or third culture or interstitial space. These original three samples first articulated a phenomenon of “rootlessness” that sent the author on an investigative journey spanning three decades. After interviewing many persons with portable roots, the study’s last sampling in Princeton, New Jersey, in 2012, articulated what was needed for the end of this quest: how transplanted roots thrive in terra firma.
Reclaiming Rural
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Author : Allen T. Stanton
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-05-15
Reclaiming Rural written by Allen T. Stanton and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-15 with Religion categories.
As rural America continues to undergo massive economic and demographic shifts, rural churches are uniquely positioned to provide community leadership. Leading a rural congregation requires a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing these communities, as well as a strong theological and community-focused identity. Allen T. Stanton describes how in establishing this identity, rural leaders build a meaningful and vital ministry. Reclaiming Rural explores the myths and realities of rural places, and how those common narratives impact the leadership of rural churches. Ultimately, rural congregations must practice a contextual understanding of vitality, which understands both the strengths and challenges of leading in a rural setting. Arguing for a practice of evangelism imbued with this mission of vitality, Reclaiming Rural promotes the church as a leader in economic and community development, modeled upon a Wesleyan theology of grace. Acknowledging the many challenges facing rural churches, this book is an energetic and encouraging guide to overcoming social and economic obstacles to build a thriving congregation.
Confessions Of A Small Town Minister
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Author : David John Ford
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2014-12-15
Confessions Of A Small Town Minister written by David John Ford and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-15 with Religion categories.
Ministry in a small town or rural context is challenging. The minister and his or her family live in a fishbowl, with every aspect of life under constant scrutiny. In addition, few seminaries or Christian colleges and universities offer courses preparing people for small-town ministry. Throw in limited resources and small-town politics, and you might begin to understand the struggle of Ben Wright, minister in Madison, Montana. In a last-ditch effort to find help before he quits ministry altogether, Ben solicits the advice of another minister, the aged and experienced Kain Hoddis. Ben and Kain undertake a journey of discovery as together they explore the joys and struggles of small-town ministry.
God S Country
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Author : Bradley Roth
language : en
Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.
Release Date : 2017-09-19
God S Country written by Bradley Roth and has been published by MennoMedia, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-19 with Religion categories.
With the poetic force of Kathleen Norris and the pastoral warmth of Eugene Peterson, Kansas pastor Roth sets forth a vision for vibrant rural churches, for ministry in congregations that bear a profound sense of both loss and possibility, and for harvesting fruits of transformation and renewal. Rooted in stories from Scripture, his own ministry, and interviews with rural church leaders, Roth offers a sturdy theological and practical alternative to church-growth strategies that rely on success stories and flashy metrics. Reclaiming God’s vision for the rural church, Roth writes, means learning how to praise, abide, watch, pray, grow, work the edges, die, befriend, and dream. In God’s Country, rediscover the stunning abundance of God’s presence in rural communities. Name the ways that the rural church testifies to God’s glory and goodness. Learn to live and love and minister right where you are, no matter how small or unassuming it may seem. Winner of the Award of Merit, Christianity Today 2018 Book Awards, The Church / Pastoral Leadership category. Free downloadable study guide available here.
Pastoral Care And Counseling
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Author : Helsel, Philip Browning
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
Release Date : 2019
Pastoral Care And Counseling written by Helsel, Philip Browning and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Religion categories.
Addresses the critique that pastoral care is indistinguishable from secular psychotherapy by placing a person's relationship to God at the center of pastoral care.
Trauma Informed Pastoral Care
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Author : Karen A. McClintock
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 2022-03-01
Trauma Informed Pastoral Care written by Karen A. McClintock and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-01 with Religion categories.
Clergy are more likely than ever to be called on to respond to community trauma, sitting alongside trauma survivors after natural disasters, racial violence, and difficult losses. In Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care: How to Respond When Things Fall Apart, pastoral psychologist Karen A. McClintock calls clergy to learn and practice "trauma-informed care" so they can respond with competence and confidence when life becomes overwhelming. Weaving together the latest insights about trauma-informed care from the rapidly shifting disciplines of neuropsychology, counseling, and theology, she explains the body's instinctual stress patterns during and after trauma, guides readers through self-reflection and self-regulation in order to care for others and lower the risk of obtaining secondary trauma, and suggests culturally sensitive models for healing from overwhelming experiences. McClintock particularly attends to the fact that across a lifetime in ministry, clergy accumulate and need to regularly heal multiple traumatic wounds. As a pastor and psychologist, she is perfectly positioned to help clergy recognize symptoms of trauma and commit to healing individual, community, and generational trauma with care and cultural sensitivity.