This thesis examines interactions between professionals and children who have been identified as having social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties (SEBD). More specifically, this thesis examines video-recorded interactions that take place during the delivery of two interven…
When approached for spiritual and emotional support, many religious leaders avoid pastoral care outreach to persons who have been previously incarcerated. Rather than embracing and guiding the ex-offender toward spiritual and emotional healing, many faith leaders treat those who…
Aim: The purpose of this research is an attempt to examine the 'black box' of religious leaders' contact with people with mental health problems in the community. Background: In the UK and elsewhere there is a growing recognition that people in psychiatric distress will often se…
Manevi danışmanlık ve rehberlikte kriz durumlarının aşılmasında manevî desteği konu edinen araştırmanın amacı, Allah tasavvurlarının ve varlık mertebelerinin doğru konumlandırılması ile kişinin mevcut durum ile başa çıkmasına yardımcı olmaktır. Temel sorusu “Allah tasavvuru ve v…
This project sought to effectively utilize modern technological advancements in communication to practice the pastoral care model of Richard Baxter with families of children (ages 5-11) at Central Baptist Church in Corbin, Kentucky. Chapter 1 presents the ministry context, ratio…
Few works have delineated a robust orthodox pastoral theology for LGBT-identified people. Addressing this deficiency, this dissertation inductively investigates three prominent themes of LGBT-affirming psychologies, surveys evangelical engagement with these themes, and proposes …
Dosadašnja proučavanja istorije Hilandara u XVIII veku nisu dovoljno pažnje posvećivala državnim i društvenim okvirima u kojima su monasi živeli. Osamnaesti vek je bio vreme velikih vojnih i ekonomskih izazova, koji su počeli da pokazuju zaostajanje osmanske države u odnosu na n…
Many pastors apply the seven components of pastoral care to their congregations but there is a gap in the moral support and guidance they are able to provide to help members deal with or recover from a domestic violence relationship. A generic qualitative design was used in this…
This study was geared towards equipping rural pastors within the United Methodist Church in Liberia to become effective in their ministerial practice, especially in the area of preparing and delivering sermons that are biblically based, properly exegeted, theologically sound, an…
From the writer’s research and experience, hospitalized patients regularly seek God for support and desire access to spiritual, religious, and emotional care to cope. In the awareness of the importance of emotional and spiritual well-being in connection to healthcare, many medic…
This project investigated the church’s ministry of pastoral care and counseling, particularly in the area of mental health, in a predominantly Black American, Pentecostal congregation. Because of an existing cultural stigma towards individuals and families impacted by mental hea…
This project begins by suggesting that the question posed by the Hebrews in exile—“How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” (Psalm 137)—is descriptive for individuals who experience loss. In the experience of loss, the securities of a life one has known, even of God…
This project applies the practices and principles of pastoral supervision with residents in Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement Community. A "Theological Life Review" was created that combines the use of narrative and metaphor to guide residents in verbalizing their theology as they te…
Spiritual Care for Missionaries Within the Ministry Context of Make Way Partners is the report of a research project. The objective of this project was to study the spiritual care of missionaries within the ministry context of Make Way Partners (MWP). The ministry context of MWP…
This study explores how the multicultural local churches of the Lutheran church, namely, the Basel Christian Church of Malaysia (BCCM), deals with the Malaysian multicultural environment. The BCCM was first started in Malaysia in 1882 with its local churches remaining purely Hak…
This project seeks to help associate pastors of pastoral care in mega-churches mobilize others in caring ministry while recognizing the effects of consumer culture on pastoral care. This includes drawing all clergy staff into pastoral care ministry and challenging their resistan…
Parents of children who are seriously ill become overwhelmed and distraught as they attempt to cope with the changes illness has brought into their lives. In support of their need for healing, a resource, Hope and Healing: A Spiritual Resource for Parents was compiled. The resou…