Pastoral Ministry · Intermediate
Counseling and Care
A pastor brings God's Word and the comfort of Christ to people in their real troubles, keeps confidences wisely, protects the vulnerable, works alongside doctors and licensed professionals, and gets help at once when a life is in danger.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
How the sufficiency of Scripture fits with the place of doctors and licensed professionals
2
How a shepherd listens, opens the Word, and walks with hurting people
3
How to care for people in hospitals and in crisis
4
What confidentiality means, where its limits are, and what mandated reporting requires
5
What safeguards protect everyone, and what to do when someone wants to die
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