Pastoral care

Article The Ministry of Good Death
- By Rebekah Milesa and Len Delony
- Posted on January 5th, 2011
A chaplain was called to the bedside of a woman nearing death. When he entered the hospital room, Susan, who was very weak and in the final stages of cancer, was surrounded by…
Article Helping People Through the Grief Experience of Job Loss
- By James W. Moore
- Posted on January 3rd, 2011
Many talented, committed people (through no fault of their own) have lost their jobs. Some have become suddenly unemployed; others feel woefully underemployed. Some are sad, some…
Article The Face Of Depression
- By Susan Gregg-Schroeder
- Posted on January 3rd, 2011
When I look out at the congregation on Sunday morning, I see beyond the faces, the Sunday demeanor, and church clothes. I see faces that are hiding deep pain and…
Article Too Little, Too Late?
- By Martin Nicholas
- Posted on January 2nd, 2011
During the Christmas holidays, a cold front pushed frigid air and freezing temperatures upon Houston while my wife and I were away traveling. On our return to town, I was…
Article The Pastor as Marriage Fixer
- By Blaine B. Rader
- Posted on January 2nd, 2011
They met in college. After their first date, Marc announced to his roommates that he had found the woman he would marry. Chris felt good with Marc. He lifted her spirits. In two…
Article A Sense of Place
- By Thomas E. Frank
- Posted on January 2nd, 2011
The mission challenge for our churches is to help us become inhabitants. Planted in a place, congregations can put down deep roots. On Thursday evening, June 21, 1781, Francis…