Gehazi was a servant of the prophet Elisha. This role gave him a unique ability to serve as a mediator for the prophet. Also in that role he potentially has the ability to serve as a mediator for God in some sense. Three chapters later, Gehazi served as the storyteller for Elisha to the King …
Continue reading Reconciliation and Gehazi. Pastoral Care Reflections, Part 2
While this is listed as Part 1, it could be thought of as a continuation of a previous post. I use the story of Naaman the Leper from II Kings 5 to illustrate three of the four pastoral care functions as described by Clebsch and Jaekle. These three (which were orignially identified by Steward Hiltner) …
Continue reading Reconciliation and Gehazi. Pastoral Care Reflections. Part 1
Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary (www.pbts.net.ph) will start its 2017/18 academic year starting June 13th. Looking forward to it, as I will be teaching three courses I love. I will be teaching Cultural Anthropology again. This will be for the M.Div. program. I will be using the book I wrote, "Ministry in Diversity," as the main …
Okay, this presentation is more pastoral care than missions. However, it takes its inspiration from one of the chapters of my book, Theo-Storying.
It has been a slow process. People keep asking when it will be done. Principles of Clinical Pastoral Care in the Hospital and the Community. Vol. 1 by Robert H. Munson and Celia P. Munson. 2016. I serve as the administrator of a counseling center in the Philippines, and my wife Celia is a Clinical …
I did a short article on Bukal Life Care blogsite regarding the controversy among some on whether one should use the term "pastoral care" or "spiritual care." I do have strong reasons for preferring pastoral over spiritual, and list some here. I did not go into theological reasons, but I suppose what I have is …
As I noted before, I am involved in missions in the Philippines. I teach missions, but I also am the administrator of a pastoral care and counseling center, and I am the registrar for a pastoral counseling certification organization. The goals of missions and pastoral care are often quite different so I have wrestled with …
Continue reading Resolving Pastoral Care and Missions (Continuation)
I am a Evangelical Christian Missionary serving in the Philippines. I also serve as an administrator of a pastoral care center (www.bukallifecare.org) and serve as the registrar for a certification program for clinical pastoral education. There are at least three big concerns that seem to come up in the realm of pastoral care that can …