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Praying with People Grieving Loss from Suicide

Posted on August 30, 2018January 22, 2021 by ptsblog
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4I am counted among those who go down to the Pit; I am like those who have no help, 5like those forsaken among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand (Ps 88:4-5). These poignant verses express some of…

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Pastoral Care and Counseling to Navigate Social Services

Posted on June 29, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog
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As clergy, we find that we are constantly asked to be experts at tasks and we’re unprepared—plumber, roofer, fundraiser, cleaner, social media expert, copier repair person, barista. Tasks we spend years preparing for in seminary revolve around divinity and theology. Tasks many of us hope we are prepared for revolve around care and counseling. Theology…

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Pastoral Care and Counseling to Help Families Heal

Posted on April 27, 2016August 27, 2021 by ptsblog
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Within the ministry of pastoral care, healing from brokenness is a central goal, both for individuals and for the families of which they are a part. Although pastoral care can certainly be extended at times of great joy in a family’s life (such as at the time of a marriage or the birth of a…

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