"Pastoral care" is still a high priority in a world which is no longer familiar with the church's ministry. Though the church has receded into the background, her vision for human life has not. Human beings have retained their unique value within our post-religious world! The culture is still convinced of the need for compassion even if there is less consensus about what that should look like. This publication shares that common vision for the care and nurture of human beings, but with the added conviction that Christianity's unique role in fostering such a worldview makes it the ideal resource for figuring out what will enable human life to flourish. Over the span of this book, readers will learn about the history of pastoral care, what it actually entails, and what it is aiming towards. All of the writers have proven pastoral experience, and they bring their knowledge to bear on virtually every major expression of pastoral ministry. This is an ideal book for all who care for others but especially for those exercising ministry in churches, seminaries, chaplaincies, hospitals, or pastoral teams.
