Augsburg Fortress

"Howard Stone has given a very useful gift to parish ministers and their congregations in this very concise, clearly written, practical, lucidly illustrated book. [His] contribution . . . grows out of the accumulation of practical experience, as well as scholarship."
— David K. Switzer, Journal of Pastoral Care

"A practical book, this summary of the author's seminars can be an aid in achieving what many pastors speak much of but do little about, i.e., getting the laity active in the ministry of the church."
— Donald Ratcliff, Journal of Psychology and Theology

1. Preface



2. Pastoral Care and the Ministry of the Laity
3. Lay Pastoral Care from a Theological Perspective
4. A Training Model for Getting Started
5. Session 1: What Is Lay Pastoral Care?
6. Session 2: The Care Relationship
7. Session 3: Listening and Responding
8. Session 4: Hospital and Shut-in Vistitation
9. Session 5: Care in Situations of Grief
10. Session 6: Case Studies
11. Session 7: Problem Solving and Referral
12. Session 8: Wrapping Up
13. New Directions in Lay Pastoral Care
    
    Appendix A: Affirming Your Own Gifts
    Appendix B: Service for Commissioning Lay Pastoral Carers
    Appendix C: Four Case Studies
    
    
    Notes
    For Further Reading