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This is the first comprehensive treatment of the relationship
between the doctrine of the Trinity and pastoral care and
counselling. Neil Pembroke contends that an in-depth reflection on
the relational dynamics in the Godhead has the capacity to
radically renew pastoral practice. Pembroke applies the notion of
relational space to care in a parish setting. The life of the
triune God is defined by both closeness and open space. The divine
persons indwell each other in love, but they also provide space for
the expression of particularity. This principle of
closeness-with-space is applied in three different pastoral
contexts, namely, community life, spiritual friendship, and
pastoral conversations. The specialized ministry of pastoral
counselling is the focus in the second half of the book. Informing
the various explorations is the principle of participation through
love: the divine persons participate in each other's existence
through loving self-communication. Pembroke shows how this
trinitarian virtue is at the centre of three key counselling
dynamics: the counselling alliance, empathy, and mirroring.
Three 'windows' to spiritual maturity How can a faithful Christian
avoid stagnating in their spiritual development? Moving Toward
Spiritual Maturity: Psychological, Contemplative, and Moral
Challenges in Christian Living explores effective ways in which
Christian discipleship can grow in spiritual maturity. This
thoughtful, integrative roadmap explains the journey through three
interrelated perspectives, or 'windows,' psychotherapeutic
psychology, prayer and contemplation, and moral theology. The
author uses numerous examples from everyday life to make the
reflections interesting and practical. Unlike other books on
Christian spirituality, this book is more challenging and
sophisticated in its depth of thought. Spiritual maturity is a
process that begins when a person accepts Jesus Christ as Savior,
and progresses ongoing through a Christian's life. Moving Toward
Spiritual Maturity discusses in detail the challenges one must
face, including the sustained, in-depth, and faithful attention to
psychological wholeness, conversion to the true self, and
interpersonal and social responsibility. Effective strategies are
given through example and personal story, making understanding of
the principles easier. This reflection on Christian maturity helps
readers to focus directly on the personal issues all must face when
attuning to the Spirit of Christ. Topics in Moving Toward Spiritual
Maturity include: reforming the wayward self moral or guilt-based
perfectionism achievement or shame-based perfectionism the two
types of conversion responsibility and accountability agape and the
loving of oneself three virtues at the heart of the responsible
lifeintegrity, courage, and compassion virtues as habits the
relationship between personal fulfillment and the Christian
vocation Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity is a unique look at the
path toward spiritual maturity, and is challenging, thoughtful
reading for laypersons, ministers, priests, and theological
students.
Three 'windows' to spiritual maturity How can a faithful Christian
avoid stagnating in their spiritual development? Moving Toward
Spiritual Maturity: Psychological, Contemplative, and Moral
Challenges in Christian Living explores effective ways in which
Christian discipleship can grow in spiritual maturity. This
thoughtful, integrative roadmap explains the journey through three
interrelated perspectives, or 'windows,' psychotherapeutic
psychology, prayer and contemplation, and moral theology. The
author uses numerous examples from everyday life to make the
reflections interesting and practical. Unlike other books on
Christian spirituality, this book is more challenging and
sophisticated in its depth of thought. Spiritual maturity is a
process that begins when a person accepts Jesus Christ as Savior,
and progresses ongoing through a Christian's life. Moving Toward
Spiritual Maturity discusses in detail the challenges one must
face, including the sustained, in-depth, and faithful attention to
psychological wholeness, conversion to the true self, and
interpersonal and social responsibility. Effective strategies are
given through example and personal story, making understanding of
the principles easier. This reflection on Christian maturity helps
readers to focus directly on the personal issues all must face when
attuning to the Spirit of Christ. Topics in Moving Toward Spiritual
Maturity include: reforming the wayward self moral or guilt-based
perfectionism achievement or shame-based perfectionism the two
types of conversion responsibility and accountability agape and the
loving of oneself three virtues at the heart of the responsible
lifeintegrity, courage, and compassion virtues as habits the
relationship between personal fulfillment and the Christian
vocation Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity is a unique look at the
path toward spiritual maturity, and is challenging, thoughtful
reading for laypersons, ministers, priests, and theological
students.
This is the first comprehensive treatment of the relationship
between the doctrine of the Trinity and pastoral care and
counselling. Neil Pembroke contends that an in-depth reflection on
the relational dynamics in the Godhead has the capacity to
radically renew pastoral practice. Pembroke applies the notion of
relational space to care in a parish setting. The life of the
triune God is defined by both closeness and open space. The divine
persons indwell each other in love, but they also provide space for
the expression of particularity. This principle of
closeness-with-space is applied in three different pastoral
contexts, namely, community life, spiritual friendship, and
pastoral conversations. The specialized ministry of pastoral
counselling is the focus in the second half of the book. Informing
the various explorations is the principle of participation through
love: the divine persons participate in each other's existence
through loving self-communication. Pembroke shows how this
trinitarian virtue is at the centre of three key counselling
dynamics: the counselling alliance, empathy, and mirroring.
"Pastoral Care in Worship" draws on Christian heritage and
illuminating psychological research to deepen and enrich the
pastoral dimension of Sunday worship. There is an urgent need today
to deepen and enrich the pastoral dimension of Sunday worship. This
book attempts to meet that need. The practical guidance that is
offered has its foundation in rigorous and comprehensive
theological reflection. This reflection draws not only on the
riches of the Christian heritage, but also on some wonderfully
illuminating psychological research. The conversation between the
two disciplines yields some very interesting and important new
ideas on worship as pastoral care. Each chapter consists of a
theoretical base and a number of practical suggestions and
resources. Most of the prayers, litanies, and rituals are original;
there are also references to other useful worship resources. This
book will revolutionize the way you think about worship as pastoral
care.
The art of listening lies at the heart of pastoral ministry.
Listening establishes a genuine relationship between persons and
creates an environment for authentic dialogue. This book provides a
comprehensive study of the art of listening for those currently
practicing or studying for vocations in pastoral care and
counseling.
Neil Pembroke constructs a practical theology of what it means
to be a supportive, healing, growth-promoting caregiver. He builds
his theology on the work of Gabriel Marcel and Martin Buber, two
philosophers who posited meeting or dialogue as primary in
interpreting the nature of human existence in the world. Throughout
the book Pembroke applies the approach of these two thinkers to the
practical task of pastoral care, showing that meaningful
person-to-person dialogue is the result of availability, which
involves reception of the other, and confirmation, which encourages
others to grow into their God-endowed potential.
The first book to isolate and present in practical terms the
essential components of effective pastoral care, this book is must
reading for everyone involved in the professions.
Foundations of Pastoral Counselling offers a completely new
approach to its subject, through an integration of philosophical
ideas, theological thought, and psychotherapeutic psychology. Using
the work of philosophers including Martin Buber, Simone Weil and
Soren Kierkegaard to begin the conversation in each chapter the
author then draws on relevant theologians and psychotherapeutic
thinkers to enrich the dialogue. The result is a rich,
multi-faceted, and often surprising round-table discussion about
the fundamental issues in pastoral counselling.
"Pastoral Care in Worship" draws on Christian heritage and
illuminating psychological research to deepen and enrich the
pastoral dimension of Sunday worship. There is an urgent need today
to deepen and enrich the pastoral dimension of Sunday worship. This
book attempts to meet that need. The practical guidance that is
offered has its foundation in rigorous and comprehensive
theological reflection. This reflection draws not only on the
riches of the Christian heritage, but also on some wonderfully
illuminating psychological research. The conversation between the
two disciplines yields some very interesting and important new
ideas on worship as pastoral care. Each chapter consists of a
theoretical base and a number of practical suggestions and
resources. Most of the prayers, litanies, and rituals are original;
there are also references to other useful worship resources. This
book will revolutionize the way you think about worship as pastoral
care.
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