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Church growth in metropolitan communities motivated a short study
concerning the pastoral care and counseling of immigrants,
specifically Black Caribbean congregants in large/mega
congregations. Culture, denomination history, and interpretations
of scripture enter into the dynamics of defining not only the
pastoral office of leaders but their perception of "care." The
phenomenological "cycle" of care is said to exist as an exchange
happens between caregivers and care receivers. Such an exploration
of three congregations opened up rare concepts of the
psycho-social, and spiritual nature that guide interpersonal
relationships of family systems across cultures. Large/mega
congregations desire women's as well as men's style of nurturing
and of fellowship that form the characteristics of a sharing,
caring congregation. The study implicated a need for more
comprehensive interdisciplinary teaching methods to train church
leaders and clergy. It signals for an approach in practical
theology to develop curricula for spiritual health of cultural
plurality in congregations and community.
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