Pastoral care through a lay care ministry: a narrative model

Harry M Johnson

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Pastoral care through a lay care ministry: a narrative model

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Harry M Johnson. Pastoral Care Through a Lay Care Ministry: a Narrative Model. Interdenominational Theological Center. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/e95b6387-02ac-4574-a39f-7da4e9271b2e?q=1995.

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H. M. Johnson. Pastoral care through a lay care ministry: a narrative model. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/e95b6387-02ac-4574-a39f-7da4e9271b2e?q=1995

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Harry M Johnson. Pastoral Care Through a Lay Care Ministry: a Narrative Model. Interdenominational Theological Center. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/e95b6387-02ac-4574-a39f-7da4e9271b2e?q=1995.

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Harry M Johnson

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Congregations--Internal conflict

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Abstract

The dissertation addresses, through a biblical narrative model, the disharmony at Freedman Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America. It exposes and addresses the relationship between themes, issues and problems of the congregation. The dissertation presupposes that the factions of the congregation are manifestations of factions in families that make up the membership. The problems that are unresolved in families show up in interpersonal relationships in the church family. The biblical narrative model used the favorite stories of a test group of caregivers, such as favorite Bible stories, favorite fairy tales and stories heard from visitations to discover disruptive themes in their personal narratives. The results of this dissertation answer, in part, the search of a pastor for ways to address the pastoral needs of four lay persons as these persons are being trained to give care to other members of the congregation. The results show that by addressing the pastoral needs of members of the congregation through the group process, the narrative of the text group can be 'reauthored' and the story of the congregation can be 'restoried'.

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