The Caring Church: A Guide for Lay Pastoral Care

by Howard W. Stone

The principles outlined here help laypersons develop or refine the skills needed for a ministry of healing, sustaining, guiding, and reconciling. Specific topics include interpersonal communication, hospital and shut-in visitation, and grief counseling.

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1983

About the author

Howard W. Stone, Ph.D., is a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, a pastoral counselor, the author or editor of many books in the Fortress Press Creative Pastoral Care and Counseling series, and a professor emeritus at Texas Christian University.

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Reviews

[Donna]

Excellent read!

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent resource book for anyone interested in training, equipping and deploying laity for pastoral care ministry. One large drawback to the book is the absence of any sacramental theology. The material covered does not include any emphasis on bringing Eucharist to shut-in members of the parish.

A good framework book from which I've worked to write a more contextually appropriate training program to cover twelve weeks and include the sacramental theology for which the Episcopal Church is known.