A Pastor in Every Pew: Equipping Laity for Pastoral Care

by Leroy T. Howe

Pastoral care is the work of every Christian, not just the clergy. In this comprehensive Christian training manual for church leaders, author Leroy Howe presents a program that will help local church leaders empower and equip their congregations in developing pastoral care ministries. A Pastor in Every Pew will help program participants develop the skills they need to render effective Christian care in a variety of situations while establishing person-to-person care-giving that focuses
•Building trust • •Effective listening •Dealing with feelings •Prayer •Uses of Scripture

Genres: Christianity

179 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2000

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am not the target audience for this book. That said, I think if someone is looking for a book on pastoral care, what it is, the ins and outs, how to provide it, etc., then there are better resources out there. If, however, you would like a book about how to be in better relationship with people in a ministry setting, then this would be a good read. I would have appreciated the book better with a slight title change in that direction, especially for the first half of the book. The second half of the book was a better fit for the title. Chapter 9 begins the content actually on pastoral care.

[Peter Hofstra · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is good for what it is designed to do, offer lay members of the church a paradigm for pastoral care. Best part of the book for me was the chapter on prayer.that's five stars easily.

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are much better resources on this subject