Pastoral Care
This part of the course explores the role of elders and the Elders' meeting in ensuring pastoral care takes place within the congregation and looks at ways in which this can be effective
1. Introduction
This module gives you the opportunity to explore the role of the eldership in ensuring effective pastoral care takes place within a congregation.
In this module you will:
- explore what pastoral care is and the responsibility that elders' meetings have to ensure it happens
- equip yourself with some skills for making pastoral care effective within your church
- consider the fact that one size doesn’t fit all and pastoral care can be offered in a variety of different ways
- discover the difference between pastoral care and counselling in a church context