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
11. Pastoral care in your church
To round up thinking
about the challenges of pastoral care think a little
about the situation in you own church or pastorate – what are its pastoral challenges? What strategies are
in place to meet these? What else might be needed? What questions or discussion starters might you be able to bring to your next meeting of elders or pastoral care team?
Maybe you could get together as an eldership or pastoral care team and talk through some of your experience, thinking, and ideas about how to be more effective in offering pastoral care in your church.