Pastoral Care amp Visitation Prepared by Roger Janes Program amp Leadership Staff NL Conference The Minister The Session member It shall be the duty of the Elder to care for the poor and visit the sick ID: 361344
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A Workshop for Session Members
Pastoral Care & Visitation
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The Minister?The Session member?
“It shall be the duty of the Elder to care for the poor and visit the sick.”In many charges, a session member has a “ward” or area in which they oversee and provide care to members and adherents.
Whose Job is it to Visit?
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Think of a time in your life when you experienced care. What did it look like?
Pastoral Care: “Is the communication of the love and presence of God through loving persons.”
How can people communicate God’s love and presence in their daily lives:
Sitting with those who are dying, in pain, or grieving
Answering the call of a child in the middle of the night
Game of peek a boo
What is Pastoral Care?
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Handout “Difference between a Social and Pastoral Visit.”
A Pastoral Visit is different!
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What are your Questions and Concerns?
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The Session can discuss and discern who should get a visit, and who gets priority.
Those who are shut in, sick, in crisis?Those who request a visit?Everyone in my area/ward?
Who should I visit?
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Depends on the community normMany people today would like notice (a call?)
How do I initiate a visit?
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You want to be clear to the person(s) that you are making a pastoral visit
Helpful to have a length of visit in mind – and tell that personRole Play
How do I communicate my purpose?
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Depends on personal style
Helpful for you to have a time in mindHelpful to communicate anticipated time to person being visitedAn hour is a goal for many
How do I respond to hospitality?
How long should a pastoral visit be?
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Focus on the person(s) you are visiting
Be attentive to people’s words, tone and body languageWords: 7% of messageTone: 38% of message
Body Language: 55% of message
Silence
Questions The Place of PrayerDealing with Negative Comments
How do I actually “do” a pastoral visit?
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Make your first call an easy one – someone active?
Pray before you go on the visitState your reason for visitingKey is to focus on them and their agenda
Use Active listening
Be careful of asking too many questions
Try to identify what the person is feeling at this timeDon’t let your story get hooked
Tips for Pastoral Visits
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Case Studies
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Listening and Caring Skills, by John Savage
The Ministry of Listening, by Donald PeelA Grief Observed
, by C.S. Lewis
Prayer
, by Phillip Yancey
Resources
Prepared by: Roger Janes, Program & Leadership Staff, NL Conference