Hospital visitation is one of the most intimidating tasks new clergy face. Afraid of not knowing what to say when faced with situations of serious illness and death, uncertain of how to negotiate the maze of the medical establishment, unsure of themselves in the pastoral role generally, new pastors often don't know where to turn for help and advice about this central, yet tough, aspect of ministry. The Hospital Visit: A Pastor's Guide will help provide just this kind of guidance. Written with student pastors and pastors in the early years of their ministry in mind, it will explore the key situations all pastors encounter in hospital visitation. Beginning with the idea that pastoral care in the hospital setting consists of Trialogue between the pastor, the patient, and the presence of God, Michael L. Kirkindoll will explain the pastor's role in terms of six principal relationships: The pastor's relationship to the patient, to the family, to the local congregation, to the hospital chaplain, to doctors an other medical personnel, and finally, to the pastor's own woundedness. The book will conclude with prayers for the hospital bedside which the author has used in his own ministry, and which he has gathered from other experienced pastoral caregivers
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abingdon Press
ISBN-13
9780687085590
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96212695
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Hospital Visit: a Pastor's Guide
Author
Michael L. Kirkindoll
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Religious History, Christianity
Publication Year
2001
Number of Pages
104 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
143g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Michael L. Kirkindoll
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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