Pastoral

The speakers of the poems, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd use imagery and figurative language showing the materialistic and realistic attitudes towards love and life and that gender-based hopes and expectations have not changed over time. When it comes to love and life we know that men and women have different attitudes. Men are usually idealistic and materialistic while the women are realistic and pragmatic. The Shepherd offers the Nymph many gifts…

The word villanelle sounds very poetic, and there is a reason for that. The word, itself, derives from the Italian word villano, which means peasant, not very poetic, but in Italy villanelles were dance songs that sung were sung in the country area, and they had a somewhat rustic theme to them. Villanelle is also a form for a type of poem. A villanelle was the title of a poem, before it was put in as a poetry format. The poem was “Villanelle” by Jean Passerat. Villanelle form originated in…

overall info that I received on him from everyone is that he is an awesome guy. First we can look and see what the people had to say about the pastoral roles that are crucial within a church. To do this we can take a look at the different words the congregants used to describe their pastor. From looking at these we can decipher what people felt the pastoral role should be. Now a lot of people used words such as compassionate, caring, kind, honest, genuine, real, personable, and many more that…

friend and class mate from the seminary asked me to give a ride to a male church attendee from church to his home. For the sake of respect, I will use the titles, BC for my friend, FL for the church attendee and PI for myself, signifying my role as a Pastoral Intern. BC seemed to be unaware of the fact that her request is more of an obligation than a question and that the situation was critical for me to deal with, pastorally, socially, theologically, personally and ethically/culturally. This…

Pastoral Counseling is a wonderful opportunity that pastors have to truly connect with their members on personal issues that may interfering with their relationship with God. The role of pastors in counseling is continuing to grow as many people are looking to pastors to guide them in very hard decisions. Pastors have a major responsibility in leading their congregation, but also in counseling them in biblical ways. Members of the congregation go to the pastor for counseling because they are…

The purpose of this essay is for the Writer to analyze and establish the guiding principles and relevant data that support a clear and compelling definition of death from the perspective of one educated in pastoral thanatology. With this said, the writer will analyze and establish supporting data from the perspective of thanatology to include: 1) Analyzing 1 Corinthians 15:26 and Romans 5: 15 regarding the origins of death; 2) Anderson’s view of death as a part of Creation; and 4) Erickson’s…

2.4. Pastoral Discipleship The pastor as an official of the church has a responsibility unlike any member who is associated with the church. The roles and functions covers a wide and diverse area where it is not only confined to the congregation but to individual as well. From a discipleship perspective, the pastor has a major role in discipleship and it is therefore important that the focus of discipleship is kept central through the key functions of the pastor. 2.4.1 Pastor as a Shepherd…

Pastoral Tableau was designed by Shara Rowley Plough, a mixed media artist who formerly worked in Cleveland,MS. Ms. Plough attended school at the University of Iowa, obtaining a Bachelors of Fine Arts, and at the University of Arizona receiving a Master of Fine Arts. After receiving such illustrious degrees, she went on to pursue her career as an artist. Pastoral Tableau exhibit was displayed in the Wright Art Center located on Delta State University’s campus. This exhibit featured several…

7. Impacting my pastoral care When I was in the Seminary of Bogota, I was sent every year to a different parish in the city. I was sent to rich, middle-class, poor, and rural parishes. That understanding of different contexts and ways of life helped to shape the way I offer pastoral care, a way that does not judge, but simply wants to help people where they are at. 8. Consultation and critiques The verbatims and weekly reflections are great opportunities to receive and give feedback. I think…

Pastoral Presence Pastoral care involves the presence of God in a relationship. Pastoral care also involves not just what you know, but also what you are. Christian faith affirms God presence with us, knowing that God hears us wherever we are. Christian faith affirms God’s presence with us, God’s remembering, and hearing us wherever we are, (Patton, 21). One must remember that regardless of the situation that may be going on at the present time, God is forever with us. Pastoral care involves…