Pastoral

Robert Frost writes some of his pastoral poetry during the 20th century era. This era of time lead the may for the modernisation of society and shifted the values that people held. No longer were people farming fields, but rather, those people moved to cities and began to work in the industrial branch. People became more disconnected with nature, in this way, Frost attempts to bring some connectivity through pastoral poetry. This sentiment is expressed by Robert Frost in Stopping…

THEOLOGICAL & BIBLICAL BACKGROUND The Call to Pastoral Ministry An individual must be called by God into at least one ministry office. My pastoral ministry is my “calling” by God Almighty. My pastoral ministry begins with my personal call by God, along with my theological education at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary for preparation for pastoral ministry. Raised in a Baptist home, my grandmother took us to Sunday worship services at St. Paul Baptist Church in Garfield,…

"Beethoven's pastoral symphonies are not only more fascinating than the most beautiful scenery of the painting but more imaginative and convincing that it is heaven on earth. There the soul is integrated with nature and is immersed in peace. This is the French novelist George's praise of the great work in the "travel letter." Beethoven's nine symphonies are great, but one of my favorites is the pastoral symphony. The reason is simple: this piece of music is natural. Beethoven was a pioneer. He…

The Pastoral Concert is an oil painting, which was painted either by Giorgione or his pupil Titian. Modern critics are back and forth on the subject, but the most widely accepted theory is that the master Giorgione began the painting, and after his death, his pupil Titian completed the work. The painting portrays two nude women, one standing and pouring a pitcher of water, and the other lounging on the grass, paused attentively with a flute in her hand. The women appear robust by today’s…

of Ebola. 12 Donald S. Browning, "Introduction to Pastoral Counseling", in Clinical Handbook of Pastoral Counseling Vol. 1, Expanded Edition, ed. Robert I. Wicks, et al. (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1985), 5. Dr. Robert Yoho, Dean of the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery; Des Moines University Foot And Ankle Institute (Native of Western Pennsylvania). 14Ghunney, J. "The Akan's World View in Robert J. Wicks and B. K. Estadt. (eds.) Pastoral Counseling In A Global Church: Voices from the…

This post will identify a set of criteria which to use to evaluate the effectiveness of a sports coach, a teacher, and a senior pastor referred to henceforth as leaders. Each of the items will be listed in order of highest priority to least. Next, the item will be justified along with how each item difference from each leader. Lastly, how each of these criteria can be measure will be looked at. This post is written from my personal perception of the job of these individuals and the roles that…

American Pastoral, a book painting a vibrant picture of American ideals revealed over time to be unattainable, ends its tragic story with some of the most contradictory elements possible: a scream, a laugh, and finally, a question. The scream takes place at the dinner party, uttered by Lou Levov, who has been in the kitchen of Swede’s house doing his awkward best to stop the inebriated Jessie Orcutt from, in his view, making a complete fool of herself. Distressed by his arrogance, she stabs him…

I will identify and describe the role as practitioner of pastoral thanatology with regard to the challenges faced by and support provided to the following categories of people: (1) individuals and families, (2) congregations and communities, and (3) policy makers and financial stakeholders. I will use various sources of Terry Schiavo and Karen Ann Quinian cases. The difficulty faced by the family along with contemporary view of the therapies, treatment, and medical support that would have been…

mother never had to beg the church for food or clothes to give to the needy. The only time I saw the pastors involved with her ministry was in directing people to her, and looking back on it now, their lack of involvement tainted my view of what pastoral ministry truly is. When I was seventeen I had the unique opportunity to go to England on a missions trip with my youth group. Bitter sweet tragedy struck when my sister called me from across seas and told me that she had the opportunity to…

BLOG POST Walking in the first day, I was very nervous but I felt very excited at the same time for my future. Me and my parents were welcomed into the James River Youth building by a crowd of sophomores that were chanting may name. I saw some familiar faces that i have met over the years and that made it all the more exciting for me. One of my best friends, Daneisha, was one of those faces and she took my picture for my student ID. This was her job because she was in the Communications…