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Conversation as Ministry: Stories and Strategies for Confident Caregiving »

Authors: Douglas Purnell, Herbert Anderson
ISBN-13: 9780829815788, ISBN-10: 0829815783
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Pilgrim Press, The/United Church Press
Date Published: October 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Douglas Purnell

Book Synopsis

Purnell draws upon his experience as a pastor, counselor, and therapist to give both lay and ordained Christians the resources they need to engage conversation intentionally deeply and confidently. In Part One, Purnell shares his reflections on the nature of pastoral conversation, and in Part Two, he presents questions for specific conversations to help people focus on their intentions while engaging in pastoral conversation.

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
1	Pastoral Conversation	1
2	Conversation as Care: Sharing What It Is to Be Human	6
3	What Makes Conversation Pastoral	11
4	Preparing for the Conversation	25
5	The Where, When, and Who of Pastoral Conversation	37
6	Moving into the Conversation	44
7	The Space of Sacred Conversation	69
8	The Pastoral Person in the Conversation	75
9	Concluding the Conversation	80
10	After the Conversation	85
11	Preparation and Practice	95
12	Some General Conversations	99
13	Conversation about Faith and Life	106
14	Conversation at the Time of Birth	110
15	Premarital Conversation	117
16	Conversation in Situations of Conflict	128
17	Confession and Forgiveness	137
18	Conversation in Hospitals and with the Dying	139
19	Conversation at the Time of Death	144
20	"Winging It" in Pastoral Conversation	151
	Bibliography	155