The Pastoral Care Case: Learning about Care in Congregations »

The case study method is popular and effective in the pastoral care of individuals. This book outlines a method for using the case study approach on a congregational level, offering guidelines for analyzing and refining such aspects of ministry as worship, preaching, and Christian education.

Introduction 1

1 Case Interpretation in Pastoral Care Education 5

2 Envisioning the Pastoral Care Case 29

3 Meaning and the Pastoral Care Case 53

4 Learning from Pastoral Care Case Interpretation 77

5 What Does Pastoral Care Case Writing Do for the Writer? 105

6 The Limitations of the Pastoral Care Case 125

Epilogue: Becoming a Local Religious Author 155

References 163

Index 167