It is a common impression that Pastoral Counseling is something new—a new dimension in the work of the ministry. In some ways it is new, but essentially it is as old as the Church. Pastors have always ...

When he opened his private practice in Asheville in the early 1990s, Michael Hester wanted to reach as many people as he could. So he lowered the cost of his pastoral counseling sessions for those who ...

Gregory Popcak is an American Catholic author, psychotherapist and teacher. The director of the Pastoral Solutions Institute, an internationally-recognized, Catholic counseling practice, he is also an ...

I just returned from the national conference of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) in Minneapolis. I was invited there to moderate a panel at a plenary session. This association's ...

We are dedicated to providing counseling services to individuals of all ages, couples, families, and groups with a full range of emotional and spiritual concerns. It is our goal to respond to ...

Practical books about pastoral care aren’t my favorite genre, but I picked this one up after it was recommended to me by the rabbi and poet Yehiel Poupko. I was delighted to find myself drawn deeply ...

Ordained Baptist Minister and have served as a Campus Minister, Pastor and Associate Pastor. I also served for 24 1/2 years as a Navy Chaplain. We function best when we relate to others rather than ...

This qualitative study explores African American clergy's perspectives on pastoral care and pastoral counseling. Interviews were conducted with 18 African American clergy of diverse ages, locales, and ...

Pastoral counselling is one of the most important roles for ministers in Sāmoa, but a rise of individualism has contributed to a concept identified as the "changing Sāmoan self." Pastoral counselling ...

Being in college can bring with it many struggles, both past and present, expected or unexpected, and addressing them in a spiritual context may be helpful. Pastoral Counseling embraces the Jesuit ...