Caring for People from Birth to Death
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-0572-4 (ISBN)
Discover the manual that will help you teach ministry students and effectively minister to people in all developmental stages!Caring for People from Birth to Death is a helpful resource for people who care for people. Each chapter describes a particular stage of development in the human pilgrimage from the preschool years to senior adulthood--from the cradle to the rocking chair. Guidelines and usable suggestions for a caring ministry are included in each chapter. In Caring for People from Birth to Death spirituality as it relates to the developmental process is explored by the contributors with a new section in each chapter that concerns the growth and decline of a person’s spirituality throughout his or her life. Some of the issues you will explore in this new edition include:
developmental theories and spiritual issues for every stage of life
caring for the elderly through a team effort
ministering to confused adolescents
expanding your parishioners’feelings of self-worth
the fundamentals of teaching preschoolers about Jesus
working towards spiritual growth in adult malesCaring for People from Birth to Death is for seminary students studying developmental psychology and ministry, for CPE training programs, for pastoral counseling training programs, seminary professors, pastoral counselors, and church staff ministers. This concise handbook will help you quickly grasp the developmental issues people face and give you ideas on how the church can effectively minister to these folks. This book is updated from its original publication, and each contributor’s intrinsic style has remained intact for you as you explore and learn from this complete manual on ministering to your community members. Caring for People from Birth to Death offers you practical, ready-to-use strategies for understanding, taking care of, and ministering to people of all ages.
Hightower Jr, James E
Contents
About the Editor
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. The Preschool Years: Foundations for Life
Preschool Years Are Foundational
A Preschooler’s Developmental Tasks
Can a Preschooler Learn About God?
How You Can Minister to Preschoolers
Parenting Preschoolers
Chapter 2. The Early School Years: Finding Acceptance Beyond the Family
Focus on Ages Six Through Twelve
How a Child Develops
Changes from Age Six Through Twelve
The Child and Spirituality
Tasks to Be Accomplished
A Child’s Position in the Family
The Family as a System
Reward and Punishment
Rules
Childhood Stress
Children and Crisis
Suggestions to Share with Parents
Developing Spirituality
The Transition to Adolescence
Chapter 3. Adolescence: Stuck in the Middle
Definitions
Theories
Theories in Practice: Ministry Issues
Spiritual Development
Additional Comments
Chapter 4. Young Adulthood: Starting on Their Own
Wilderness and Promise: Generation X and Beyond
Flowing Features of Young Adulthood
Out One Era and into Another
Spirituality in a Changing Culture
Additional Principles of Pastoral Care
Chapter 5. The Middle Years: Getting It Together!
Developmental Theorists
Temptations to Stagnation: Issues Along the Way
Ministering in the Middle
Spiritual Development Issues
Conclusion
Chpater 6. Senior Adulthood: Twilight or Dawn?
The Developmental Tasks of Senior Adulthood
Pastoral Care with Senior Adults
Conclusion
Chapter 7. Toward a Holistic Approach to Caring
What Does It Mean to Care?
Who Is Called to Care?
What Skills Are Needed to Care?
Preaching Is Caring
Pastoral Care in Times of Crisis
Spirituality: A Personal and Communal Journey
Conclusion
Index
Reference Notes Included
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.9.1999 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7890-0572-7 / 0789005727 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7890-0572-4 / 9780789005724 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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