Pastors must have compassion and empathy for those they serve, but it is not pastoral compassion and empathy that brings change and healing. That comes from God working through his gracious means. This by no means excuses pastors from compassion and empathy, for these adorn the reception of those gracious means. From The Care Of …
From The Care Of Souls by Harold Senkbeil: The word of God will obviously be the source of the treatment you will provide for the distressed soul, but it’s also essential for accurate diagnosis. As you listen you filter what is said (and what you observe) through God’s word. The Care Of Souls, Harold Senkbeil, …
In The Care Of Souls, Harold Senkbeil observes that God is the comforter of his people, and the means by which he brings that comfort are the simple and straightforward work of the pastor. The image he uses is not one of pastor as shepherd, or under-shepherd, or stand-in shepherd, but as sheep-dog. And you …
In The Care Of Souls, Harold Senkbeil reminds us that God accomplishes the work of growing the saints through the tools that Christ has entrusted to the Church, not through the personal capacities of those who wield them. This is not say that people don’t matter, it’s just important to remember what the channels that …
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