Additionally, Dr. Smither states this volume is not a critique of Augustine’s theology only of his practical application of his model for mentoring pastors [2]. Dr. Smither presents what he refers to as “the mentoring matrix” or a mosaic if you will [3]. Here he names the mentors (Cyprian, Pachomius, Basil, and Ambrose) of the third and fourth century and the patterns utilized by them which were perhaps the more influential between them. Of first note, are letters written to the churches and the church leaders of that time. As traveling took leadership away from the people for extended periods, it was common to write letters of encouragement, instruction, discipline, and exhortation by the bishops to the churches of which they governed [4].
There are people who live in a secular world, worlds that is non-religious, but who identify, in their hearts, with Christianity. They are a breed of people who are challenging the Church to become ecumenical in its thinking and if the Church will not get out into the community to help others this group will be found doing the work of the ‘Church’. Pastoral Carers and/or Ministers have challenging roles that must include these Christians who will most likely never come into their Churches. The inclusion of these people will exemplify the most powerful form of love that could ever exist, a love that is unconditional and a love that does not come with wrong motives. The traditions of man must give way to this new generation of worshippers, worshippers who are not frequenting the Church but are in the communities helping, reading ‘spiritual’ books to help them learn about being great people, and having a relationship with God.
One of God’s greatest desires is to have relationship with His creation, man. He wants nothing more than to be loved and believed. Our love and belief is demonstrated through worship and godly lifestyle. Many people have a form of worship, but with no substance or true understanding of what it is all about. Many minimizes worship simply as the singing of songs, or leaving it up to the worship team to “set the atmosphere”, without any participation from the congregation.
Moreover, Hodges (2005) contended that 43 percent of all mental health clients rely on their religious deity for healing. According to Hodges (2005), these five assessment tools should be used according to the patient’s background and personality. First, conducting a spiritual history is similar to taking a family history assessment. The social worker asks the patient to take a two part questionnaire, an Initial Narrative Framework and Interpretive Anthropology Framework, in which the client will discuss their upbringing and spiritual background. The author believes that patients who are very talkative will benefit from this type of evaluation.
A position addressed in Chapter 3 supported the perspective that cognitive-behavioral models of counseling are “necessary but insufficient for full Christian counseling”, that “changed thinking is not enough – a changed heart is also required,” and that a “purely cognitive therapy lacks the Spirit’s fullness and power." Based on your analysis of Chapter 3, discuss how your developed insights into the nature and work of Jesus and the Spirit of God help you understand how God transforms an individual’s heart. Recently a majority of Christian counselors have gone to the Christian cognitive-behavior therapy way of counseling. This method "at the core… is the process of assessing identifying, and renouncing faulty thinking, adopting
A Study of Church Members during Times of Crisis JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW 3/24/2012 Table of Contents Summary 2 Interaction 3 Application 5 Works Cited 6 Summary The article “A Study of Church of Members During Times Of Crisis” is written in efforts to review how religion effect peoples live as they go through crisis. The article states as it opens that all people experience crisis at some point in their lives. It is my opinion that the articles begins very well by first defining what a crisis is. A crisis described in the article is view as on internal response to an external event. The article gives the reader a very well defined understanding of the steps leading to a crisis and possible step to take to prevent a crisis from happening.
Explain why you support the position that effective Christian counseling (such that promotes meaningful change in the counselee) must support a "curative theology" and biblical sanctification. The world we live in has so much chaos. People are searching for answers everywhere to help deal with the problems that they face. Some of the problems that people are facing include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, fatherless homes, marriage trouble (divorce), as well as sexual abuse/assault (Clinton, T., Ohlschlager, G., & Hart, A., 2005). These problems not only affect the non-believer, but also the Christian.
Joshua THEO 202_D26_201120 Short Essay 3 Short Essay on Ecclesiology: The Role of Women in the Church When approaching women in church ministry and leadership, the primary source for guidance on such matters is the Bible. The Scriptures declare what offices are given to the church and, it is in the context of discussing these offices that understanding can be gleaned about what women’s roles may be. Deacons were appointed and organized first in Acts 6. The role of a deacon is as a servant in the church. In Acts 6, the deacons were initially commissioned to handle the care of widows in the church.
Many other forms of counseling approaches have a tendency to be to direct and have the potential to become theological based rather than spiritually based. The difference in the two years everyone will have a different theology as it pertains to the word of God. All Christians must have the same spirituality when it comes to the word of God. When counseling the counselor must always have the Spirit of Christ to help individuals through their problems. Limitations of the Counseling Theory James Crabb form of counseling is broad but yet profound.
The three major journeys that Paul took we will split up by calling them Paul’s first missionary trip, his second missionary trip and finally his third missionary trip. Paul’s first missionary trip started at Antioch or Syria. During Paul’s ministry this was his base camp. This is also the church that Paul felt accountable to. In Acts 13: 2-3, we find out that after fasting God spoke to them through the Holy Spirit to start the work that He had called them to (Acts 13: 2-3).