{"product_id":"living-stories-pastoral-counseling-in-congregational-context-paperback-1","title":"Living Stories: Pastoral Counseling in Congregational Context - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Capps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePastoral counseling, Donald Capps believes, should not be just another service-like chartered tours-that churches provide for their members. Rather, he views counseling as essential to the religious task and identity of any religious congregation or parish. In his new, more radical model of pastoral counseling, Capps combines the innovative techniques of brief counseling or therapy with recent insights about the uses of narrative in pastoral care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItself enlivened by many stories, Capps' book explains how people \"story\" their lives-inspirationally, paradoxically, or miraculously-and the patterns they exhibit. He shows pastors how they can help people discover their own \"story,\" discern its shape and direction, and move constructively to find new understandings or possibilities in their situation. Through pastoral counseling, Capps affirms, congregations can become constructive environments in which people find new grounds for hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.04 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42590221303904,"sku":"9780800630737","price":48.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/aEJmeCtOSjhURkdSWVM4dXFWR0RQQT09.webp?v=1771332941","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/living-stories-pastoral-counseling-in-congregational-context-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}