Contributors

Preface

Part I The Case for Brief Pastoral Counseling

The Changing Times: A Case for Brief Pastoral Counseling

Howard W. Stone

The Power of Valuing in Brief Pastoral Counseling

Jan James

Collaborative Pastoral Conversation

Nancy Gorsuch

Helping Parishioners Envision the Future

Andrew Lester

Howard W. Stone

Extending Hospitality in Brief Pastoral Counseling

Katherine Godby

Making Brief Pastoral Counseling Wholistic

Howard Clinebell

Part II Brief Pastoral Counseling Strategies

Elements of Brief Pastoral Counseling

Howard W. Stone

Staying Solution-Focused in Brief Pastoral Counseling

Charles Allen Kollar

Collaborating with the Spirit: Brief Spiritual Direction in Congregational Ministry

Duane R. Bidwell

Competency-Based Relationship Counseling: The Necessity of Goal Setting and Counselor Flexibility in Efficient and Effective Couples Counseling

Frank Thomas

Time-Limited Pastoral Counseling for Pastors

Brian H. Childs

Counseling for Solutions: A Model for Parish Ministry in the Third Millennium

James Sharp

Part III Pastoral Counseling Theory and Praxis

Theory Out of Context: The Congregational Setting of Pastoral Counseling

Howard W. Stone

Appendices

A. Pastoral Counseling Authors in Study

B. Suggested Readings for Congregational Ministers

C. Psychotherapy Theorists

D. Writers in the Classical Theological Fields

E. Couple and Family Systems Theorists

F. Pastoral Care/Counseling/Theology Theorists

G. Writers in Spirituality and Spiritual Direction

Index