Pastoral Care

“the will to survive is important, but the will to prepare to survive is even more vital.” But there are somethings you just will not be able to anticipate

Questions that help you select good laypeople to be part of your congregation's pastoral care network.

The emotional, spiritual, and health needs during a time of pandemic are great, and no one congregational leader can handle it all!

Physical isolation doesn't have to mean social isolation. Here are a collection of resources to help your members and friends feel connected and cared for.

Creative ways to provide pastoral care in a time of physical distancing.

The weeks ahead may be particularly hard for you if you are living alone. Here are some reminders as we enter this time of social distancing.

Emily McKinney, hospice chaplain and music director, shares the pastoral needs of health care providers during this time of coronavirus pandemic.

Community, including intimate, deep, and spiritually supportive versions thereof, can be created and sustained in online spaces, including covenant groups,

If you are a leader or have a strong following, you have great power in this situation to help people navigate it with grace.

Basic understanding of pastoral skills needed to respond to a death and loss; and the liturgical work of creating and leading memorial services.