Title: Pastoral counseling : a ministry of the church /
Authors: Patton, John, 1930-
Publisher: Abingdon Press,
Year: 1983
Subjects: Pastoral counseling.
Contents: Relational humanness and the Christian story -- The visible pastor - role and identity in pastoral counseling -- A not-so-private practice - accountability in pastoral counseling -- "Magic questions" - a working structure for pastoral counseling -- System and person - the unit of care in pastoral counseling -- What hurts? - diagnosis in pastoral counseling -- What heals? - relationship in pastoral counseling -- What happens? - the process of pastoral counseling.