Shepherding A Woman's Heart
Subtitle: A New Model for Effective Ministry to Women
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: June 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780802433541
Subjects: Women in church work; Church work with women; Religion; Religion - Pastoral Care / Counseling; Christian Life - Women's Issues; Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery; Christianity - Pastoral Counseling; Christian Life - General; Christianity - Christian Life - General
First sentence: I sat across the lunch table from a former key staff member of a well-known Christian ministry.
Table of contents: title: Preface : A message for pastors and church leaders; title: Section one : Develop an awareness : reasons we need it.; title: 1. The focus of shepherding women; title: 2. The need for shepherds of women; title: Section two : Deepen understanding : reasons to give it.; title: 3. Eternal understanding : biblical basis; title: 4. Internal understanding : essence of womanhood; title: 5. External understanding : backdrop of pastoral care to women; title: Section three : Disperse compassion : people who need it.; title: 6. Compassion comes from understanding like-pain; title: 7. The Master Shepherd met women at their point of pain; title: Section four : Diversify skills : people who give it.; title: 8. Profile of a good shepherd; title: 9. The skill of shepherding women; title: 10. A new model for shepherding women; title: Appendixes.; title: A. Grace Community Church pastoral care to women survey; title: B. Shepherd of women information form; title: C. Active listening exercises and role plays; title: D. Grief and loss recovery; title: E. A list of feeling words