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Book SynopsisIn this short study concerning the pastoral care and counseling of immigrants, specifically Black Caribbean congregants in large/mega congregations, culture, denomination history, and interpretations of scripture enter into the dynamics of defining not only the pastoral office of leaders but their perception of âœcare.â
Trade ReviewThe engaging narratives of the research participants provide readers with a keen sense of how Black Caribbean church members, and their pastors, imagine pastoral care.... This book is a significant contribution to the field of pastoral care and counseling overall. * Anglican Theological Review *
Through a careful ethnographic study of three black mega churches Dr. Beedoe provides a window into the pastoral care needs (met and unmet) of Afro-Caribbean immigrants. Her work is a significant contribution in the area of inter-cultural pastoral care and counseling and offers helpful guidance for culturally and contextually sensitive congregation care. -- Pamela Cooper-White, Christiane Brooks Johnson Professor of Psychology and Religion, Union Theological Seminary in New York
Pastoral care and Counseling in Large/Mega Congregations: Black Caribbean’s Perception of Care in Cultural Diversity is a welcomed and valuable book celebrating the significance of pastoral care and counseling for local congregations with memberships of Black Caribbeans. Following the historic dimensions of pastoral care and counseling, namely healing, sustaining, guiding, and reconciling, Dr. Beedoe demonstrates that there is a way of tailoring pastoral care and counseling to address the cultural and religious context of immigrants. Social construction plays a vital role in the object relationships we carry throughout our life even cross-culturally. Significant is the emphasis on relationships across at least three generations as well as communal caring practices that are distinctly committed to Caribbean cross generational relationships and consistent with certain ritual and cultural practices. -- Edward Wimberly, Methodist minister, the Jarena Lee professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at the Interdenominational Theological Center
Table of ContentsPart One: Defining Pastoral-Care Needs in Large/Mega Congregations Chapter 1: Mandated Care of Congregations Chapter 2: Traditional Pastoral Care and Counseling Chapter 3: Pastoral-Care Response to Caribbean History and Culture Chapter 4: Pastoral Needs in Large/Mega Churches Chapter 5: The Learning Circle of the Study Chapter 6: The Congregations as Source for Dialogue Part Two: The Cultural Aspects of Black Caribbeans in Three Congregations Chapter 1: Parables of Back Home Chapter 2: Defining Pastoral Care in Large/Mega Congregations Chapter 3: Pastoral-Care Theology of Black Caribbeans Chapter 4: Evaluations and Recommendations for Change Chapter 5: Towards Effective Pastoral Care Part Three: Pastoral Care and Counseling in Cross-Cultural Needs of Congregations Chapter 1: Church as Pastoral-Care Unit and Mission Field Chapter 2: Towards Purposeful Pastoral Care and Counseling Chapter 3: Possibilities, and Applications Chapter 4: The Future of Pastoral Care in Congregations Chapter 5: Hermeneutics of Pastoral Care Chapter 6: Framing a Theological Perspective Chapter 7: A Psychosocial Lens of Community Chapter 8: Cross-Cultural Impact on Pastoral Counseling Chapter 9: Racial and Cultural Identity Development Model Chapter 10: ACA Code of Ethics in Pastoral Care and Counseling Chapter 11: Cultural Ethics as Applied to Pastoral Care Chapter 12: Cross-Cultural Competency and Ethics Chapter 13: Values Clarification in Pastoral Care and Counseling Chapter 14: Pastoral-Care Aspects of Cultural Sensitivity Bibliography
