Pastoral Care With Children in Crisis

Noted teacher and experienced counselor Andrew Lester challenges ministers to take up an often neglected task--caring for the children of the parish. It is the pastor's role, Lester says, to make spiritual sense out of the chaos of crisis. He looks to the ministry of Jesus as the model for faithful, effective ministry and illustrates how a pastor's relationship with troubled children can have a significant impact on their development.

Acknowledgments

11

(2)

Introduction

13

(10)

Part I THE PASTOR AND CHILDREN

The Pastoral Neglect of Children

23

(13)

Childhood Idealized

27

(1)

How Children Communicate

28

(1)

Children's Awareness

29

(1)

Children's Adaptability

29

(1)

Children as Their Parents' Responsibility

30

(1)

Avoiding Suspicion

31

(1)

Children as Noncontributors

31

(1)

Child Care Stereotyped as Woman's Work

32

(1)

The Pastor's Lack of Training

33

(1)

The Pastor's Sense of Inadequacy

34

(2)

Children Are Parishioners Too!

36

(15)

Jesus and Children

37

(4)

The Family of God

41

(2)

The Incarnation

43

(4)

Children's Crises

47

(4)

What Children in Crisis Need from the Pastor

51

(14)

A Sense of Competence

52

(2)

Attitudes and Values

54

(2)

Confirmation of Their Perceptions

56

(1)

A Sense of Belonging

57

(2)

Adult Friends (Even Heroes)

59

(2)

Someone to Listen

61

(1)

Someone to Accept Their Feelings

62

(1)

Spiritual Guidance

63

(2)

Some Basic Principles of Pastoral Care to Children

65

(20)

Getting Started

66

(2)

With Children in Crisis

68

(7)

Referrals

75

(2)

Miscellaneous Hints

77

(3)

The Pastor's Personal Preparation

80

(5)

Part II METHODS OF PASTORAL CARE OF CHILDREN IN CRISIS

The Use of Play in Pastoral Conversation

85

(12)

Children and Play

85

(2)

Puppets

87

(4)

The Ungame

91

(3)

The Bag of Words Game

94

(3)

Pastoral Care Through Art

97

(16)

Children and Art

97

(2)

Art and Pastoral Care

99

(3)

Materials

102

(1)

Methods

102

(9)

The Use of Art in Pastoral Conversation

111

(2)

Storytelling and Pastoral Care

113

(12)

Story and Religion

113

(4)

Telling Bible Stories

117

(1)

Relating to Children Through Storytelling

118

(3)

Involving Children in Storytelling

121

(3)

Children's Literature

124

(1)

Pastoral Care Through Writing

125

(9)

Finishing Sentences

127

(5)

Stories

132

(1)

Diaries

133

(1)

Poetry

133

(1)

Epilogue

134

(3)

Notes

137

(4)

Index

141

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