Pastoral Crisis Care
PRTH 538
Summary
Explore the Pastoral Crisis Care course and what you can expect to learn through the semester.
Course Overview
This course prepares students to minister faithfully during personal, familial, congregational, and community crises.
Drawing on biblical theology, spiritual formation, and evidence-informed pastoral practice, students cultivate the theological, relational, and practical competencies needed to respond to grief and loss, trauma and abuse, mental health crises, and moral failure.
Emphasis falls on trauma-informed ministry, pastoral counseling, compassionate presence, clergy self-care, and the integration of prayer, Scripture, and Christian hope in moments of suffering.
Textbooks
- See the current booklist.
Professor: Dr. Nathan McQuiston