What is Pastoral Care?
Pastoral Care includes all the ways in which the pastor cares for the flock that God has placed in his care. The ordinary means of caring for the flock include preaching, catechization (Christian education), confession/absolution, prayer, and the liturgy itself. These are the primary ways in which a pastor cares for the flock.
But we also receive the Word of God individually from our pastor to comfort us when we are troubled by our sins, to strengthen us when we struggle in this life, and to give us counsel and guidance from God’s Word. Our pastor cares for each of our members, not only through the public preaching and teaching of the Word of God, but also by bringing that Word into our homes, when we hospitalized or home bound, or when our conscience is burdened by sorrow, grief, or shame.
So Pastoral Care includes such things as:
If you need any kind of pastoral care, please contact Pastor Packer.
But we also receive the Word of God individually from our pastor to comfort us when we are troubled by our sins, to strengthen us when we struggle in this life, and to give us counsel and guidance from God’s Word. Our pastor cares for each of our members, not only through the public preaching and teaching of the Word of God, but also by bringing that Word into our homes, when we hospitalized or home bound, or when our conscience is burdened by sorrow, grief, or shame.
So Pastoral Care includes such things as:
- Preaching and Teaching
- Faithful administration of the sacraments.
- Faithfully conducting the liturgy.
- Pastoral counsel from the Word of God
- Private Absolution
- Visitation to the sick, home bound, and distressed.
- Around the Word Devotions – a weekly guide for meditation upon the Word of God and prayer for use by individuals and in homes.
If you need any kind of pastoral care, please contact Pastor Packer.
