Keeping the Wellsprings of Ministry Clear
Examines how unconscious dimensions of the call to ministry, when not recognized, can spoil pastoral work and lead to burnout. Claims that ministry that is more of an attempt to get the parish to love one, responding to anxious pressure to heal parishioners while ignoring one's own wounds, or t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 2000, Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 253-262 |
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| Summary: | Examines how unconscious dimensions of the call to ministry, when not recognized, can spoil pastoral work and lead to burnout. Claims that ministry that is more of an attempt to get the parish to love one, responding to anxious pressure to heal parishioners while ignoring one's own wounds, or trying to carve a personal identity out of one's work, may be an indicator of childhood wounds which obscure the sense of call and leaves pastors more vulnerable to depression, a sense of failure, fatigue, and burnout. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002234090005400303 |