Confusion about pastoral care abounds. On one hand, it may seem like a distraction from the urgent mission of the Church to make disciples of Jesus Christ and plant churches in post-Christian Europe. On the other hand, the term pastoral care is used in schools and some workplaces to describe care that is not rooted in Christian faith. In this session, we will seek to recover the historical meaning of pastoral care and its roots in Scripture with the aim of developing a vision for pastoral care shaped by the gospel which could be described as making disciples from people in need.
