James E Hightower Jr

Caring for People from Birth to Death (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Caring for People from Birth to Death describes particular stages of development, offering you guidelines and suggestions for a caring ministry to people of all ages. You will be able to put the insights in this volume to immediate use in your position of caring.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135024178
• Artikelnr.: 39042143

Autorenporträt

Hightower Jr, James E

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
About the Editor
* Contributors
* Preface
* Chapter 1. The Preschool Years: Foundations for Life
* Preschool Years Are Foundational
* A Preschooler's Developmental Tasks
* Can a Preschooler Learn About God?
* How You Can Minister to Preschoolers
* Parenting Preschoolers
* Chapter 2. The Early School Years: Finding Acceptance Beyond the
Family
* Focus on Ages Six Through Twelve
* How a Child Develops
* Changes from Age Six Through Twelve
* The Child and Spirituality
* Tasks to Be Accomplished
* A Child's Position in the Family
* The Family as a System
* Reward and Punishment
* Rules
* Childhood Stress
* Children and Crisis
* Suggestions to Share with Parents
* Developing Spirituality
* The Transition to Adolescence
* Chapter 3. Adolescence: Stuck in the Middle
* Definitions
* Theories
* Theories in Practice: Ministry Issues
* Spiritual Development
* Additional Comments
* Chapter 4. Young Adulthood: Starting on Their Own
* Wilderness and Promise: Generation X and Beyond
* Flowing Features of Young Adulthood
* Out One Era and into Another
* Spirituality in a Changing Culture
* Additional Principles of Pastoral Care
* Chapter 5. The Middle Years: Getting It Together!
* Developmental Theorists
* Temptations to Stagnation: Issues Along the Way
* Ministering in the Middle
* Spiritual Development Issues
* Conclusion
* Chpater 6. Senior Adulthood: Twilight or Dawn?
* The Developmental Tasks of Senior Adulthood
* Pastoral Care with Senior Adults
* Conclusion
* Chapter 7. Toward a Holistic Approach to Caring
* What Does It Mean to Care?
* Who Is Called to Care?
* What Skills Are Needed to Care?
* Preaching Is Caring
* Pastoral Care in Times of Crisis
* Spirituality: A Personal and Communal Journey
* Conclusion
* Index
* Reference Notes Included