The Essentials of Effective Pastoral Counseling

Authors

Otto E. Sohn, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

8-1-1951

Document Type

Article

Keywords

pastoral counseling, christian, comfort, faith, counselee, psychiatry, psychology, soul

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Pastoral counseling is an age-old art. When impenitent King David all but succumbed under the impact of a terrific sin, his divinely sent pastoral adviser, the prophet Nathan, deftly aided him to find a solution to his problem. By means of a well-chosen parable he first led him to recognize the enormity of his sin, and from there it was but a short step to confession, absolution, and a new lease on life. Scriptural examples of this blessed soul healing function could be greatly multiplied, especially from the ministry of Jesus and the Apostles.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

2 Timothy 2:15;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Sohn, Otto E. (1951) "The Essentials of Effective Pastoral Counseling," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 22, Article 46.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol22/iss1/46