Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
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
