St Laurence Church
Offering Effective Pastoral Care
Theologians, philosophers, and pastors examine the importance of pastoral care to youth and their families as part of a robust youth ministry.
Presenters
Interdenominational Theological Center
Fuller Theological Seminary
Course Overview
Curriculum
- 10 Sections
- 84 Lessons
- 8 Weeks
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- Introduction1
- Section 1: Fundamentals of Caring For Youth12
- 2.1Prepare – Romans 12:15-16
- 2.2What Today’s Youth Need, Anne Wimberly – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 2.3Asking Good Questions, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Questions4 Minutes
- 2.4We’re In This Together, Sharon Galgay Ketcham – Video and Discussion Questions2 Minutes
- 2.5The Onion, Kenda Creasy Dean – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 2.6Advice for Youth Ministers, Mary Elizabeth Moore and Yara González-Justiniano – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 2.7Issues Facing Youth Today, Bill Mathis – Video and Discussion Questions6 Minutes
- 2.8Cultural Stories and Youth Ministry, Mary Clark Moschella – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 2.9Freedom from Confinement, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Questions6 Minutes
- 2.10Clumsy Kids, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 2.11Questions for Reflection
- 2.12Additional Resources
- Section 2: The Role of the Youth Minister in Pastoral Care11
- 3.1Prepare -John 4:1-30
- 3.2Ministering to Youth in the Midst of Suffering, Mary Elizabeth Moore – Video and Discussion Questions6 Minutes
- 3.3Creating Opportunities for Youth to Share, Caroline Ainsworth Hughes and Kate Hyde – Video and Discussion Questions11 Minutes
- 3.4The Unique Opportunity of the Youth Minister, Kate Hyde – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 3.5How a Youth Minister Can Engage in Healthy Disclosure, Gregory Ellison – Video and Discussion Questions6 Minutes
- 3.6Tending to Your Own Grief as a Youth Worker, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Questions6 Minutes
- 3.7Narrative Pastoral Care, Mary Clark Moschella – Video and Discussion Questions4 Minutes
- 3.8Turning Our Attention to God, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Questions4 Minutes
- 3.9Asking and Not Assuming, Pastoral Care Needs in This Generation, Kishundra King and Whitney Bond – Video and Discussion Questions7 Minutes
- 3.10Questions for Reflection
- 3.11Additional Resources
- Section 3: The Art of Listening to Youth11
- 4.1Prepare – John 18: 15-18, 25-27; 21: 15-19
- 4.2Listening to Young People, Mary Elizabeth Moore – Video and Discussion Questions6 Minutes
- 4.3Listening, David White – Video and Discussion Questions6 Minutes
- 4.4Listening to the Experience of Youth, Evelyn Parker – Video and Discussion Questions4 Minutes
- 4.5Listening Well and Learning From, Stephanie Paulsell and Vanessa Zoltan – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 4.6The Importance of Listening, Mary Clark Moschella – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 4.7What is Emotional Intelligence?, David Caruso – Video and Discussion Questions6 Minutes
- 4.8Validating, then Investigating, David Caruso – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 4.9Why Listening Matters in Youth Ministry, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Questions6 Minutes
- 4.10Questions for Reflection
- 4.11Additional Resources
- Section 4: Caring for Families of Youth11
- 5.1Prepare – 1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8
- 5.2Defining Family Instability, Chap Clark – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 5.3Coping with Family Instability, Sharon Galgay Ketcham – Video and Discussion Questions2 Minutes
- 5.4The Role of Family, Dominique Robinson – Video and Discussion Questions2 Minutes
- 5.5Challenges in Faith Formation, Kenda Creasy Dean – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 5.6Talking to Youth in the Midst of Family Instability, Chap Clark – Video and Discussion Questions7 Minutes
- 5.7Pastoral Care and Mental Illness, Mary Clark Moschella – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 5.8Helping Youth Have Permission to Give, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 5.9Frustrated Parents as Experiencing Fear, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Questions4 Minutes
- 5.10Questions for Reflection
- 5.11Additional Resources
- Section 5: Pastoral Care for Grieving Youth8
- 6.1Prepare – Job 2:11-13
- 6.2How Youth Experience Grief, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Questions4 Minutes
- 6.3Grief or Trauma?, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Questions2 Minutes
- 6.4Connectional Nature of Grief, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Questions2 Minutes
- 6.5Can Time Heal Grief?, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Questions7 Minutes
- 6.6Where Grief Shows Up Unexpectedly, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 6.7Questions for Reflection
- 6.8Additional Resources
- Section 6: Mental Health and Youth*8
- 7.1*Note
- 7.2Prepare – Psalm 139:1-18
- 7.3Adolescent Mental Health, Chris Russell – Video and Discussion Questions30 Minutes
- 7.4Removing the Stigma of Mental Illness, Nadja Reilly – Video and Discussion Questions2 Minutes
- 7.5The Role of the Youth Minister, Joyce Mercer and Charles Edward Atkins, Jr. – Video and Discussion Questions7 Minutes
- 7.6How the Church Can Help Youth Navigate Adolescence – Kenda Creasy Dean – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 7.7Questions for Reflection
- 7.8Additional Resources
- Section 7: Spiritual Practices as Care8
- 8.1Prepare – Matthew 13:52
- 8.2Practices of Love for Youth Workers, James K.A. Smith and Kyle David Bennett – Video and Discussion Questions5 Minutes
- 8.3Spiritual Practices, Yolanda Smith – Video and Discussion Questions4 Minutes
- 8.4Spiritual Practices in the Lives of Young People, Stephanie Paulsell and Vanessa Zoltan – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 8.5Ancient Spiritual Practices and Creativity, Stephanie Paulsell and Vanessa Zoltan – Video and Discussion Questions4 Minutes
- 8.6Youth Seeing One Another Through Story, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Questions8 Minutes
- 8.7Questions for Reflection
- 8.8Additional Resources
- Section 8: The Importance of Sabbath for Youth6
- 9.1Prepare – Psalm 46:10
- 9.2Sabbath Rest, Ebonie Davis – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 9.3Creating Space for Sabbath Rest, Ebonie Davis – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 9.4Cultivating Habits for Sabbath Keeping, David Rahn – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 9.7Questions for Reflection
- 9.8Additional Resources
- Section 9: Pastoral Care as Social Engagement8
- 10.1Prepare – John 2:1-12
- 10.2The Trauma of Structural Racism, Christopher Carter and Seth Schoen – Video and Discussion Questions8 Minutes
- 10.3Creative Exploration in Adolescence, Mary Clark Moschella – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 10.4Pastoral Care and Disenfranchised Populations, Mary Clark Moschella – Video and Discussion Questions7 Minutes
- 10.5Hopes for Liberation and Flourishing, Kishundra King and Whitney Baisden-Bond – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 10.6Is the Church Prepared to Address Crisis, Talitha Amadea Aho – Video and Discussion Questions3 Minutes
- 10.7Questions for Reflection
- 10.8Additional Resources