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Ministry Among God's Queer Folk, Second Edition

Hardcover |English |1498241573 | 9781498241571

Ministry Among God's Queer Folk, Second Edition

Hardcover |English |1498241573 | 9781498241571
Overview

This practical pastoral care handbook, written by two self-described queer people of faith, covers the basic skills that religious caregivers and ministry students need in order to be effective, enlightened, and supportive pastoral care providers to LGBTQ persons in congregational and other community settings. Authors Schlager and Kundtz distinguish pastoral care from pastoral counseling: while the latter is reserved for those with special training in the practice of therapy, the former can be developed by ministers and lay people with sufficient education and practice. This book requires of the reader no previous experience with LGBTQ communities and treats the following topics: the definition and functions of pastoral care; effective care in challenging times; coming out of the closet; creating communities of care; and caring for a wide variety of LGBTQ relationships. The authors provide case studies throughout the book to ground and illustrate their theology of pastoral care. ""As a cis-straight female pastor and professor who is same-gender and trans affirming of our humanity as God's created, I welcome this new edition of Ministry Among God's Queer Folk. Since 2007, pastoral dialogue expanded to enlighten and challenge us to deepen inclusivity as one family of God. Yet, in 2018, trenchant hatred and intolerance fueled by conservative politics of racial and religious hegemony reminds us that this book still is desperately needed as a vital resource."" --Valerie Miles-Tribble, American Baptist Seminary of the West ""Ministry Among God's Queer Folk is an accessible and comprehensive guide for laity and clergy alike who would like to see their congregations and ministries include LGBTQ people of all ages, along with their families and friends. After a lifetime of ministry within the LGBTQ community, I still had much to learn from this book when I used it to teach an online course."" --Chris Glaser, Author of Coming Out as Sacrament ""Ministry Among God's Queer Folk remains one of the best resources for congregations and pastoral care specialists. The revisions and updating made by Schlager and Kundtz engage the latest theologies and theories in ways that are accessible and invitational. Their work represents approaches to pastoral care that are not only deeply biblical and theological, but liberative and relational. This has been, and will continue to be, one of the books that I most frequently recommend to communities that are eager to welcome and minister with LGBTQIA individuals and families."" --Joretta Marshall, Brite Divinity School Bernard Schlager is Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is also Executive Director of the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion at PSR. David Kundtz, psychotherapist and writer, holds a doctoral degree in pastoral psychology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Among his seven published books are the best-selling Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going and Quiet Mind: One-Minute Mindfulness.
ISBN: 1498241573
ISBN13: 9781498241571
Author: Bernard Schlager, David Kundtz
Publisher: Cascade Books
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2019-01-21
Language: English
Edition: 2nd ed.
PageCount: 294
Dimensions: 6.0 x 0.81 x 9.0 inches
Weight: 21.28 ounces

This practical pastoral care handbook, written by two self-described queer people of faith, covers the basic skills that religious caregivers and ministry students need in order to be effective, enlightened, and supportive pastoral care providers to LGBTQ persons in congregational and other community settings. Authors Schlager and Kundtz distinguish pastoral care from pastoral counseling: while the latter is reserved for those with special training in the practice of therapy, the former can be developed by ministers and lay people with sufficient education and practice. This book requires of the reader no previous experience with LGBTQ communities and treats the following topics: the definition and functions of pastoral care; effective care in challenging times; coming out of the closet; creating communities of care; and caring for a wide variety of LGBTQ relationships. The authors provide case studies throughout the book to ground and illustrate their theology of pastoral care. ""As a cis-straight female pastor and professor who is same-gender and trans affirming of our humanity as God's created, I welcome this new edition of Ministry Among God's Queer Folk. Since 2007, pastoral dialogue expanded to enlighten and challenge us to deepen inclusivity as one family of God. Yet, in 2018, trenchant hatred and intolerance fueled by conservative politics of racial and religious hegemony reminds us that this book still is desperately needed as a vital resource."" --Valerie Miles-Tribble, American Baptist Seminary of the West ""Ministry Among God's Queer Folk is an accessible and comprehensive guide for laity and clergy alike who would like to see their congregations and ministries include LGBTQ people of all ages, along with their families and friends. After a lifetime of ministry within the LGBTQ community, I still had much to learn from this book when I used it to teach an online course."" --Chris Glaser, Author of Coming Out as Sacrament ""Ministry Among God's Queer Folk remains one of the best resources for congregations and pastoral care specialists. The revisions and updating made by Schlager and Kundtz engage the latest theologies and theories in ways that are accessible and invitational. Their work represents approaches to pastoral care that are not only deeply biblical and theological, but liberative and relational. This has been, and will continue to be, one of the books that I most frequently recommend to communities that are eager to welcome and minister with LGBTQIA individuals and families."" --Joretta Marshall, Brite Divinity School Bernard Schlager is Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is also Executive Director of the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion at PSR. David Kundtz, psychotherapist and writer, holds a doctoral degree in pastoral psychology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Among his seven published books are the best-selling Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going and Quiet Mind: One-Minute Mindfulness.

Bernard Schlager is Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is also Executive Director of the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion at PSR. David Kundtz, psychotherapist and writer, holds a doctoral degree in pastoral psychology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Among his seven published books are the best-selling Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going and Quiet Mind: One-Minute Mindfulness.

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This practical pastoral care handbook, written by two self-described queer people of faith, covers the basic skills that religious caregivers and ministry students need in order to be effective, enlightened, and supportive pastoral care providers to LGBTQ persons in congregational and other community settings. Authors Schlager and Kundtz distinguish pastoral care from pastoral counseling: while the latter is reserved for those with special training in the practice of therapy, the former can be developed by ministers and lay people with sufficient education and practice. This book requires of the reader no previous experience with LGBTQ communities and treats the following topics: the definition and functions of pastoral care; effective care in challenging times; coming out of the closet; creating communities of care; and caring for a wide variety of LGBTQ relationships. The authors provide case studies throughout the book to ground and illustrate their theology of pastoral care. ""As a cis-straight female pastor and professor who is same-gender and trans affirming of our humanity as God's created, I welcome this new edition of Ministry Among God's Queer Folk. Since 2007, pastoral dialogue expanded to enlighten and challenge us to deepen inclusivity as one family of God. Yet, in 2018, trenchant hatred and intolerance fueled by conservative politics of racial and religious hegemony reminds us that this book still is desperately needed as a vital resource."" --Valerie Miles-Tribble, American Baptist Seminary of the West ""Ministry Among God's Queer Folk is an accessible and comprehensive guide for laity and clergy alike who would like to see their congregations and ministries include LGBTQ people of all ages, along with their families and friends. After a lifetime of ministry within the LGBTQ community, I still had much to learn from this book when I used it to teach an online course."" --Chris Glaser, Author of Coming Out as Sacrament ""Ministry Among God's Queer Folk remains one of the best resources for congregations and pastoral care specialists. The revisions and updating made by Schlager and Kundtz engage the latest theologies and theories in ways that are accessible and invitational. Their work represents approaches to pastoral care that are not only deeply biblical and theological, but liberative and relational. This has been, and will continue to be, one of the books that I most frequently recommend to communities that are eager to welcome and minister with LGBTQIA individuals and families."" --Joretta Marshall, Brite Divinity School Bernard Schlager is Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is also Executive Director of the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion at PSR. David Kundtz, psychotherapist and writer, holds a doctoral degree in pastoral psychology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Among his seven published books are the best-selling Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going and Quiet Mind: One-Minute Mindfulness.
ISBN: 1498241573
ISBN13: 9781498241571
Author: Bernard Schlager, David Kundtz
Publisher: Cascade Books
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2019-01-21
Language: English
Edition: 2nd ed.
PageCount: 294
Dimensions: 6.0 x 0.81 x 9.0 inches
Weight: 21.28 ounces

This practical pastoral care handbook, written by two self-described queer people of faith, covers the basic skills that religious caregivers and ministry students need in order to be effective, enlightened, and supportive pastoral care providers to LGBTQ persons in congregational and other community settings. Authors Schlager and Kundtz distinguish pastoral care from pastoral counseling: while the latter is reserved for those with special training in the practice of therapy, the former can be developed by ministers and lay people with sufficient education and practice. This book requires of the reader no previous experience with LGBTQ communities and treats the following topics: the definition and functions of pastoral care; effective care in challenging times; coming out of the closet; creating communities of care; and caring for a wide variety of LGBTQ relationships. The authors provide case studies throughout the book to ground and illustrate their theology of pastoral care. ""As a cis-straight female pastor and professor who is same-gender and trans affirming of our humanity as God's created, I welcome this new edition of Ministry Among God's Queer Folk. Since 2007, pastoral dialogue expanded to enlighten and challenge us to deepen inclusivity as one family of God. Yet, in 2018, trenchant hatred and intolerance fueled by conservative politics of racial and religious hegemony reminds us that this book still is desperately needed as a vital resource."" --Valerie Miles-Tribble, American Baptist Seminary of the West ""Ministry Among God's Queer Folk is an accessible and comprehensive guide for laity and clergy alike who would like to see their congregations and ministries include LGBTQ people of all ages, along with their families and friends. After a lifetime of ministry within the LGBTQ community, I still had much to learn from this book when I used it to teach an online course."" --Chris Glaser, Author of Coming Out as Sacrament ""Ministry Among God's Queer Folk remains one of the best resources for congregations and pastoral care specialists. The revisions and updating made by Schlager and Kundtz engage the latest theologies and theories in ways that are accessible and invitational. Their work represents approaches to pastoral care that are not only deeply biblical and theological, but liberative and relational. This has been, and will continue to be, one of the books that I most frequently recommend to communities that are eager to welcome and minister with LGBTQIA individuals and families."" --Joretta Marshall, Brite Divinity School Bernard Schlager is Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is also Executive Director of the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion at PSR. David Kundtz, psychotherapist and writer, holds a doctoral degree in pastoral psychology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Among his seven published books are the best-selling Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going and Quiet Mind: One-Minute Mindfulness.

Bernard Schlager is Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies at Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He is also Executive Director of the Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion at PSR. David Kundtz, psychotherapist and writer, holds a doctoral degree in pastoral psychology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Among his seven published books are the best-selling Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going and Quiet Mind: One-Minute Mindfulness.

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Estimated delivery times:

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  • Expedited Shipping: 3-5 business days

Shipping method varies depending on what is being shipped.  

Tracking
All orders are shipped with a tracking number. Once your order has left our warehouse, a confirmation e-mail with a tracking number will be sent to you. You will be able to track your package at all times. 

Damaged Parcel
If your package has been delivered in a PO Box, please note that we are not responsible for any damage that may result (consequences of extreme temperatures, theft, etc.). 

If you have any questions regarding shipping or want to know about the status of an order, please contact us or email to support@stevensbooks.com.

You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.

To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.

Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.

Additional non-returnable items:

  • Gift cards
  • Downloadable software products
  • Some health and personal care items

To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)

  • Book with obvious signs of use
  • CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
  • Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
  • Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery

Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.

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  • Item(s) no longer needed or wanted.
  • Item(s) returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address.
  • Item(s) returned to us that were not a result of our error.

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, please Contact Us with your order number and details about the product you would like to return. We will respond quickly with instructions for how to return items from your order.


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