African-American Pastoral Care (Paperback)

by Edward P. Wimberly (Author) "Black pastors use many types of stories-long stories, anecdotes, short sayings, metaphors-to respond to the needs of their parishioners..." (more)
Key Phrases: eschatological plot, birth mythology, couple narrative, African American, New York, Abingdon Press (more...)

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Product Description
This major revision of Wimberlys classic updates his narrative methodology by examining current issues in African American pastoral care and counseling. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 111 pages
• Publisher: Abingdon Press (May 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0687009332
• ISBN-13: 978-0687009336
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #628,377 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding resource, May 30, 2000

By	Fred Thompson (Burlington, New Jersey) - See all my reviews

Edward Wimberly should be commended for writing such a powerful book in a few words. The book is short enough to read in just a few settings. This book is very helpful for the African American pastor because it sheds insight on how pastoral care is carried out in the black church. Wimberly addresses the various stages in life--birth, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and older adulthood that has it peculiar problems. Moreover, I ejoyed his insight into the art of story telling. He suggests that people sometimes struggle because they feel they are all alone in what they are facing. By telling stories from the Bible and from experince the parishioner can find themselves in a place that assures them they are not alone. Just as God worked in the lives of the saints in the Bible, He is willing to work in our lives as well. Finally, Wimberly suggested encouraging people facing difficulties to wait until God is through working in them instead of throwing in the towel. God's plan is not always understood initially but He can be trusted to work for our good. Excellent book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Narrative Pastoral Care, August 29, 2005

By	Robert W. Kellemen "Doc. K." (Crown Point, IN United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"African American Pastoral Care" is Edward Wimberly's 1991 "sequel" to his 1979 "Pastoral Care in the Black Church." In his newer work, Wimberly continues his important focus on sustaining, healing, reconciling, and guiding, while highlighting a new emphasis--pastoral care through narrative.

Narrative therapy has been a growing model for at least two decades. Wimberly nicely blends the historical African American use of oral tradition with the insights of post-modern narrative therapy.

In his introduction and first chapter, Wimberly concisely explains the nature of narrative story-telling in African American pastoral care. In each subsequent chapter, he demonstrates how this model can be used in various counseling issues such as addiction, bereavement, life stages, marriage, and family matters.

Reviewer: Robert W. Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of "Soul Physicians," "Spiritual Friends," and "Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction."

5.0 out of 5 stars African American Pastoral Care Review, September 8, 2008

By	Renee R. Adams - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: African American Pastoral Care (Paperback)

The author wrote in clear detail about counseling techniques and how to be an effective counselor as a pastor of a church. This book is very informative. The information in this book will help me become an effective counselor to my congregation.