A 16-week course for everyone who wants to grow in discipleship

Module 3 – Understanding Pastoral Care: A tender care
that transforms lives

Led by Rev’d Dr Gethzi Devasagayam
Thursdays, 7pm – 8.30pm, 31 July – 21 August
St Luke’s Anglican Church, Adelaide

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This module introduces pastoral care as essential for the holistic wellbeing of a person. It aims to prepare participants for providing a caring presence with competence and confidence. It covers basic biblical principles of pastoral care. It pays attention to skills pertinent to attentive listening and various possible pastoral responses. Participants will learn about the practice of pastoral care in differing contexts and cultures through the analysis of biblical and other texts and resources.
Discussions based on case studies and role plays will aid this understanding. The
module will prepare participants for the complexity of encountering difficult spiritual
questions in the face of bitter experiences like trauma, death and bereavement.

Module 4 – Enriching Spirituality: finding God in our everyday lives

Led by Rev’d Canon Jenny Wilson
Thursdays, 7pm – 8.30pm, 28 August – 18 September
St Peter’s Cathedral, North Adelaide (Cynthia Poulton Hall)

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In this course, we will explore ideas from Ignatian Spirituality. We will use the Examen,
or Review of the Day, each week to begin our exploration of finding God in our
everyday lives. We will spend time with methods of prayer that use scripture,
particularly stories of Jesus found in the Gospels, such as lectio divina and
imaginative prayer. We will ponder the question that Jesus asked Blind Bartimaeus,
“What do you want me to do for you?”, finding there a rich source of nurture for our
lives of prayer. We will look at Ignatian ways of reflecting on decisions that we need
to make in everyday life and at times when profound discernment is needed. We will
also explore ways of praying for others; intercessory prayer.
A helpful book is The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life by
James Martin SJ. (It is not necessary to own the book.)