They frequently pass over the ongoing personal encounters that are vital to pastoral ministry – encounters undertaken by Christ’s undershepherds and grounded in the word of God. Too often books on pastoral ministry focus on technique, offering skills that pastors must have to manage people, in this case the church. True pastoral ministry must be face-to-face. The online gathering left him even more pained, reinforcing what has been lost and intensifying the pain of separation. The goal was to maintain contact and encourage but he said it had the opposite effect on him. Recently a friend mentioned that his choir scheduled a Zoom meeting so everyone could see and hear each other. The COVID pandemic has interrupted our face-to-face relationships. Senkbeil, The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor’s Heart. The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor’s Heart
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