{"id":2565,"date":"2023-04-28T14:14:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T14:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/?page_id=2565"},"modified":"2023-05-31T07:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T07:31:01","slug":"pastoral-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/index.php\/pastoral-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastoral Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Pastoral Care&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]Physical distancing is going to be very hard on our emotional health and well being. Being stuck at home with family is likely to increase crabbiness between family members and even increase potential for abuse. People who live alone are at risk of being isolated and may struggle with additional anxiety and depression as a result.<\/p>\n<p>There is a kind of informal pastoral care that often naturally happens through in-person congregational events. If you can set up a structure that helps these interactions to continue during times of isolation, you can keep your congregation connected and bolster everyone\u2019s well-being.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2612&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1683745943355{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 80px\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<ul id=\"cz_69875\" class=\"cz_69875 cz_stylish_list clr cz_sl_icon_hover_zoom_in\"><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Create online check in times through out the week :<small>If you\u2019re online on Sunday morning you can do small group reflections as part of the service or \u201ccoffee hour\u201d breakout rooms after the service. Set up a few times to drop in for anyone who wants to touch base.<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Set up small group ministry online :<small>Help your small group ministries (also known as chalice circles or covenant groups) get on to Zoom or a conference call service The same simple circle process works well online, just have each person (or the facilitator) invite someone else to go next since there\u2019s no visible circle<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Create a mid-week spiritual opportunity :<small>An online spiritual time can work too--keep it simple. A sample format might include a chalice lighting, check in, a reading or a meditation, a chance for each person to respond if they wish, a one word check out.<br> Other forms of spiritual practice work too! If your congregation has a yoga teacher, ask if they can lead something simple.<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Reach out to those serving in health care professions :<small>what they need\u2014they may need their own group or just group chat if their schedules don\u2019t line up.<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Start a buddy system :<small>People who live alone are at risk of being very isolated and may struggle with additional anxiety and depression as a result. Pair up your people who live alone so that everyone has someone who is checking in on them at least daily. Read our post with some ideas of important conversations for buddies to have with each other.<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Parent support :<small>Set up zoom or conference call drop in groups for parents or help them set up a small group ministry. Sometimes just sharing with other parents the frustration and ridiculousness of it all can help!<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Connect generations : <small>Older and isolated members can also connect with children which can make the family\u2019s cabin fever a little better.<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Weekly phone tree : <small>Some very small congregations are also starting a weekly phone tree, just so they know everyone has been checked in with weekly.<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Choir connections : <small>Get the choir together online. They could even take turns singing solos to each other or sharing music they love.<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><li class=\"clr\"><div class=\"cz_sl_icon\"><i class=\"far fa-dot-circle mr10\" ><\/i><\/div><div><span>Connect youth :<small>Make sure the middle schoolers and high schoolers have a chance to connect online, even if they haven\u2019t connected in awhile. Help the children have some connection to church including joys and concerns.<\/small><\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 80px\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Pastoral Care&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]Physical distancing is going to be very &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2565"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2565"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2613,"href":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2565\/revisions\/2613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brightstarworldoutreach.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}