Pastoral Visiting for Ruling Elders
All pastoral visitors may sign up.
Pastoral Visiting for Ruling Elders offers ruling elders and other church leaders the opportunity to gain knowledge about the theology of pastoral visiting, to acquire new skills and to reflect on their personal practice of pastoral visiting. Participants will learn how to respond more effectively to their calling as ruling elders as they respond to the pastoral needs of God’s people, wherever and whenever those conversations may take place, including homes, hospitals and informal settings. How do we reach out to children and young adults? How do we turn an ordinary exchange into a deeper conversation about faith matters? Participants will offer their own questions as they make pastoral visits with a teammate during the course.
*This course has been developed with the assistance of a gift from Grace Presbyterian Church in Calgary.