Pastoral Counseling

Mastering Pastoral Counseling

Archibald Hart, Gary L. Gulbranson, and Jim Smith

What is it that is increasingly making pastoral counseling a challenging risk?
Explain the puzzle from the Bible that Solomon faced about a baby ordered to be cut in two.
What is the one thing that counseling pastors never have enough of? Explain this.
Give Gary Gulbranson’s introductory statement at chapter one.
Gary states that over the tears he has learned that a counselor must employ spiritual resources with what three skills?
Gary states that he uses prayer in what six ways? Explain each.
How does this writer imply Biblical truth in counseling? Explain using his examples.
The writer states that he uses small groups strategically. In what ways does he use them? Explain and give his examples.
Why does this writer insist that his counselees attend church Worship? Explain.
Explain the last paragraph of chapter one.
Give the introductory statement of Jim Smith at chapter two.
What is the key to maintaining ethical relationships with counselees? Explain.
Give and explain the two broad boundaries this writer sets around his ministry. Give examples.
When it comes to individuals what three boundaries does he give? Explain each.
According to this writer when is a good time to accept gifts and when is not?
In what four ways does this writer find himself facing a dilemma in regards to confidentiality? Explain each.
The pastoral calling exposes one to all manner of legal liabilities. The three areas we must be aware of are. Explain each with examples.
Explain what he means by intervention and its dangers.
Describe and explain with the writers’ example the “fragile trust” that we hold.
Give Gary’s introductory statement at chapter three.
In what four ways has this writer found that counseling shapes his preaching? Explain each.
What are the three primary safeguards? Explain each.
In what four ways does this writer explain how his preaching influences counseling? Explain each with examples.
What do you see as a truth in the last paragraph of chapter three?
Give the introductory statement at chapter four by Archibald Hart.
How can psychological factors, especially childhood experiences, impact or impede spiritual healing?
Explain the difference between demon possession and its most popular imitator, schizophrenia.
Give the eight basic symptoms of schizophrenia.
Give the five signs of demon possession.
What is the law of parsimony? Explain.
Give the six ways by which we as pastoral counselors may apply this law while determining the nature of a person’s problem. Explain.
In taking a careful history what should that include?
What words of caution does this writer give to us concerning supernatural factors?
Give the introductory statement at chapter five by Gary Gulbranson.
Describe a crisis situation that has taken place in your life or ministry. What happened and how did you deal with it?
What is the difference according to this writer between a crisis and a problem?
What factor is critical in a crisis?
The writer states that he manages his reactions by keeping what two things in mind. Explain.
Give the three good things that can come out of a crisis. Explain with example.
What steps does this writer take once a crisis present itself. Explain each.
Describe the six different types of crisis as given to us by this writer.
Gary states that he immediately has two objectives in these cases. What are they?
Quote the last paragraph of chapter five.
Give the introductory statement at chapter six by Jim Smith.
What is the goal of long term psychotherapy?
What are the differences between short-term and long-term counseling?
What is the most common short-term counseling that pastors engage in?
What is the first task of the counselor?
What five questions are we encouraged to ask ourselves?
What is another key question to ask in a first session and why?
What is the pastor’s biggest temptation? Explain with example.
After assessing the problem what two things does Jim Smith do?
Give the three goals for short term counseling.
Why are assignments important?
Describe the types of assignments used by Jim Smith.
Explain the difference between journaling and writing.
Why will some people not complete their assignments. Explain each reason.
If counselees are willing to work then what will happen?
Give the illustration in the section entitled closure.
What does closure mean? Explain.
When this writer approaches the end of a course of counseling he asks what four questions?
The final session is for what?
Wholeness is (complete this statement).
In life we never arrive; (complete this statement).
Give the introductory statement at chapter seven.
Summarize the example given by Archibald Hart in his first section of this chapter.
What is long term counseling?
What does short term counseling deal with? Give examples.
Short term counseling deals with problems that usually can be handled in how many weeks?
Give the three occasions in which it is wise for long term counseling.
What problems should a pastor not counsel? Give examples.
Give two particularly appropriate occasions to take on long term counseling. Give examples.
Why should the counselor have an agenda?
What is "Rogerian therapy? Explain.
How does the writer set his agenda?
What does the term "structuring" refer to?
What is the standard time limit? Why?
When does most of the healing take place?
The writer gives what time frame as a limit for long-term counseling?
Why should pastors not schedule counseling haphazardly?
In long-term counseling what three changes do we aim for?
Explain in detail the three stages of long-term counseling.
What advice does the writer give when there are no signs of progress?
Give a series of good questions to ask counselee's.
How long does itusually take to end a counseling relationship?
What does termination entail? Explain.
Quote the last paragraph in chapter seven.
Give the introductory statement at chapter eight.
List and explain the usual differences that men and women bring into our offices.
List the various stages of an average man's life as given by Jim Smith.
Give the steps that we as pastors should take to avoid emotional seduction. Explain each.
Which type of personality can be the most troublesome to a pastor/counselor?
Give the recognizable traits of the above personality.
Explain how danngerous a boderline female can be to a pastor/counselor.
Men and women should be counseled differently. Give the two approaches the writer uses for each. Explain both.
Give the introductory statement at chapter nine.
Give Marjorie’s story and what does her problem illustrate?
When an issue affects family dynamics, we should try to involve family members. Give and explain the guidelines we should follow.
Studies have shown that one out of three children who report abuse do what?
What does it mean to become triangled? Explain.
Explain the place of interventions.
What is one rule in all family counseling that is extremely important? Why?
The writer states that as he begins working with families that he stays remains aware of what two dangers? Explain each.
Why stay calm?
What techniques does this writer propose to get the family to participate? Explain each.
Summarize the last section “Long Expectations” of chapter nine.
Give the introductory statement of chapter ten.
Give the three types of managed care. Explain each with examples.
What is a trust test? Explain in detail.
How does the writer enlist counselees help? Give examples.
How does this writer go about teaching the church to counsel?
To maintain healthy attitudes the writer has learned to nurture what three traits? Explain each.
Give the introductory statement at chapter eleven.
What is transference?
What is countertransference?
Talk about the issues in the section entitled “The Problem” and give the Scripture used here. What is Paul trying to tell us here?
Where can transference happen? Explain.
All ministers are vulnerable to affairs for the following reasons. Give and explain each reason.
Give and discuss the danger signals of countertransference.
What four tips does the writer give to us in how to deal with transference? Explain each.
What four things should the pastor do with his or her feelings? Explain each.
What is the title of Paul Tourner’s book?
Give the statements made by Paul Tourner from his book?
Give the introductory statement at chapter twelve.
Jim Smith monitors his own psychological pulse by asking what battery of questions? Explain each.
Maintaining emotional balance also requires that we set personal limits in what five areas? Explain each area.
What does he mean by finding a soul to lean on?
Why should we as pastors/counselor maintain a constant sense of growing?
How can humor help?
How do you get away? Talk about what you do to relax and recharge.
Give the introductory statement at the epilogue.
Summarize the epilogue in your own words.

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