Pastoral Foundations Guide

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This subject guide covers the areas of pastoral ministry, pastoral care and counseling, leadership, ethics, and self care and identity. These sources were chosen to reflect the wide range of issues and provide basic resources for study.

Call number browsing areas  | Keywords for searching | Encyclopedias | Dictionaries | Handbooks & Manuals | Bibliographies | Key Journals | Websites | Research Databases | Additional Sources

 

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Encyclopedias

Baker encyclopedia of psychology & counseling.  Ed. David G. Benner & Peter C. Hill.  Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c1999.              

AST Reference Collection:  BF 31 B25 1999. 

Encyclopedia of Ethics. 2nd edition. Ed. Lawrence C. Becker and Charlotte B. Becker. New York: Routledge, 2001.
AST Reference Collection: BJ 63 E45 2001.

 

Dictionaries

Carr, Wesley. The new dictionary of pastoral studies. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans, 2002.
AST Reference Collection: BV 4005.5 N49 2002.

Hunter, Rodney J. Dictionary of pastoral care and counseling. Nashville: Abingdon Press, c1990.
AST Reference Collection: BV 4011 D43 1990.

New dictionary of Christian ethics & pastoral theology.  Ed. David J. Atkinson and David H. Field  Downer’s Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c1995.                                                                      

AST Reference Collection:  BJ 1199 N495 1995.

 

Handbooks & Manuals

Armstrong, Richard Stoll and Morledge, Kirk Walker. Help! I’m a Pastor: A guide to parish ministry. Louisville, Westminster John Knox Press, 2005.
AST General Collection: BV 4011.3 A76 2005.

Capps, Donald. Giving Counsel: A Minister’s Guidebook. St. Louis, Missouri: Chalice Press, 2001.
AST General Collection: BV 4012.2 C263 2001.

Melander, Rochelle and Eppley, Harold. The spiritual leader's guide to self-care. Bethesda, MD: Alban Institute, 2002.
AST General Collection: BV 4397.5 M35 2002.

Miller, William R. and Jackson, Kathleen A. Practical Psychology for Pastors. Toronto: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1995.
AST General Collection: BV 4012 M55 1995.

 

Bibliographies

Thorsen, Donald A. D. Theological resources for ministry: a bibliography of works in theological studies. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Pub. House, 1996.
AST Reference Collection: Z 7751 T445 1996.

Sugg, Martha Aycock and Trotti, John Boone. Building a Pastor’s Library. Richmond, VA: Union Theological Seminary, 1991.
AST Reference Collection: Z 7751 B8 1991.

Johnston, William M. Recent Reference Books in Religion: A Guide for students, scholars, researchers, buyers and readers. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1998.
AST Reference Collection: Z 7751 J654 1998.

Gericke, Paul.  Pastor's library: a selected bibliography. New Orleans, La.: New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1986.
AST Reference Collection: Z 7751 G49 1986.

McGaw, C. Roxanne. An annotated bibliography of measurement processes for chaplaincy. Halifax, N.S.: Institute of Pastoral Training, 1988.
AST Reference Collection: Z 7783 C53 M34 1988.

Glynn, John. Communication and reference survey: a comprehensive guide to biblical and theological resources. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2003.
AST Reference Collection: Z 7770 G59 2003.

 

Key Journals

(Shelved alphabetically by title the AST Library. Click on the title to see our holdings.)

 

Websites

Society for Pastoral Theology
http://www.societyforpastoraltheology.com

Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education (CAPPE)
http://www.cappe.org/index.html

American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC)
http://www.aapc.org

Pulpit and Pew: Research on Pastoral Leadership
http://www.pulpitandpew.duke.edu/index/html

 

Research Databases

AST Library Research Databases

 

Additional Sources

Bass, Richard. Leadership in congregations. Herndon, Va: Alban Institute, 2007.
AST General Collection: BV 4011.3 L43.

Doehring, Carrie. The practice of pastoral care: A postmodern approach. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006.
AST General Collection: BV 4011.3 D64 2006.

Farabaugh, Tim. Lay pastoral care giving. Nashville, TN : Discipleship Resources, c2009..

AST General Collection: BV 677 F37 2009.

Mogilka, Mark.  Pastoring multiple parishes :an emerging model of pastoral leadership.  Chicago : Loyola Press, c2009.                                                                                                  

AST General Collection:  BX 1913 M58 2009.

The three tasks of leadership:  worldly wisdom for pastoral leaders.  Ed. Eric O. Jacobsen.  Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2009.                                                   

AST General Collection:  BV 4011.3 T48 2009

Townsend, Loren L.  Introduction to pastoral counseling.     Nashville : Abingdon Press, c2009.

AST General Collection:  BV 4012.2 T69 2009.

Frankl, Viktor E.(Viktor Emil).   Man's search for meaning:  an introduction to logotherapy.   Boston: Beacon Press, c1992.                                                                                                     

AST General Collection:  D 810 J4 F72713 1992

Tillich, Paul.  Dynamics of faith.    New York : Harper, 1958, c1957. 

AST General Collection: BT 771 T54 1958

Moessner, Jeanne Stevenson.  A primer in pastoral care.   Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2005. 

AST General Collection:  BV 4011.3 M64 2005

Steinke, Peter L.  Congregational leadership in anxious times :being calm and courageous no matter what.   Herndon, Va. : Alban Institute, c2006.                                                               

AST General Collection:  BV 652.1 S725 2006

Lebacqz, Karen.  Ethics and spiritual care:  a guide for pastors, chaplains, and spiritual directors.  Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, c2000.                                                                       

AST General Collection:  BV 4011.5 L42 2000