dc.contributor.advisor | Brunsdon, Alfred R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kleingeld, Anton Steven | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-02T08:38:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-02T08:38:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/28124 | |
dc.description | M.A. (Pastoral Studies), North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2017 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The ministerial praxis is perhaps one of the most stressful working environments. Its full-time
practitioner, the pastor, suffers from it. The phenomenon of stress, burnout and compassion
fatigue, referred to in this study under an umbrella term of ministerial fatigue, is explored. The
effect of ministerial fatigue on a pastor’s health and spiritual life is addressed. Pastors need to
be taken care of pastorally, a practice known as pastor pastorum. Biblical narratives from the
salvation histories were consulted to construct a well-balanced ministerial praxis by managing
ministerial fatigue. Three prominent figures are discussed, namely Moses, Jesus and Paul. This
study proposes a self-care, integrational approach to pastor pastorum, whereby a fatigued pastor
manages ministerial fatigue through a process of self-care and the integration of current and
biblical therapeutic interventions. The following objectives form the structure according to which
the aim of the study is pursued:
• To discuss current imbalances of ministerial praxis that lead to ministerial fatigue.
• To critically evaluate current practices of pastor pastorum.
• To construct a theological framework for a balanced ministerial practice.
• To design an integrational approach to pastor pastorum. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | North-West University (South Africa), Mafikeng Campus | en_US |
dc.subject | Pastor pastorum | en_US |
dc.subject | Ministerial fatigue | en_US |
dc.subject | Burnout | en_US |
dc.subject | Stress | en_US |
dc.subject | Compassion fatigue | en_US |
dc.subject | Management | en_US |
dc.subject | Integration | en_US |
dc.subject | Self-help | en_US |
dc.subject | Self-care | en_US |
dc.title | Feeding the shepherd : an integrational approach to Pastor Pastorum | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.thesistype | Masters | en_US |
dc.contributor.researchID | 21484260 - Brunsdon, Alfred Richard (Supervisor) | |