Pastoral Care for the Chronically Discouraged and Depressed

Clinical Counsellors have their hands full these days providing care for the situationally discouraged and depressed - the world seems to be full of them. Pastoral Counsellors are sometimes called upon to provide solutions to specific or situational needs, but many times the sadness is longer-term and defies even our best "solutions." As we work with chronically discouraged and depressed people, Pastoral Counsellors certainly need to be helpful counsellors, but also faithful friends to those with longer-term grief, pain, or other suffering. This talk provides a helpful paradigm on how to understand, seek to help, and be a faithful witness to truth while waiting for God to provide the help that only comes from Him.