News from SBCRC

I had intended to write a series of four posts related to pastoral care.  I got two completed.  However it became clear that what was needed was something more formal, something which had the insights and approval of council.  There are two versions of “Pastoral Care at SBCRC,” a shorter and longer one.  This is [...]

This is the second of four posts on the subject of pastoral care here at SBCRC.  As in the last post, the focus here is on “pastoral care” in a broad sense, on efforts made by church leadership (i.e. the pastoral staff and council) keep in contact with individuals and families within the congregation and [...]

WHAT “PASTORAL CARE” REFERS TO HERE
We should begin by recognizing that there are different levels of pastoral care.  My focus in this post is on pastoral care at a more basic level– the process whereby the leadership (i.e. the council and pastoral staff) keeps in touch with the individuals and families within the congregation and [...]

Preparing Ourselves First
The first, and most important thing we can do to prepare our children for Advent is to prepare ourselves first. After all, if we are impatient and crabby – pressured by all the busyness of this season – we won’t be very good at teaching our children anything about quiet, expectant waiting. [...]