Pastoral Care: How to Disciple People in Need - Paul Coulter

Confusion about pastoral care abounds. On one hand, it may seem like a distraction from the urgent mission of the Church to make disciples of Jesus Christ and plant churches in post-Christian Europe. On the other hand, the term pastoral care is used in schools and some workplaces to describe care that is not rooted in Christian faith. In this talk, we seek to recover the historical meaning of pastoral care and its roots in Scripture with the aim of developing a vision for pastoral care shaped by the Gospel which could be described as making disciples from people in need.

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Paul Coulter lives in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, with his Chinese Malaysian wife, Gar-Ling, and their two teenage children. He holds degrees in medical genetics, medicine and theology (PhD). Having previously served as a medical doctor, cross-cultural pastor and lecturer in practical theology and missiology, he is now Head of Ministry Operations with Living Leadership (www.livingleadership.org), an organisation helping leaders and their families live joyfully in Christ and serve Him faithfully. He is also Executive Director of the Centre for Christianity in Society (www.christianityinsociety.org), which seeks to connect Christ with issues and needs in contemporary culture in Ireland and online. Paul is the author of three books - 'Clarion Call: Finding Joy in Christ with John the Baptist,' 'Serving Two Masters? Probing the Tensions Between Science and Faith in the Art of Healthcare,' and 'Keeping Care Pastoral: the Heart of Gospel-Shaped Pastoral Care' - several book chapters and multiple articles, including several on (BeThinking.org). He speaks and writes regularly on matters in leadership, pastoral care, ethics and apologetics. In his spare time, he loves to walk in hills and forests, cycle on flat roads and read about history.

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