Spiritual Struggle and Resilience: Critical Trends for Pastoral Care - Stephen Greggo

Pastors and Christian ministry leaders can strategically tap into the extensive contemporary empirical research into spiritual resiliency and struggle to forge a framework to further member care and formation. Specifically, six patterns of faith-diminishing spiritual struggle have been identified (Divine, Demonic, Moral imperfection, Interpersonal, Doubt, and Ultimate Meaning). Given the pluralistic assumptions of this research, a translation into Christian worldview is offered. Assessment techniques for Christian ministry leaders to discern these disorienting inner cycles are coupled with recommendations to guide the helping partnership and its formative dialogue.

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Rev. Stephen Greggo, PsyD, was Chair and Professor of Counseling at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL, for 28 years. He is a licensed psychologist, ordained to Christian ministry, and a guest preacher. He has published three books with InterVarsity Press: Assessment for Counseling in Christian Perspective, Counseling and Christianity: Five Views and Trekking toward Wholeness: A Resource for Care Group Leaders. Dr. Greggo has experience with international teaching in Guatemala, China, Korea, Ukraine & the Philippines.

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