How can a pastor effectively divide time among the man people who need counseling?

Pastors often feel that twenty-four hours in a day is simply not enough time to counsel every person who needs assistance. Now Brian H. Childs presents a workable solution for the overworked pastor: short-term pastoral counseling.

counselee agree to work on one specific problem during six to When using Child's systematic approach, the pastor and twenty counseling sessions. During this time the pastor also has the option of referring the person to another counselor or a medical professional.

performance, minor depressions, grief, and some forms of Childs shows how certain problems-such as poor job obsession can be effectively tackled by short-term pastoral counseling. Childs provides dialogue examples with key sample questions that pastors can use to prepare for and conduct counseling sessions.