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Study: Today’s Pastoral Counseling Is More Fluent in Psychology

By Filings on Wed, 03/24/21
Church & Ministry
Counseling
Pastoral Counseling
Psychology

“…a February article in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion documents trends in the way pastors wrote about their role as counselors as it became commonplace for people to turn to psychologists rather than spiritual leaders with their problems.” - C.Today

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