PALS Study Topics — ‘Pastoral Care and Ethics at Life’s End’
In this course, Prof. John Pless addresses many of the ethical challenges pastors and laity face when making decisions about treatment and care when life appears to be ending.
PALS Study Topics — ‘Pastoring the Dying and Funeral Preparation’
Rev. Dan Torkelson discusses the various "aspects" (not stages) of the dying and their family members.
PALS Study Topics — ‘Premarital Pastoral Care’
This video course addresses many of the issues pastors face in providing premarital pastoral care.
PALS Study Topics — ‘The Art of Making Effective Referrals’
This PALS course leads pastors in the critical matters of how to make a referral without alienating parishioners or hurting their feelings.
PALS Study Topics — ‘Knowing Whom to Refer and When to Report’
This PALS course helps pastors identify the circumstances that merit referral or mandatory reporting to outside professional authorities.
PALS Study Topics — ‘The Pastor’s Life of Prayer’
This PALS course will address the pastor’s personal, family, and corporate life of prayer.