Abstract:
This article focuses on models for pastoral care. Two aspects of the so-called "model of encountering" are discussed, namely the role of the pastor in pastoral interaction, and Scripture as the basis for pastoral care and counselling. The article concludes with a critical reflection on pastoral care in a postmodern society. The method known as the hermeneutical model ("vertolkingsmodel") is evaluated in the light of pastoral care and counselling with women. Daniel J Louw's "Pastoraat as ontmoeting: Ontwerp vir 'n basisteorie, antropologie, metode en terapie", is used as basis for this reflection.
