Practical-theological facilitation as skilled helping

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Pienaar, Hendrik Elmo

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AOSIS Open Journals

Abstract

The article discussed the idea of skilled helping in relation to what has been put forward as practical theological facilitation. It has been argued that various helping relationships, amongst which the author refers to coaching, facilitation, and therapy has more in common than what differentiates them if epistemology is viewed as a unifying concept. As such the scope of practical theology in terms of the contexts and themes in which it might be involved is said to widen. The public dimension of the organisational context, more so than the congregational context, has been put forward as an important habitus of practical-theological facilitation. The organisational involvement of the practical-theological facilitator in terms of professional-vocational skilled helping takes on an actual role through facilitation and other helping modalities.

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This article was initially a paper delivered at the annual meeting of the Society for Practical Theology in Potchefstroom, 23–25 January 2013. The theme of the conference was ‘Practical theology and service delivery’. Dr Elmo Pienaar is currently a research fellow of the Department Practical Theology, University of Pretoria who is working under supervision of Prof. Julian Müller from the same department.

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Practical theological facilitation, Skilled helping, Scope of practical theology, Public dimension

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Pienaar, E., 2013, 'Practical-theological facilitation as skilled helping', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 69(2), Art. #1997, 9 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v69i2.1997