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Pastoral Theory Foundation Training (Course 301) - Lesson 3 Homework Assignment

1. Please listen to the recording above.
2. Take good notes.
3. Based on the topic of this lesson, raise your confusions or questions.
4. Submit your notes and questions to your pastoral zone leader.
5. Then proceed to the next lesson.

(06:07)

1. How do we minister according to people's desires? (Xuan Yun's question)

(11:45)

2. If the sister being ministered to does not quite understand "Mingding Doctrine" and often mentions that when she encounters problems, she asks God, and God's voice tells her what to do, is this normal? (Xuan Yun's question)

(14:22)

3. Teacher, some people are naturally timid, afraid of this and that, and even afraid of God. She also wants to seek God properly, follow the homework and prayer warfare, and wants to get out of this bondage of fear. But often, her words still reveal a wait-and-see attitude. What methods can be used to push such a person? (Ai Wei's question)

(17:31)

4. When starting pastoral care, we will face many problems encountered by those being pastored. How do we give specific guidance and advice? Or should we give spiritual principles and guidance as much as possible? Because there are some areas that we are not familiar with. (David)

(21:28)

5. For newcomers who are still in the observation period and are still enthusiastically doing ministry in their original church, and whose understanding of the truth is confused, when should we correct her? (Yue E)

(24:01)

1. Teacher, in pastoral care, when we see that the other person's situation is very difficult and not easy, and then we stand in their shoes and feel that they are really not easy, is this feeling sentimental? (Xue Lian)

(27:37)

2. A lamb is afraid, values face, always wants to get approval from others, and cannot do things well at work, even making mistakes, leading to a serious loss of confidence. How can we help the lamb build confidence and solve this pressure? (Yue E)

(30:08)

3. We know that we need to be united with the pastor, and finding the pastor when things happen can indeed help us grow quickly, but we always find many reasons not to go to the pastor, and only go to the pastor when we really can't bear it. How can we break through and find the pastor in everything?

(33:14)

4. In the process of pastoral care, the pastor's education and knowledge are not very high, and growth takes some time. At this time, when pastoring someone who is more educated and knowledgeable than the pastor, and who is also very eager, active in learning the word of God, and active in ministry, and who does not seem to have any major problems, how should the pastor lead the person being pastored to grow? (Wu Lude)

(34:42)

1. Teacher, when serving in a small group, there will be a period of time when the problems of the brothers and sisters being served seem to suddenly become very obvious (seeing that they are either very lazy, or very religious, or very self-righteous), as if several mountains to be dealt with are suddenly presented in front of me. Is it my own problem that is manifested through serving and pastoring, such as the manifestation of my own discernment of good and evil? (Zhui Meng)

(40:06)

2. Teacher, I encountered an old sister who is not interested in learning and is unwilling to pay the price for growth, so her understanding is not clear. How can we teach such a person to change her? She is still a person who thinks she loves the Lord very much and believes in the Lord very much, but even if we point out this self-righteousness to her, she doesn't change much. (Jing Jie)

(42:51)

3. Teacher, how can we help a sister who has the problem of hypocrisy in pastoral care? If we directly point out her hypocrisy, she can accept it and admit her mistake, but we don't see big changes, and she easily returns to her old ways. What methods can the teacher use to help this sister get rid of this bad habit? (An Qi)

(46:21)

4. A sister I serve made a growth plan, hoping to get rid of her habit of losing her temper. I think it is necessary to change from her own logical system. Losing her temper is because she cares too much about things, and she doesn't know in her understanding that many things are not important at all. How should we specifically promote this sister's growth? (Ruo Ge's question)

(49:04)

5. Teacher, my understanding is that everyone is willing to grow in their heart, but how to change a person who is currently lying flat? Is it to let him continue to enjoy and be satisfied with the things he has done? (Suni)

(51:24)

1. If the person being pastored only wants to gain worldly benefits and only wants to solve worldly problems, should the pastor do his best to teach and help him? (Xiang Xiang)

(56:28)

2. Teacher, a sister I pastor loves the world and indulges in the flesh very much. She used to be very lazy and stayed at home doing nothing after retirement. Later, I encouraged her to go out to work, and now she works as a nanny for others. Although she can attend prayers and meetings in time, and basically complete her Bible study homework in time, she still loves the world in her bones. Every time she has a problem and comes to me, she can reflect that she loves the world very much. I have scolded her many times and told her to adjust her inner logical system through telling testimonies and stories, but the effect is not obvious. Is there anything wrong with me? Please guide me. (Yong Yuan)

(59:20)

1. Is it because the person being ministered to does not understand in his understanding or does not quite agree with what the pastor teaches that he easily deviates and makes his own set of rules in the process of learning and growing?

(1:02:22)

2. In the process of pastoral care, they know their problems and say they want to change, but they just can't do it. What is the situation?

(1:02:22)

3. Teacher, how can we make the understanding of the person being pastored clear and thorough?

(1:04:37)

4. So, there is no distinction between good and bad in pastoral care. The key is to make the person being pastored grow. Can we understand it this way? (Liang Liang)

(1:05:32)

5. How to understand that not growing will be "burned"? I have always believed that solving problems is exercising and growing. If a pastor feels pressure and continues to move forward with faith, is being "burned" determined by whether he can see through and understand God's will? (Qian Qian)

(1:07:09)

6. How to deal with the bad habit of people who don't listen to other people's teachings and like to make their own set of rules, and who keep doing things wrong without reflecting and understanding the reasons, and finally pass the buck to others? (Eternal Love)

(1:09:57)

7. When a person feels that he is not good enough, in addition to building his confidence, reminding him to look at the trend, to take it step by step, and to strive, are there any other suggestions? (Ben's question)

(1:13:45)

1. Teacher, a sister I pastor is doing ministry in a traditional church and usually takes care of her grandson at home. She usually comes to me when she needs healing and deliverance, but she comes very rarely. She herself said that although she prays and studies with us every day, she rarely has a deliverance reaction. When I listened to the teacher's Q&A today, I suddenly thought, can I ask her if she has encountered any problems in her ministry, and then start from this aspect to deal with the problems on her? (Yong Yuan's question)

(1:17:43)

2. Teacher, a girl I serve was oppressed by ghosts since she was a child. Later, after graduating from university, she went to a Taoist temple to learn numerology and made a lot of money, but her body also had problems. Then she could see ghosts at any time and could also manipulate ghosts. She didn't dare to sleep during the day, and she would be oppressed by ghosts as soon as she slept. After serving her and driving the ghosts out, she also went to find a good job and was working. After a period of time, she saw ghosts again. I also urged her to clean up the things that should be destroyed, and then she was fine again. As a result, the last time she saw ghosts again after watching horror movies on Douyin due to work needs. In the past, when she saw ghosts, the ghosts just looked at her gloomily. This time, when she saw ghosts, the ghosts would come over and beat her. In the process of serving her, I found that she was very self-righteous, ability-oriented, loved to take shortcuts, and loved the world. She didn't want to be like this either, and she was repenting. In this situation, how should we effectively deal with ghosts? (Nisan's question)

(1:21:18)

3. Teacher, a sister I have been pastoring for almost half a year, recently her half-year-old granddaughter was diagnosed by the hospital with cat cry syndrome and developmental delay, and the whole family is very anxious. Her daughter was also baptized, but she is a nominal Christian. After the incident, this sister fell into confusion, thinking that how could people with God's protection encounter such a thing? I told her: The curse on people today is because people violated God in the past, and the child's problem is the mother's problem. I encouraged her to tell her daughter the spiritual knowledge she learned in the church, but she said, my daughter is in a bad mood now, I dare not tell her. Then she believes that the children of her sisters were also just baptized, and she cannot accept what I said that the child's problem is the mother's problem, and she said she cannot accept what I said. Teacher, my question is, I know that her inner logical system and faith cannot accept what I said, is it too rigid for me to tell her so bluntly? How should I handle this matter? (Vivian)

(1:22:56)

1. I know that it is important to grow, but when I see that my child is not obedient, I will still be anxious to preach to her and scold her. How can I be calm and stable and carefully follow God's words?

(1:25:09)

2. Teacher, a sister I pastor came to us because her son owed more than one million yuan in online gambling. She used to work in a factory, but recently she quit her job in the factory and set up a snack stall by herself. When she encountered problems in her stall, I kept teaching her that nothing is impossible with God, and that no matter what problems she encounters, she must learn to trust God, and God can solve them. Later, she trusted God every day when she was doing business and received many of God's graces. Regarding her son's problem, from the beginning, I told her that she took her child too seriously and indulged her child's flesh too much. She also agreed with this point, but she still gets flustered when she encounters her son's problem, worrying about whether her son is hungry or whether her son is living well, and she just doesn't trust God. Every time I correct her for these problems, she sincerely says that she recognizes her problems and that she failed to overcome them this time. In this situation, how should I deal with it? Should I just let her sow her own seeds and wait until she pays for her actions before I say anything? (Yong Yuan's question)

(1:29:36)

1. When family members are not in a pastoral relationship, the devil rarely disturbs them, but once a pastoral relationship is established with family members, the devil disturbs them crazily. What is the reason?

(1:30:17)

2. Teacher, how can we grasp the measure in the process of pastoring family members and bring family members who don't like to learn from ignorance to knowledge, so that the person being pastored can strive instead of being perfunctory? If I lead him in Bible study, what aspects of self-improvement should I pay attention to? What aspects should I pay attention to when making plans to be more effective? (Bezalel)

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