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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 break free from this bondage of fear. However, her words often 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 the person being pastored. How do we give specific guidance and suggestions? 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, this newcomer is still enthusiastically doing ministry in her original church, and her understanding of the truth is confused. In this situation, when should we correct her? (Yue E)

(24:01)

1. Teacher, in pastoral care, when I see that the other person's situation is very difficult, I stand in their shoes and feel that it is really not easy for them. Is this feeling sentimental? (Xue Lian)

(27:37)

2. A lamb is afraid, cares about 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. I know that I need to be united with the pastor, and finding the pastor when things happen can indeed help us grow quickly, but I always find many reasons for myself not to find the pastor, and only find the pastor when I really can't get through it. How can I break through myself 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 this person is also very thirsty, very active in learning the word of God, and very active in ministry, and there seem to be no 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 I serve seem to suddenly become very obvious (seeing that they are either very lazy, or very religious, or very self-righteous). It's like several big mountains that need 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 I 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 I point out this self-righteousness to her, she doesn't change much. (Jing Jie)

(42:51)

3. Teacher, how can I pastor a sister who has the problem of hypocrisy? If I directly point out her hypocrisy, she can accept it and admit her mistake, but I don't see any 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 I 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 lying flat at this stage? 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 trained her many times, and I have also told her to adjust her inner logical system by telling testimonies and stories, but the effect is not obvious. Is there something 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 in the process of learning and growth?

(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 thirst and understanding of the person being pastored clear?

(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 it be understood this way? (Liang Liang)

(1:05:32)

5. How to understand that if you don't grow, you will be "burned out"? 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 out" determined by whether he can see through and understand God's will? (Xi 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, and who repeatedly do things that are not done right, and don't reflect on and understand the reasons, and finally pass the blame on to others? (Eternal Love)

(1:09:57)

7. When a person feels that he can't do it, besides 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 response. 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 has been experiencing sleep paralysis 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 experience sleep paralysis as soon as she slept. I ministered to her to drive the ghosts out, and 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 got better again. As a result, the last time she needed to watch horror movies on Douyin for work, she saw ghosts again. 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 someone 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 problems are all the mother's problems. 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 thought that the children of her sisters were only baptized, and she could not accept what I said that the child's problems were all the mother's problems, and said that she could not accept what I said. Teacher, my question is, when 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 train 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 in online gambling. She used to work in a factory, but recently she quit her job 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 graces from God. Regarding her son's problem, from the beginning I told her that she took her child too seriously and indulged in the child's flesh too much, and she also agreed with this point, but she still panics when she encounters her son's problem, either worrying that her son is hungry or worrying that her son is not 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 has not overcome them this time. In this situation, how should I handle it? Should I just let her sow her own seeds and wait until she pays for her behavior before saying 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 madly. What is the reason for this?

(1:30:17)

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

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