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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 a sister being ministered to does not quite understand the "Mingding Doctrine" and often mentions that when she encounters problems, she asks God and hears a voice telling 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, even afraid of God. They want to seek God earnestly, follow the homework, and engage in prayer warfare to break free from this bondage of fear. However, their words often reveal a wait-and-see attitude. What methods can be used to give such people a push? (Ai Wei's question)

(17:31)

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

(21:28)

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

(24:01)

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

(27:37)

2. A lamb is afraid, cares about face, always wants to be approved by others, cannot do things well at work, and even makes mistakes, leading to severe loss of confidence. How can we help the lamb build confidence and solve this pressure? (Yue E)

(30:08)

3. We know that we should be united with the pastor, and finding the pastor when things happen can indeed help us grow quickly. However, we always find many reasons not to seek the pastor, and only seek the pastor when we really cannot bear it. How can we break through and seek 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 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, very religious, or very self-righteous). It is 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 someone who thinks she loves the Lord and believes in the Lord very much, but even if this self-righteousness is pointed out to her, she does not 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 do not see a big change, and she easily returns to her old ways. What methods can the teacher use to help this sister break away from this bad habit? (An Qi)

(46:21)

4. A sister I minister to made a growth plan, hoping to get rid of her habit of losing her temper. I think it is necessary to change her logical system. Losing her temper is because she cares too much about things, and she does not understand 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 can we change someone who is currently lying flat? Is it by letting him continuously enjoy and feel satisfied in the things he accomplishes? (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. 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. Although she can attend prayers and meetings on time, and basically complete her Bible study homework on time, she still loves the world in her bones. Every time she has a problem and comes to me, it reflects that she loves the world very much. I have scolded her many times and told her to adjust her logical system through testimonies and stories, but the effect is not obvious. Is there something wrong with what I am doing? 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 when he easily deviates and makes up his own set 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 cannot 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 it be understood this way? (Liang Liang)

(1:05:32)

5. How to understand that not growing 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, does being "burned out" depend on 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 do not listen to other people's teachings, like to make their own set, and repeatedly do things wrong without reflecting and understanding the reasons, and finally pass the blame to others? (Eternal Love)

(1:09:57)

7. When a person feels that he cannot do it, 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 learns 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 minister to was paralyzed 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 did not dare to sleep during the day, and she would be paralyzed by ghosts 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 while, 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 needed to swipe Douyin for work and saw horror movies, 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 ministering, I found that she was very self-righteous, ability-oriented, loved to take shortcuts, and loved the world. She did not want to be like this, 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 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 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 thought that the children of her sisters were only baptized, and she could not accept what I said that the child's problem was the mother's problem, and said she could not accept what I said. Teacher, my question is, I know that her 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 keep and 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 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 in the child's flesh too much, and she agreed with this point, but she still panicked when she encountered her son's problem, either worrying that her son was hungry or worrying that her son was not living well, and she would not trust God. Every time I corrected her because of these problems, she would sincerely say that she recognized her problems and that she had not overcome them this time. In this situation, how should I deal with it? Should I let her sow the seeds herself and wait until she pays the price for her behavior before talking about it? (Yong Yuan's question)

(1:29:36)

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

(1:30:17)

2. Teacher, how can I grasp the measure in the process of pastoring family members and bring family members who do not love 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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