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    The document summarizes a reading on the significance of values and moral reflection for pastoral care and counseling. It provides details on the author, Gordon Lynch, and his analysis of moral dilemmas pastors may face. Lynch uses case studies to illustrate how a pastor's values influence the guidance they provide. He also discusses the role of culture and different ideas of "the good life." The summary helps compress the key points of the reading for further reflection.

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    Reading Report 1.

    CHMN 512 Pastoral Care and Counseling (2022) Name: Veli Kotilainen
    AIIAS Online, Silang, Cavite, Philippines Date:1.4.08.2022 Time:23.55

    Bibliographical Details: Lynch, Gordon: The significance of values & moral reflection for

    pastoral care & counselling, a chapter from the book Pastoral Care & Counselling -Ethics in

    Practice Series - SAGE Publications, London 2002

    Summary of the Content:

    In this first chapter of his book the author Gordon Lynch who is Professor of Modern Theology

    at the University of Kent, UK, deals with several areas moral dilemmas, problems and

    components that pastors will be experiencing during their ministry. On the introductory part he

    mentions such as divorce, teminating pregnancy, principles of confidenciality, avoidance of

    abuse of clients. He glimpses a view on how values of pastors affect and impact on the guidance

    pastors will be giving to their clients and necessity of moral reflection on pastoral work.

    After few paragraphs of introduction Lynch goes directly to a so called “case study”

    whereby he elaborates a narrative pastors could come across. Interestingly Lynch brings forth not

    a particularly dramatic example in which guidance of a therapist/pastor action in giving guidance

    is actually based on her values. After this first example Lynch moves on analyzing more in

    details things concerned in value based behavior. The guidelines that pastors give to clients could

    be based value systems, idelogies or school of thoughts – then Lynch refers to Stephen Pattison,

    after which he defines “The Good Life” in a separate section. Lynch quotes also well-known

    Classical Philosophians such as Aristotle, Cicero and Rousseau, and classical Theologians such

    as Thomas Aquinas and more modern thinkers such as Arrington, Cooper. Author compares

    actions preferred in different cultures between African and Western.


    Second example of moral dilemma depicted by Lynch on the first chapter of his book

    deals with marriage counseling – this example of Laura and Rob is typical situation in a modern

    Western Hemisphere – for the career´s sake a married couple have decided to stay without

    children, and when time passes problems occur. From pastors perspective situation is not easy

    and recommendation, suggestion and guidances are basically value based. Lynch brings forth

    even hermenautical framework, and other tools to deal with the problem. In the end of the

    chapter Lynch asks several questions – The summary also helps to grasp current reading in a

    compressed manner.

    Personal Reaction

    This article has been essential in understanding moral dilemmas and value based approach into

    them for pastors. I can also see more clearly the need for Moral reflection in my own life,

    actually reading compels me to reflect my own life and perhaps be more merciful for my fellow

    Christians. I have certainly enjoyed this reading, and it has been most interesting and useful for

    developing skills in pastoral work. I think it is somehow helpful to find out that there is not

    always a patent answer to each problem, but adjusting own decision making skills as well as

    involving prayerlife and ralationship with Christ – could be sufficient enough.

    Statement: “I,Veli Kotilainen have read Lynch, Gordon: The significance of values & moral

    reflection for pastoral care & counselling, first chapter from the book Pastoral Care &

    Counselling -Ethics in Practice Series - SAGE Publications, London 2002, and this report

    represents my own work”

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