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Pastoral care has for too long been conceived as the task of the ordained clergyman alone. The concept of shared leadership now offers us a unique tool to implement the pastoral care of the whole church—the laity as well as clergy. The small group, as a locus of care and concern and as a training tool, offers a unique way by which this ministry of the laity may become a reality, but training in small group process is vitally important to release this potential.
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Reid, C.H. Pastoral care through small groups. Pastoral Psychol 18, 14–21 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01759710
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01759710