At one of my churches in Scarborough, pastoral visitors became so few it was
almost like a postcode lottery as to who did and who didn’t have a visitor so,
we prioritised the housebound and those in residential care and allocated
visitors to them. Then, if anyone is in hospital or going through a difficult
time the pastoral secretary and myself allocate a pastoral visitor, from the
small group of visitors, on a temporary basis.
Not ideal but better than what we had.
Graham Morgan
From: methmins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <methmins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf
Of Alan Sharp
Sent: 02 September 2021 10:47
To: methmins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [methmins] Pastoral care
The Church I attend is to have a meeting reviewing pastoral care of members.
We have had "Pastoral groups" (ex-Class meetings|!) but with an ageing
congregation have fewer people willing to take on leadership of the groups.
Also, the congregation - approx. 140 members/adherents - is dispersed around
the town (Northampton) so visiting is not easy. I'm sure that similar
problems arise in other churches so wonder what solutions may be being tried
elsewhere.
Alan Sharp
