Applied redemptive theology
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The Parable of the Good Samaritan
is about stopping to give first aid
and taking a wounded man to a safe place
to recover.
without conditions
purely obeying the command
to love ones neighbour
Prayer
Listening to the story of a survivor with love grace acceptance and compassion is very helpful
it's parallel to narrative therapy with one addition - prayer.
My suggestion to any Pastor not sure what to pray is a simple prayer.
God help [ name ]
This simple but powerful prayer gives a Christian survivor hope.
no longer alone. We will have asked God to help.
God is all knowing
He knows the survivor's story and need.
I suggest the role of an evangelical or Pentecostal Pastor is to build faith
to encourage the survivor to "hope in God."
Many times the Lord has brought Psalm 42 to my mind
Part of a multidisciplinary team
from the point of hearing a survivor's disclosure and offering comfort and support
and Mandatory Reporting the disclosure
and hopefully arranging ongoing Pastoral Care
we as Pastor's are , or should be part of a multi disciplinary team
even if the professionals are not connecting
As a Christian survivor I want and need my Pastor to be part of the team.
on the contarary please do not attempt to "be the expert" no one is.
Survivors need:
sexual assault counsellors
trauma release counsellors
and a range of health care professionals