By
Daniel H. Weems, Sr.
[L22388829]
Presented to Dwight C. Rice, D.Min. (PhD Candidate)
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of
Introduction to Pastoral Counseling
PACO 500
 
ABSTRACT
At Justified By Faith Baptist Church in Indianapolis, IN, I, Daniel H. Weems, Sr. serve as an Associate Pastor. We are a new church plant about seventeen months old and have around fifty active members. I have been asked to organize and implement a soul care ministry within the church. My overarching goal for ministry is to restore my fellow man when he is overtaken in a fault (Gal. 6:1), fully knowing that all mankind have missed the mark at times (Rom. 3:23); I do my best to remind …show more content…
You said 5. Where are you at now on that scale? Bruce said; I would say I am at a 10. Even in this short time he has notice me take an interest in him and that has made all the difference in the world. I expect our relationship to keep getting stronger. I said that is great. I then told Bruce that I need a moment to gather my thoughts and I stepped out of the office. When I returned I told Bruce that I am really excited about the progress he has made. I pray that God draws you guys as a family closer together and closer to Him. I really want you to become more intentional about strengthen your relationship with Brody. Now is the time. He is probably excited about your new found interest in him, and you need to capitalize on it. I then asked Bruce if he would immediately join the father’s and son’s group at the church because I knew they had several upcoming events. Bruce happily agreed. I told Bruce that I would give him a call in a few weeks to see how things were going, but that as for now I would like for him to continue doing the things that is building a stronger relationship with Brody. We then prayed and