This new series is an essential resource for chaplains, pastoral counselors, and other pastoral caregivers. Each volume features a concise collection of actual ministry encounters and brief critical reflections on those encounters by the practitioner and his or her peers. Great for new and seasoned ministers seeking best practices and lessons learned. Use for personal enrichment as well as for training and educating the next generation of pastoral caregivers. Volume 2 contains ministry encounters and reflections on crises both physical and psycho-spiritual.