Have a personal or library account? Click to login
Shepherding the Shepherd in the Midst of a Pandemic Cover

Shepherding the Shepherd in the Midst of a Pandemic

By: Shini Abraham  
Open Access
|Apr 2023

References

  1. Abraham, Shini. 2012. Treasures in Darkness: Contemplative Doodling. Colorado Springs, CO: Snowfall Press.
  2. American Bible Society. 2023. State of the Bible USA 2023: Research from American Bible Society. https://sotb.research.bible.
  3. Atkinson, David J. 1990. Message of Genesis 1–11. Leicester, UK: IVP Academic.
  4. Barna Group. 2017. Burnout & Breakdown: Barna's Risk Metric for Pastors - Barna Group. PLACE: Barna Group. Available at: [Accessed 26 June 2021].
  5. Barna Group. 2017. The State of Pastors. [pdf] Barna Group. Available at: [Accessed 26 June 2021].
  6. Barna Group. 2020. “One in Three Practicing Christians Has Stopped Attending Church during COVID-19” State of the Church 2020. July 8, 2020. https://www.barna.com/research/new-sunday-morning-part-2/.
  7. Barna Group. 2021. “22% of Americans Say the 2020 Election Negatively Impacted a Close Relationship.” Culture & Media, July 8, 2021. https://www.barna.com/research/negatively-impacted-relationship/.
  8. Barna Group. 2021. ChurchPulse Weekly Conversations: Glenn Packiam & Andrew Hébert on Pastoral Health & Leading Online - Barna Group. [online] Available at: [Accessed 26 June 2021].
  9. Barna Group. 2021. COVID-19 Conversations: Many Pastors Are Tired, Overwhelmed and Lonely - Barna Group. [online] Available at: [Accessed 27 June 2021].
  10. Barna Group. 2022. “Pastors Share Top Reasons They’ve Considered Quitting Ministry in the Past Year.” Leaders & Pastors, April 27, 2022. https://www.barna.com/research/pastors-quitting-ministry/.
  11. Barna Group. 2023. “Who is Barna?” Ventura, CA: Barna Group. http://www.barna.com/about.
  12. Barna Group and Pepperdine University. 2017. The State of Pastors: How Today's Faith Leaders Are Navigating Life and Leadership in an Age of Complexity. [Ventura, CA]: Barna Group. https://www.barna.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/The-State-of-Pastors.pdf.
  13. Barton, Ruth Haley. 2006. Sacred Rhythms: Arranging our Lives for Spiritual Transformation. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
  14. Barton, Ruth Haley. 2010. Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
  15. Bennett, Zoë. 2013. Using the Bible in Practical Theology: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Farnham, UK: Ashgate.
  16. Blackaby, Henry T., Richard Blackaby, and Claude V. King. 2008. Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God. Nashville, TN: Broadman and Holman.
  17. Buchanan, Mark. 2006. The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
  18. Cameron, Helen, Deborah Bhatti, Catherine Duce, James Sweeney, and Claire Watkins, 2010. Talking About God in Practice: Theological Action Research and Practical Theology. London: SCM Press.
  19. Clebsch, William A., and Charles R. Jaekle. 1967. Pastoral Care in Historical Perspective. New York: Harper & Row.
  20. Dawn, Marva J., 1989. Keeping the Sabbath Wholly: Ceasing, Resting, Embracing, Feasting. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
  21. Dodd, Jimmy. 2016. Pastors Are People Too. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook.
  22. FIRM Staff. 2018. “Shabbat Shalom: What Is the Sabbath?” https://firmisrael.org/learn/shabbat-shalom-what-is-the-sabbath/.
  23. Freud, Sigmund. (1915). “The Unconscious.” (Standard Edition, vol. 14, pp. 159–190). Chap. 14 in The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud.. London: Hogarth Press.
  24. Goldsbury, Margaret. 1989. “Diminishing God's Handiwork: Blocks to Discernment.” The Way Supplement 64: 80–87.
  25. Graham, Elaine. 1999. Pastoral Theology: Therapy, Mission or Liberation? Scottish Journal of Theology, 52 no. 4: 430–454.
  26. Graham, Elaine, Heather Walton, and Frances Ward. 2005. Theological Reflection: Methods. London: SCM Press.
  27. Green, Laurie. 2009. Let's Do Theology: Resources for Contextual Theology. London: Mowbray.
  28. Hart, Archibald D. 1995. The Hidden Link between Adrenaline and Stress. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson. Waco, TX: Word Books.
  29. Ignatius. Edited by Joseph A. Munitiz and Philip Endean. 1996. Saint Ignatius of Loyola: Personal Writings. London: Penguin.
  30. Killen, Patricia O’Connell, and John DeBeer. 1994. The Art of Theological Reflection. New York: Crossroad.
  31. Kinnaman, David. 2017. “Burnout & Breakdown: Barna's Risk Metric for Pastors.” Barna Group (blog), January 26, 2017. https://www.barna.com/burnout-breakdown-barnas-risk-metric-pastors/.
  32. Lartey, Emmanuel Y., and James N. Poling. 2003. In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling. 2nd ed. London: Jessica Kingsley.
  33. Leach, Jane. 2007. “Pastoral Theology As Attention.” Contact 153, no. 1: 19–32.
  34. Lyall, David. 2001. Integrity of Pastoral Care, London: SPCK.
  35. McGrath, Alister E. 2017. The Christian Theology Reader. 5th ed. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley Blackwell.
  36. Moreland, Amanda, Christine Herlihy, Michael A. Tynan, Gregory Sunshine, Russell F. McCord, Charity Hilton, Jason Poovey, Angela K. Werner, Christopher D. Jones, Erika B. Fulmer, Adi V. Gundlapalli, Heather Strosnider, Aaron Potvien, Macarena C. García, Sally Honeycutt, Grant Baldwin, CDC Public Health Law Program, and CDC COVID-19 Response Team, Mitigation Policy Analysis Unit. 2020. “Timing of State and Territorial COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders and Changes in Population Movement—United States, March 1–May 31, 2020.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 69: 1198–1203. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6935a2externalicon.
  37. Myers-Briggs Company. 2014. “The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.” Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
  38. Nouwen, Henri .J. M. 1986. Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life. New York: Doubleday.
  39. Packiam, Glenn and Andrew Hébert. 2021. “ChurchPulse Weekly Conversations: Glenn Packiam & Andrew Hébert on Pastoral Health & Leading Online.” ChurchPulse Weekly, April 14, 2021. https://www.barna.com/research/cpw-packiam-hebert/.
  40. Pan American Health Organization. 2020. “Timeline of WHO's Response to COVID-19.”.” July 2, 2020. https://www.paho.org/en/news/2-7-2020-timeline-whos-response-covid-19-0.
  41. Patton, John. 1993. Pastoral Care in Context: An Introduction to Pastoral Care. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press.
  42. Peterson, Eugene H. 2004. “The Pastor's Sabbath.” Christianity Today, May 19, 2004.
  43. Schuchat, Anne, 2020. “Public Health Response to the Initiation and Spread of Pandemic COVID-19 in the United States, February 24–April 21, 2020.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 69, no. 18: 551–556. http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6918e2.
  44. Sherman, Robert. 2005. “Reclaimed by Sabbath Rest.” Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 59, no. 1: 38–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/002096430505900105.
  45. “Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (T-JTA).” n.d. https://www.tjta.com/.
  46. Thompson, Judith, Stephen Pattison, and Ross Thompson. 2019. Theological Reflection. SCM Studyguides. 2nd ed. London: SCM Press.
  47. Todd, Andrew, and Sam White. [2019?]. “Andrew Todd and Sam White in Conversation.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VNO4gdwY5s.
  48. Treisman, Rachel. 2020. “How Is Each State Responding to COVID-19?” NPR. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/815200313/what-governors-are-doing-to-tackle-spreading-coronavirus.
  49. Ward, Pete. 2017. Introducing Practical Theology: Mission, Ministry, and the Life of the Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
  50. Warren, Tish Harrison, and John Mark Comer. Interviewed by Carey Nieuwhof and David Kinnaman. 2020. “COVID-19 Conversations: Many Pastors Are Tired, Overwhelmed and Lonely.” ChurchPulse Weekly, May 20, 2020. https://www.barna.com/research/covid-19-pastor-emotions/.
  51. Wenham, Gordon J. 1987. Genesis 1–15. Word Biblical Commentary. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
  52. Wirza, Norman. 2006. Living the Sabbath: Discovering the Rhythms of Rest and Delight. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos.
Language: English
Page range: 24 - 38
Published on: Apr 28, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2023 Shini Abraham, published by Wesley House, Cambridge
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.