PASTORAL MINISTRY IN 21st CENTURY
PASTORAL MINISTRY IN 21 st CENTURY: An interplay of Culture and Christianity Fr Paul Lelen Haokip Christianity had its roots in Jewish society, but can all those cultural shades as found in the Bible be crudely transplanted in an indigenous society? An effective pastoral ministry begins with awareness of the major perspectives, keeping aside individual petty hitches and niches. Berkley (2004) writes, “People stress us! Pastors don’t stress primarily because computers break down or earthquakes rattle the rafters. The most significant stressors for pastors spring from the conflicts, crises, and connivances of ordinary human beings” (p. 64). TROUBLES OR OPPORTUNITIES To pronounce something, a situation, a person as a trouble or an opportunity depends on from which perspective ...