Pastoring Children and Adult Children of Divorce

Extreme Situtations in the Congregation

A Pastoral Care Continuing Education Series

Monday, January 22, 2007

This daylong event explored the task of pastoring adults and children who have experienced the divorce of their parents. The presenter paid special attention to spiritual and psychological realities associated with parental divorce, appropriate pastoral responses and related available resources.

Presenter:

Elizabeth Marquardt, M.Div., M.A., is the author of Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce (Crown 2005). Based on the first nationally-representative study of grown children of divorce, this book challenges the idea of the "good divorce," exploring how even an amicable divorce dramatically shapes the inner lives of children.

Extreme Cases in the Congregation Series
This event was part of a series planned for pastors, exploring issues from the perspective of congregational dynamics. All pastors were invited and welcome to attend.