As I have mentioned previously, for more than 30 years of pastoral ministry I have operated on the basis that maintaining confidentiality is important but not ultimate. Particularly in counseling situations it is important that the person with whom I am speaking has confidence that what is said will…
Since posting on this subject earlier this week I have been made aware of a wider dialogue about that has been taking place on blogs over the last couple of months. Below are some links to what others have written. What your pastor tells his wife about you by…
Over the last few years I have read quite a bit on the nature of confidentiality in the work of pastoral ministry. The result of my study led me to clarify and formalize a policy that reflects the procedures by which I have operated for decades. Simply stated, while…