Download or read book Preaching as Pastoral Caring written by David J. Schlafer and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preaching as Pastoral Caring is the thirteenth in a series of books devoted to presenting examples of preaching excellence from parishes throughout the Episcopal Church. This volume addresses the difficult and essential area of pastoral preaching as a kind of spiritual leadership in which compassionate healing and courageous confrontation are experienced not as polar opposites, but as inseparable.