Pastoral Counseling for Victims of Gender Based Violence
Discover a powerful, compassionate, and deeply practical guide that equips the African church to respond with wisdom, justice, and healing to survivors of gender-based violence.
Gender-based violence is one of the most urgent spiritual, moral, and pastoral crises across Zimbabwe and Africa. Survivors often approach the church first-seeking protection, comfort, healing prayer, pastoral guidance, or a safe place to disclose painful experiences. Yet many pastors and Christian caregivers feel unprepared for this critical responsibility.
Pastoral Counseling for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence offers a comprehensive, biblically grounded, culturally informed, and trauma-sensitive framework for church leaders who want to respond effectively and faithfully. Drawing from African pastoral theology, Zimbabwean cultural realities, global trauma research, and survivor-centered best practices, this book equips you with the tools needed to care with competence and compassion.
You will learn:
The biblical and theological foundations for responding to violence and injustice
Trauma-informed pastoral counseling skills
How to support survivors of physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual abuse
Safe and ethical practices for working with children and vulnerable adults
Crisis response protocols for churches-including legal responsibilities in Zimbabwe
How to build healing groups, support circles, and prevention workshops
Men's transformation strategies that address harmful masculinity
How to partner with NGOs, VFU, social workers, and community leaders
Practical templates, forms, and policies to make your church safer
More than a book, this is a full ministry manual-a blueprint for creating churches of refuge, justice, and healing. Whether you are a pastor, elder, counselor, seminary student, NGO worker, or community leader, this resource will help you lead with courage, wisdom, and the heart of Christ.
Equip your church to become a sanctuary for the broken, a voice for the oppressed, and a beacon of healing across Africa.
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