Пасторська душеопіка в євангельській церкві

The article deals with the topic of pastoral care. It poses several questions to the very essence of pastoral care and its characteristics. What is pastoral theology? How does the pastor influence congregational care? What is the specialty of pastoral care? What does it mean to be healthy theologically? The special role of the whole congregation in the process of soul healing is also noted. The article emphasizes the role of psychiatry and psychology in the development of contemporary pastoral theology. The article emphasizes how the overemphasis on the social sciences, in particular psychology and psychiatry, provokes a crisis of pastoral identity.