{"id":6490,"date":"2024-10-11T20:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T20:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/?page_id=6490"},"modified":"2024-10-17T23:52:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:52:33","slug":"pastoral-counseling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/pastoral-counseling","title":{"rendered":"Pastoral Counseling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">What is Pastoral Counseling?<\/h3>\n<p>Pastoral counseling exists in order to care, assist, encourage, and provide guidance and instruction to those that are facing challenges and crisis in their lives following a faith-based approach.\u00a0 Pastoral care provides a secure and encouraging environment for people to explore their spirituality, communicate their feelings, and look for direction during difficult or trying times. Pastoral care and counseling provide holistic support and guidance to members, non-members of Midland Heights SDA Church, and fosters a sense of belonging, support, and growth within the faith community.<\/p>\n<p>Pastoral care supports and meets people\u2019s emotional, spiritual, and practical needs as they encounter various life issues. Our pastoral care provides counsel, empathy, and aid during times of crisis or significant life events. The primary goal is to assist individuals in navigating problems, discovering meaning in their experiences, and developing coping skills for their challenges.<\/p>\n<p>If you and\/or your family have a need to seek pastoral counseling, please contact our church office to set up an appointment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><style id=\"wpforms-css-vars-6445\">\n\t\t\t\t#wpforms-6445 {\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style><div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full wpforms-render-modern\" id=\"wpforms-6445\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-6445\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"6445\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6490\" data-token=\"ceaa45d19c5ef327c7c6f631a900f17f\" data-token-time=\"1776950151\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div id=\"wpforms-error-noscript\" style=\"display: none;\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\"><div id=\"wpforms-6445-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-6445-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-6445-field_1-error\" required><label for=\"wpforms-6445-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-6445-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-6445-field_1-last-error\" required><label for=\"wpforms-6445-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-6445-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-6445-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-6445-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-6445-field_2-error\" required><\/div>\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-6445-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-6445-field_4\" >Comment Message Name<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-6445-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-6445-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-6445-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-6445-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-6445-field_3-error\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-6445-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; overflow: hidden !important; display: inline !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; z-index: -1000 !important; padding: 0 !important; } #wpforms-6445-field_4-container input { visibility: hidden; } #wpforms-conversational-form-page #wpforms-6445-field_4-container label { counter-increment: none; }' ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.head.appendChild( style );\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.currentScript?.remove();\n\t\t\t\t} )();\n\t\t\t<\/script><\/div><!-- .wpforms-field-container --><div class=\"wpforms-submit-container\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"wpforms[id]\" value=\"6445\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_title\" value=\"\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_url\" value=\"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6490\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"url_referer\" value=\"\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"wpforms[submit]\" id=\"wpforms-submit-6445\" class=\"wpforms-submit\" data-alt-text=\"Sending...\" data-submit-text=\"Submit\" aria-live=\"assertive\" value=\"wpforms-submit\">Submit<\/button><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpforms-lite\/assets\/images\/submit-spin.svg\" class=\"wpforms-submit-spinner\" style=\"display: none;\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" alt=\"Loading\"><\/div><\/form><\/div>  <!-- .wpforms-container --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Pastoral Counseling? Pastoral counseling exists in order to care, assist, encourage, and provide guidance and instruction to those that are facing challenges and crisis in their lives following a faith-based approach.\u00a0 Pastoral care provides a secure and encouraging environment for people to explore their spirituality, communicate their feelings, and look for direction during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6490","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6490"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6981,"href":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6490\/revisions\/6981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midlandheightschurch.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}