reinforce the dependency model: the caretaker model, the medical model, and the unhealthy family system. The pastor gives care and the people receive care. The experts take care of the unqualified. Caregiver has been a major part of the definition of the role of pastor under the institutional model of church. The unspoken emotional contract between pastor and people is that when something goes wrong in a parishioner’s life, it is the job of the pastor to be there to bring the appropriate