Uncovering Spiritual Narratives: Using Story in Pastoral Care and Ministry (Biblia.com)

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All cultures use story as a way to make sense of life experiences. Yet for many, particularly in the western world, only a single story line is seen as the “real truth.” Using narrative therapy as a caregiving approach can help individuals uncover multi-layered narratives that are far more complex and liberating. Coyle contends that not only are these more complex narratives more helpful in...

therapy. However, as the use of story is developed in this book, I will use the term re-storying since I contend it has more fluency in pastoral ministry. As people describe problems and dilemmas in their lives, they unfold in the form of stories that link the events of their lives in a theme over time. In re-authoring, people are invited to develop and tell stories about their lives and are helped to include the experiences that are “out of phase” with their dominant storylines. These events and

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