KONSELING PASTORAL SEBAGAI PENOPANG SPIRITUALITAS DI TENGAH KRISIS ROHANI

Abstract

A spiritual crisis is a challenge that individuals often face in their lives, and its impact can involve deep existential questions, loss of faith, or feelings of alienation from spiritual values. Facing a spiritual crisis illustrates how important the role of a pastoral counselor is in providing emotional, spiritual and psychological support to those experiencing a spiritual crisis. Pastoral counseling not only understands and supports clients in terms of their beliefs and religion, but also helps clients find principles of meaning and purpose in their crisis experiences. The main focus of pastoral counseling is understanding spiritual crisis challenges such as loss of meaning in life, doubts about beliefs, or spiritual conflicts. This is an important part of helping clients achieve spiritual balance and progress. This article is about the important role that pastoral counseling plays in helping individuals overcome their spiritual crises. Pastoral counseling helps individuals strengthen their faith, reconnect with spiritual values, and find deeper meaning in the crises they face. This article also discusses various pastoral counseling techniques that are effective in dealing with spiritual crises, including empathic listening, praying with clients, and facilitating spiritual reflection and also highlights the importance of pastoral counselor training and competence in providing effective assistance in this context.