Chor-Kiat Sim

Chor-Kiat Sim, D.Min., is pastoral care services chaplain, Washington Adventist Hospital, Takoma Park, Maryland.

Articles by Chor-Kiat Sim

Why pastoral visitation?

May 1999

Weary from a tense encounter with a patient, I took a few minutes to relax in the visitor's lounge.

While preparing for another visit, I noticed a woman in her fifties whose warm smile and eye contact invited me to introduce myself…

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Reflections on a pastoral visit

January 2001

Slipping out of the sanctuary alone after the worship service, Jane's* steps showed discouragement, rejection, and a lack of spiritual ardor. Only a few days before she had told me that her husband had left her for…

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What makes pastoral supervision effective?

January 2003

The heat was unbearable, but I was freezing. My hands were cold, but my Sabbath suit was drenched with sweat. When members of the congregation congratulated me at the door after the worship service, I nervously accepted…

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