PASTOREIO NAS IGREJAS CRISTÃS: O SOFRIMENTO PSÍQUICO DECORRENTE DO EXERCÍCIO PASTORAL À LUZ DA PSICODINÂMICA

Abstract

This research work is guided by the search for the existence of common mental suffering among Christian religious ministers, active in pastoral work in Christian churches and the possible relationships between psychic suffering and the ecclesial organization itself, in the light of its psychodynamics. For this purpose, a bibliographic research was used based on scientific articles, works and magazines that address the subject, with three axes as indicators: the existence or not of common mental suffering among religious ministers working in the exercise of pastoring in churches Christians, the possible relationships between psychological suffering with the organization of pastoral and ecclesial work, the difference between suffering and psychological suffering, as well as identifying psychological suffering among religious ministers in the work of pastoral care and, finally, the third axis, considering the influence of Christian religious leaders in the current religious field, the exposure to the psychic burdens required by the exercise of pastoral work and the ecclesial organization, which sought to describe the types of psychic suffering, as well as its possible causes and consequences for the life of the Christian religious minister, as well as the challenges and possible paths for r overcoming the common mental suffering of those who exercise the ministry of pastoral care in Christian churches.