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Missionary’s view: Lee Eclov
- 1 1. Listening. The most basic gift and skill.
'The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists in listening to them', wrote Dietrich Bonhoeffer. What happens when a pastor or Christian friend listens well? In this section of the lecture Lee Eclov talks about the importance of the ministry of listening and identifying embedded theology that shapes a person's life and practices. Do you want to be in control and earn trust? Then learn to listen. - 2 2. Listening . Four Attributes of Empathy.
To understand another person's feelings, we have to be in touch with our own feelings. To be able to see the world as others see it, we must put aside our own 'stuff'. To connect with people we need empathy. In this section of the lecture Lee Eclov talks about four attributes of empathy.