1. The pastoral counsellor’s role when working with children with counselling needs is to provide emotional and spiritual support by creating a safe, non-judgmental space for them to explore their different feelings, provide guidance, and help with things like trauma, abuse, anxiety, or loss. Just like all the other members of the church, children also deserve pastoral care. The pastoral counsellor’s role is, therefore, to show care to children.

2. When talking to children at risk, there are various ways of speaking and caring for them. Pastoral counsellors can do so through art, which communicates longings in their hearts and their emotions. Storytelling could provide a different perspective on life, and stories from the Bible are also helpful in providing spiritual insight. Another way is through writing, which is a less intimidating form of communication.