Title: Changing the Americas through healthcare
1Changing the Americas through healthcare
- Those that turn the habitable world upside down
have come here too - And these all act contrary to the decrees of
Caesar, saying another is king, namely Jesus - Acts 17 6b, 7b Literal translation
2The Great Commission, Matthew 28 18-20
- A Commission for Global Change / Transformation
- Christians change agents of God (Salt and light)
- Transformation through relational networks (love
God and love your neighbor as yourself) - Covers all areas of life (all authority
heaven/earth) - Signs of the Kingdom signaling Christs victory
on the Cross, also in the health field our
responsibility ? work is ministry - Not heaven on earth / no Utopia / no triumphalism
/ no mere horizontal activism
3Seven Characteristics of Christs Commission
- Authoritative exousia glorydignityenabling
- Mobilizing poreuthentes having gone / as you
go - Discipling - mathiteusate multiply leaders
- Incorporating baptism presupposes witnessing
and intercession - Cross-cultural - panta ta ethni tribe, people,
nation - Educative didasko all things ? re-think the
fundamentals of healthcare - Encouraging I am with you all the days
4Rethinking the basics of healthcare
Healthcare practice
Vision of healthcare
Health/Disease/Death
Truth/Science/Research
Ethics/Values/Norms
Human being
God
5A national healthcare system
Levels ? Elements ? Macro (national / global) Meso (institutional) Micro (interpersonal)
Policy
Technology
Structure
Finance
People
6Strategy for transformation
- Study healthcare from a Kingdom perspective
- Macro / meso / micro
- Spiritual history
- Strengths / weaknesses / opportunities / threats
- Put your findings in writing and pray through it
- Q What changes does God want to bring through me
/ us / our networking partners? - Obey the Lords guidance
7In which areas can HCF help transform the
healthcare systems of the Americas?
Levels ? Elements ? Macro (national / global) Meso (institutional) Micro (interpersonal)
Policy X X
Technology X
Structure X
Finance X
People X X
Appointed authority
Where does our Lord want us to start?
8What can we do about ourselves? (Micro level)
- Grow to become the best leaders we can be for the
glory of God and the blessing of our tribe /
people / nation - Remember leadership is all about influencing
people to focus on Gods priorities
9Common problems of the Christian care-giver
- Dualism sacred-secular split
- Pluralism non-integrated compartments
- Individualism lone ranger ministries
- Intellectualism emotionally underdeveloped
- Professional helper neglect own psyche
- Therapon priest religion underdeveloped
10How deal with common problems?
- Integrated life under the Lordship of Jesus
- Heart / family / church / profession / society
- Prayer, evangelism, discipleship
- Restoring link local church - healthcare
- Personal growth and development
- Relationship with Jesus strong and healthy
- Follow example of Jesus in relationships
- Family / friends / church / profession / society
- Professional growth and development
- Purposeful interaction other Christians in
healthcare
11How should HCF influence your healthcare system
at macro, meso and micro levels?
- Discuss with one or two other persons
- Pray about it
- Write your impressions down on a sheet of paper
- Hand in to Karl so that the USA Board can work
with it in the Lords presence