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Title: Changing the Americas through healthcare


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Changing 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

2
The 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

3
Seven Characteristics of Christs Commission
  1. Authoritative exousia glorydignityenabling
  2. Mobilizing poreuthentes having gone / as you
    go
  3. Discipling - mathiteusate multiply leaders
  4. Incorporating baptism presupposes witnessing
    and intercession
  5. Cross-cultural - panta ta ethni tribe, people,
    nation
  6. Educative didasko all things ? re-think the
    fundamentals of healthcare
  7. Encouraging I am with you all the days

4
Rethinking the basics of healthcare
Healthcare practice
Vision of healthcare
Health/Disease/Death
Truth/Science/Research
Ethics/Values/Norms
Human being
God
5
A national healthcare system
Levels ? Elements ? Macro (national / global) Meso (institutional) Micro (interpersonal)
Policy
Technology
Structure
Finance
People
6
Strategy for transformation
  1. Study healthcare from a Kingdom perspective
  2. Macro / meso / micro
  3. Spiritual history
  4. Strengths / weaknesses / opportunities / threats
  5. Put your findings in writing and pray through it
  6. Q What changes does God want to bring through me
    / us / our networking partners?
  7. Obey the Lords guidance

7
In 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?
8
What 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

9
Common 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

10
How 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

11
How 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
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