Congregations in healing opportunities and challenges - a framework for understanding - hcf conference 2002 vellore
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Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
CONGREGATIONS IN HEALTHCARE
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES:
A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING
“Bringing Back the Ark” : A Celebration of Biblical Health Care
Feb 25th to March 2nd, 2002; Vellore
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
CONGREGATIONS IN HEALTHCARE
DEFINITIONS:
CONGREGATIONS:
Congregations are groups that worship together
HEALTH:
Health is not just preventive - curative health
It includes development
Also, it goes beyond the physical
It refers to the broader concept of healing
CONGREGATIONS IN HEALING
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
Those in Need
The Congregation
For Whom ?By Whom ?
Those in NeedThe Interface
How
?
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
Those in Need
Poor
Marginalised
Tribals / nomads
Sick
HIV/AIDS
Terminally ill
Street Children
Those in Prison
For Whom ?
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
The Congregation Those in NeedThe Interface
Provides opportunity to
• care for the whole person
• include a concern for the community
• demonstrate the love of Christ
• offer the healing power and wisdom of the Great Physician towards solving the problems of those in need
Provides
• prevention
• affordable health,
• information
• development and
• empowerment of
those in need
Tools of Intervention
How
?
By Whom ?
For Whom ?
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
Luke 7: 36 – 50 :
The woman who bathed Jesus’ feet with tears, in the Pharisee’s house
John 8: 1-11 :
The woman caught in adultery
Disciples
TOOLS OF INTERVENTION
Moses
Gideon
Nehemiah
Luke 10: 30 – 36:
Good Samaritan: what was Christian about him ?
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TOOLS OF INTERVENTION
SELECTED BY GOD
Looked down upon by others
Did not have the ‘best’ abilities
Knew their shortcomings
Aware of their unworthiness
Scared
Had faith, a personal relationship with God
Remained true to the vision they had
Qs: DO THESE CHARACTERISTICS ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED ?
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
If our congregations are to be the new tools of intervention,
it is necessary for these congregations to EXPERIENCE the healing and transformational process;
ONLY THEN can others receive healing through them
God’s tools of intervention worked on people in need.
They transformed others
to the extent that they were transformed
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
The Congregation Those in NeedThe Interface
Active congregations
Providing excellent service
Bringing Christ’s love to others
Being transformed as they become involved
Target for intervention
Congregations in healing, Feb 2002
The Congregation Those in NeedThe Interface
Active congregations
Providing excellent service
Bringing Christ’s love to others
Being transformed as they become involved
Target for intervention
How we intervene depends on our understanding of what is important
Plan and develop the processes that need to be in place
Choose very carefully the structures that would support these processes
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