Title: Avian Flu
1Building Bridges Reflecting Gods Love Marg
Pollon Bridges of Love Ministry
2Compassion A Reflection of Gods Love
- Divine gift love in a man enables him to love
what is not naturally lovable lepers,
criminals, enemies, morons, the sulky, the
superior, and the sneering. C.S. Lewis
- affection Natural Love
- friendship Natural Love
- eros Natural Love
- caritas Christian Charity, supernatural love
of God
3The church is only the church when it exists for
others
- Compassion??
- Poverty-fighting through collective material
transfer. - Compassion through individual spiritual
challenge. - Compassion suffering together with another,
suffering with themnot just giving to them.
4On Mission With God
- As we follow Christ, the Master sets the
direction and tells us where He is and where He
is going. Where the Master is, the servant must
be. The servant respondsnot initiates. We are
therefore part of Gods Mission. - Henry Blackaby and Avery Willis
5Missional Church or a church with a Mission
program?
- Missional Church focuses all of its activities
around its participation in Gods mission in the
world. It trains people for discipleship and
witness it worships and practices mutual support
before the watching world. Understands that the
congregation itself is sent by God to proclaim
and to be a sign of the reign of God. - Mission Program sees mission as one activity
alongside many activities of the church. A
church with a mission sends others to witness on
its behalf.
6Theology Work of the People
- Involves
- A active disciplined thinking of our faith,
which provides the motivation and direction for
the churchs ministry around the world. - Involves a communal process of conversion and
witness guided by the presence of the Holy Spirit
working in, with and through the disciplined
thinking of the faith. - ALL members of the community are invited to
participate in the direction of the church.
7Joy of Discovery!
- Results
- Forming a context of mutuality.
- Engaging in faithful conversation
- Affirming the unity of the Holy Spirit
8The Mission must come FIRST
- The mission of the church is to participate in
the reconciling love of the triune God who
reaches out to a fallen world in Jesus Christ and
by the power of the Holy Spirit brings strangers
and enemies into Gods new and abiding
community.
9Now, What?
- Application
- Pastors must translate intention into reality and
sustain it. - Applied Christianityputting faith into action.
- Leaders to rally around something they believe in
and then through a redemptive relationship with
his congregation, reach their hearts with Gods
ideas and mission thus achieving unity.
10Recap
- Compassion
- Supernatural love for God which results in an
unnatural love for others. - Personal involvement, often sacrificial living.
- Need time, commitment and total church
involvement to have unity within the body.
11Attempting the Ordinary
- Being authentic
- Most Christians are closet member of CFJ,
(Cowards for Jesus) - Most Christians are suffering from a malady
called EFD, (Evangelism Frustrations Disorder). - Occurs when Christians insist on trying to be
something they are notnamely brave! - Steve Sjogren, Conspiracy of Kindness
12a.k.a. LOST Jim Henderson
- Traits of ordinariness and humanity - Christians
who are on a mission get good at - Stopping
- Noticing
- Listening
13Into Reality
- We learn by doing, not simply discussing.
- Training means hands on not attending a
class. - The most significant aspect of our mission in the
world is simply being there. - Unconsciously telling people about Christ, loving
God and following Christ. - As we put Christ on display, people will react to
us based on what they see of Him.
14An open door for putting our faith into
actionPandemic Preparedness
- We have seen from past disasters, that a
Christian response made a significant
contribution to the apparent miraculous growth
of the church. - The growth of the church, in part, was due to the
practiced beliefs of Christians. - When all normal services break down, quite
elementary nursing will greatly reduce
mortality. William McNeill, Plaques Peoples.
15Spiritual Readiness
- Prayer is the callisthenics that get us in shape
for the marathon of service - Prayer leads into a deeper unity with the
compassionate Christ, and will always give rise
to concrete acts of deeper solidarity with the
poor, the hungry, the sick, dying and the
oppressed. - Being On Mission with Christ, is seeking his
agenda and joining him through prayer.
16Sacrificially meeting the needs of the sick and
dying- actualized by those who are intimately
connected to Jesus.
- Only those who walk closely with the Lord will
have the strength to nurse the dying like the 1st
2nd century Christians did in Rome. - It depends, not so much on how merciful we are,
but on how deeply we ourselves love the Lord.
17Physical Readiness
- Personal commitments bring awesome power.
- Could a system be in place to be On Mission with
God to network, mobilize and equip brothers and
sisters in Christ to be ready as the world
becomes increasingly burdened with natural
disaster, pandemics, poverty, disease and war.
18Practical Applications
- Church building as a non-traditional site.
- Train members in elementary care-giving.
- Drivers, neighbourhood programs.
- House churches, counselling, prayer groups.
- Food banks, delivery services, child care.
- Communication networks, data bases.
19Relational Readiness
- Do we know our neighbours?
- Are we ready to be more like Jesus and walk in
His Steps? - Are we ready to take the first step and set time
to pray individually as well as corporately on
how God would have our church prepare? - Are we ready to take action once God has made
his plan clear? - Let us put feet to our faith and take ACTION
as Christians who Love the Lord.
20A Spiritual Harvest
- Can you imagine the spiritual harvest that would
naturally follow?
21How does Building Bridges of Love contribute to
the transforming of neighbourhoods?
- Facilitates partnerships with local churches,
ministries, Relief Development Agencies,
Regional Health Authorities, and Government
Agencies to enhance and expand the mandate of
compassion within a locality to impact the
community for Jesus Christ.
22Vision
- A calling of the local church to have an
on-going practical expression of Christs Love to
the community. Demonstrating in tangible ways by
sacrificial living, that we love God and our
fellow man.
23Mission
- Reflecting Christs Love in tangible ways
through Spiritual Readiness, Physical
Readiness and Relational Readiness.
24Questions??
- Is Compassion just for the poor or does it
transcend all levels of society? - Can we do compassion without loving God and our
neighbour? - Is a church a church, if it doesnt exist for
others? - Does God call us to be on mission with Him and
therefore be prepared for an emergency example
a pandemic?
25Principles
- Incarnational Puts feet and flesh to the
incarnation of Christ in the community. - Intentional Community Engages the church with
the community. - Passionate Spirituality Prayer networks and
personal prayer for hurting people. - Radical Stewardship Financial information and
assistance. Policy making. - Transformational Discipleship Relevant
discipleship to answer the whys, and hope for
eternity to deal with the reality of the
situation.
26Commitments
- Training of trainers,
- Equipping churches to effectively care for their
community. - Mobilizing denominations, churches agencies.
- Praying and gathering a prayer infrastructure.
- Networking with churches, ministries, health
authorities, social services, communities - Developing appropriate structures within the body
of Christ.
27A Church Response
- As part of our research on how denominations are
responding to the threat of a pandemic, a survey
was conducted to assess their awareness. - The questions asked and the results from the14
denomination leaders and 4 mission agencies who
responded to the survey are as follows
28H5N1 Survey
- 1. Does your denomination / mission agency have
a department that deals with - healthcare issues,
- emergency response, or
- relief and development issues?
29H5N1 Survey
- 2. As far as you know, has your DENOMINATION
considered the impact that a pandemic, which
experts consider to be very likely in the next
five years, might have on your congregations and
their neighbours?
30H5N1 Survey
- 3. As far as you know, has your MISSION AGENCY
considered the impact that a pandemic, which
experts consider to be very likely in the next
five years, might have on your missionaries and
the people they serve?
31H5N1 Survey
- 4. Would there be somebody in your DENOMINATION
or MISSION AGENCY that you could recommend we
contact in order to pursue a more in depth
dialogue WITH THE GOAL OF EXPLORING whether your
denomination or mission agency might benefit from
some early preparations?
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33Of Churches, Pandemics, and Emergency Preparedness
The following is a presentation developed by Dr.
Tim Foggin for Missionfest Vancouver January,
2006
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INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONNECT WITH NEIGHBOURS
CONNECT WITH BUSINESSES
CONNECT WITH GOVERNMENTS
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BEING PREPARED CONTINGENCY PLANNING
HEALTH IMPACT
SOCIAL REPERCUSSIONS
ECONOMIC EFFECT
EVENTUAL RESPONSE
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BUT TODAY IS ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN PANDEMIC
INFLUENZA ITS ALSO ABOUT
BEING READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY
BECOMING A MISSIONAL CHURCH
ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITIES
ITS ALSO ABOUT CHURCH PLANTING
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OUR PURPOSES
KINGDOM-BUILDING
BRIDGE-BUILDING
RECONNECTING CHURCH AND HEALTH IN OUR
COMMUNITIESTHIS IS SHALOM!
38Avian Flu
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- May 2005 through January 2006
39May 2005
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H5N1
40June 2005
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H5N1
41July 2005
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H5N1
42August 15, 2005
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H5N1
43August 31, 2005
Of Churches, Pandemics, and Emergency Preparedness
H5N1
44September 2005
Of Churches, Pandemics, and Emergency Preparedness
H5N1
45October 2005
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H5N1
46November-December 2005
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H5N1
47January 2006
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H5N1
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2006?
2007?
H7N7?
2008?
H2N2?
2009?
H3N2?
2010?
H5N1?
2011?
H9N2?
2012?
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IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR ANY FUTURE EVENT
FRAMEWORK We must first ASSESS the
RISKS Then consider how to MITIGATE and PREPARE
for it And eventually RESPOND and undertake
RECOVERY
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OUR GOALS TODAY
ASSESS the risk of an influenza pandemic from a
church perspective
Consider ways by which to mitigate risk
Consider the forming of a church pandemic
planning group
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What is the risk of being hit by an asteroid?
What is the risk of having your house burn down?
What is the risk of having an influenza pandemic
this decade?
What is the risk of having an influenza pandemic
in our lifetime?
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AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC WILL IT REALLY HAPPEN?!
1968
1957
1918
1889 and back for at least past five centuries
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AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC WILL IT REALLY
HAPPEN?! AND WHATS THE BIG DEAL?!!
1968 1,000,000 deaths
1957 1,000,000 deaths
1918 20,000,000
to 50,000,000 deaths
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AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC WILL IT REALLY
HAPPEN?! WHAT WOULD WE DO IF WE KNEW ANOTHER
TSUNAMI WAS COMING?
WHAT IF WE KNEW 1,000,000 WOULD DIE THIS TIME ?
WHAT IF WE KNEW 2,000,000 TO 7,000,000 WOULD DIE ?
The 1918 flu pandemic killed more people in 24
weeks than HIV / AIDS has killed in 24 years
The 1918 flu pandemic killed more people in one
year than the black plague killed in one century
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AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC WILL IT REALLY
HAPPEN?! THE NATURAL HISTORY of the INFLUENZA
VIRUS makes it VERY CLEAR THAT A FLU PANDEMIC
WILL OCCUR AGAIN
Based on the 1968 pandemic, we can expect from 2
to 7 million deaths
What if next time it were more like in 1918? How
many million then?
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AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC WILL IT REALLY HAPPEN?!
While 10,000 to 60,000 deaths in Canada alone is
already too much
Consider the implications of interruptions of
public services
Consider the social disruption caused by altered
routines of school, work, and leisure activities
Consider the economic impacts if SARS, which
only killed 44 in Canada, then what would a
flu pandemic situation be like?
57IN THE NEWS THE PANDEMIC THREAT
5820th CENTURY PANDEMICS
1918 - Spanish Flu
1957 - Asian Flu
1968 - Hong Kong Flu
20-40 million deaths
1 million deaths
1 million deaths
H3N2
H1N1
H5N1?
H2N2
1920 1940
1960 1980
2000
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IMPLICATIONS for us here today
From a church point of view
From a para-church or from a mission agency point
of view
For our families and neighbours
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Missions Fest Vancouver 2006 Panel discussion
moderated by Dr. T.M. Foggin
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Missions Fest Vancouver 2006 Panel discussion
moderated by Dr. T.M. Foggin
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Missions Fest Vancouver 2006 Panel discussion
moderated by Dr. T.M. Foggin
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70Contact Information
- Marg Pollon at margpollon_at_bridgesoflove.net
- Dr. Tim Foggin at http//groups.yahoo.com/group/c
hurch_emergency_preparedness - www.churchresponse.org
- If you would like to become a member of the
Pandemic Preparedness Group, please sign in at - http//groups.yahoo.com/group/church_emergency_pr
eparedness/join -
- Preparedness Guide is found on our web site.
Please feel free to copy this for your
information and to share with your church. - let your light shine before men,
- that they may see your good deeds and praise your
Father in heaven. - Matthew 516
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