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

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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

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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

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Rethinking the basics of healthcare
Healthcare practice
Vision of healthcare
Health/Disease/Death
Truth/Science/Research
Ethics/Values/Norms
Human being
God
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A national healthcare system
Levels ? Elements ? Macro (national / global) Meso (institutional) Micro (interpersonal)
Policy
Technology
Structure
Finance
People
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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

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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?
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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

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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

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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

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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