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Developing Holistic Perspectives on Pentecostal Praxis

Johan Mostert, D.Phil. Associate Professor of Community Psychology. Developing Holistic Perspectives on Pentecostal Praxis. 5 Profound Influences:. Andrea. Need to understand the object of Evangelism: God’s people

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Developing Holistic Perspectives on Pentecostal Praxis

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  1. Johan Mostert, D.Phil. Associate Professor of Community Psychology Developing Holistic Perspectives on Pentecostal Praxis

  2. 5 Profound Influences: • Andrea

  3. Need to understand the object of Evangelism: God’s people Accepting a call to the AFM Welfare Department as Pastoral Counselor to the 200 children in the Children’s Home The fall of apartheid and the response of the church The AIDS pandemic in South Africa 5 Profound Influences:

  4. Adults and children living with HIV as of end 2003 Eastern Europe & Central Asia 1.3 million Western Europe 580 000 North America 1.0 million East Asia 900 000 North Africa & Middle East 480 000 Caribbean 430 000 South & South-East Asia 6.5 million Sub-Saharan Africa 25 million Oceania 32 000 Latin America 1.6 million Total: 37.8 million 00003-E-6 – July 2004

  5. Adults and children newly infected during 2003 Eastern Europe & Central Asia 360 000 North America 44 000 Western Europe 20 000 East Asia 200 000 North Africa & Middle East 75 000 Caribbean 52 000 [26 000 – 140 000] South & South-East Asia 850 000 Latin America 200 000 Sub-Saharan Africa 3 million Oceania 5 000 Total: 4.8 million 00003-E-9 – July 2004

  6. Adult and child deaths from AIDS during 2003 Western Europe 6 000 Eastern Europe & Central Asia 49 000 North America 16 000 East Asia 44 000 North Africa & Middle East 24 000 Caribbean 35 000 South & South-East Asia 460 000 Last year 370,000 children died from AIDS-related illnesses in South Africa -1013 per day Latin America 84 000 Sub-Saharan Africa 2.2 million Oceania 700 Total: 2.9 million 00003-E-10 – July 2004

  7. The youth are at greatest risk

  8. From Hospital Now Mandla

  9. Θ Ψ Δ “Missio Dei”

  10. ΘTheos Factor ΨPsycho-Social Transformation ΔDoulos Principle “Missio Dei”

  11. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom” Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness” Our Development Agenda

  12. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom” Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness” Our Development Agenda

  13. At the end of our journey, there was…

  14. In Africa… The local church is everywhere…

  15. In Africa… In 1900: only 10 million Christians In 2000: 360 million Christians “The New Christendom” by Phillip Jenkins

  16. In Africa… (Blacks in South Africa) In 1911: 26% were Christians In 1990: 76% were Christians “The New Christendom” by Phillip Jenkins

  17. Ugandan Experience: First Lady Janet Museveni 20-30% infection rate down to 6-10% The Medical Institute for Sexual Health Conference in DC (June 2004)

  18. Janet Museveni: “The message was simple…young people can avoid (death through AIDS) by completely abstaining from sexual activity until they are married; married people should stick only to their marriage partners and be faithful, and those who have risky lifestyles should use the condom to reduce the likelihood of infection…”

  19. Dr. Edward Green Harvard School of Public Health President’s Advisory Council for HIV/AIDS Author of “Rethinking AIDS Prevention: Learning from successes in developing countries” (2003)

  20. Green (2004) says “Uganda provides strong evidence that…the low-cost ABC AIDS prevention program that emphasizes primary behavior change…dramatically impacted HIV prevalence”

  21. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom” Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness” Our Development Agenda

  22. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom” Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness” Our Development Agenda

  23. Research on Evangelical Church Leaders in South Africa • To determine knowledge about and attitudes to AIDS • September 2002 • N=525 • 54.8% response rate • Apostolic Faith Mission (a classical Pentecostal denomination) • Largest Evangelical church in Southern Africa

  24. Findings: General knowledge on HIV/AIDS was very poor: Only a quarter (28%) got more than 70% of the “AIDS Knowledge” questions correct

  25. Findings: Only 20.8% had devoted a church service to HIV/AIDS in the previous two months

  26. Findings: Only 30.9% had visitation teams to the homes of PWA’s, and most of these were black churches

  27. Findings: • The Evangelical Church • Is generally unprepared to meet the challenge • Has inadequate knowledge • Looking toward Western church for spiritual direction

  28. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom” Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness” Our Development Agenda

  29. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom” Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness” Our Development Agenda

  30. Giving a man a fish: Christian Poverty and Disaster Relief Work Teaching him how to fish: Development & Empowerment Strategies Addressing international fishing crises: Prophetic voice of the Church

  31. Addressing International Trade and Debt Issues: “Jesus at G8” (Christianity Today, 07/06/05) Addressing Children’s Issues: child soldiers, child pornography, sex trafficking Addressing Government Abuses: abuse of power, personal enrichment, disregard for law, appropriation disparities Addressing Corporate Greed and Abuse Examples of “Structural Issues”

  32. Dr. Marcia Angell Former Editor in Chief of The New England Journal of Medicine Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School “The Truth About Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It” (2004). Random House.

  33. Dr. Marcia Angell Fortune 500 Companies 2003 Mean profit = 4.6% Drug companies = 14.3% Bristol-Myers Squibb CEO $74,890,918 plus $76,095,611 in stock options Wyeth Chairman made $40,521,011 plus $40,629,459 in stock options

  34. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom” Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness” Our Development Agenda

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