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Ministering to the faith needs of our patients

Ministering to the faith needs of our patients. What health professionals could do as an integral part of Total Patient Care. Why minister to the faith needs?. Unavoidable two-level interaction: Professional-to-patient: focus  patient need Person-to-person: focus  total person/context

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Ministering to the faith needs of our patients

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  1. Ministering to the faith needs of our patients What health professionals could do as an integral part of Total Patient Care

  2. Why minister to the faith needs? • Unavoidable two-level interaction: • Professional-to-patient: focus  patient need • Person-to-person: focus  total person/context • Inescapable faith-health interaction: • Faith problem as (contributing) cause of disease • Faith problem as complicating factor • Faith contributes to healing process

  3. What do we mean by faith needs? • Faith aspect: Everything that has to do with the invisible world and how we relate to it • God / angels • Devil / idols / demons / spirits • Unusual powers / miracles / magic / curses • Examples of other areas of need: • Social / Psychological / Somatic / Judicial etc • Healthcare professionals focus on health-related aspects of faith / faith-needs

  4. Anamnesis / diagnosis in faith area • Explore relationship with God / angels • Consider Father, Son and Holy Spirit • Truly born again? / Living in the fullness of the Spirit? • Occult influences • Curses / family line • “Opened” eyes / hands • Past exposure to occult influences • Explore relationship with idols / spirits / demons • Idolizing of people / things / concepts • Signs and symptoms of demonization • Bible / Prayer / Fellowship / Sleep / Fear / Restlessness

  5. Trance behaviour / associated beliefs Diagnostic tree  Organic mental disorder Known organic aetiology Psychotic decision tree   Psychotic features / disorder / bizarre behaviour Attention-seeking / malingering    Goal obviously recognizable? Symptoms under voluntary control?   Imitating possession Trance state assoc with person, ritual, group induction?   Unhealthy religious ideation? Person recognized shaman, witch, diviner, spiritist?   Occultist who needs deliverance   Blasphemous responses? Person object of incantation, charm, spell, curse, amulet? Occult bondage needs deliverance     Person responding to induction techniques by hypnotist Histrionic personality disorder Demonization   Dissociation Suggestibility

  6. Treatment in faith area • As with any other treatment: informed consent • If not yet born again  share the Gospel • If not living in fullness  pray for the fullness • If not knowing Father’s love  share it • If under curse / demonization  deliverance

  7. What is the Gospel? Wall of Sin I I I Not yet Christian Obedient Christian Disobedient Christian

  8. How to share the Gospel • Preparation • Memorize a Gospel presentation • Intercession / walk in the Spirit – also in workplace! • Share Gospel piece by piece • Check understanding before continuing • Pray sinner’s prayer together • Help towards certainty of salvation • Make appointment for follow-up • If uncertain how to do this: • Serving God in the Health Field correspondence course

  9. Deliverance Do with a team if at all possible • Recognize deception, Isaiah 6: 5 • Repent, Psalm 51 • Reconciliation through Jesus’ blood, Rev 12: 11 • Renounce / get rid of unclean things, Acts 19: 19 • Renewal: Put off old + on new, Col 3: 5-17 • Submit and then resist, James 4: 7 • Reckon dead to sin + alive to God, Rom 6: 1-12 • Public confession of faith, Romans 10: 9-10 • Growth in the faith, Ephesians 4: 23

  10. Sick and dying Local churches Health workers Collaboration: overlapping area of faith-health interaction Ministry concept

  11. What is your response? • Self-diagnosis: • Is Jesus Christ on the throne of your heart? • Where do you want Him to live? • Surrender: • Are you going to minister to the relevant faith needs of your patients?

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