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GET STARTED…Putting Feet to our Faith 10 STEPS FOR PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS FOR THE FAITH COMMUNITY We don’t have to be gifted or brilliant to be a servant and good neighbour. We just have to be willing... Chuck Swindoll While the major sources of pandemic influenza planning can provide volumes of background information on the nature of the threat and make recommendations for a global or national response, it is the local response that will have the greatest impact on minimizing the effects of a pandemic. In fact, the larger and more widespread the pandemic, the more local the response will have to be. Pandemic Influenza Planning by Vernon Dorisson
1. PRAYER
2. BE INFORMED
3. SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION
4. LOCAL PARTNERS/ BUILDING LOVING RELATIONSHIPS-
5. PANDEMIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
6 PROPRIETARY PLANS
7. TAKING STOCK OF RESOURCES
8. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
9. MUTUAL ASSISTANCE GROUPS – A church response to a pandemic is a shared commitment from the whole church body. Since Pastors and other ministry leaders in the church will be over-extended it will be necessary to have mature individuals who will be ready to fill in the gap. Laity will have the opportunity to minister in the lives of friends, neighbours and fellow church members. Small groups can play an integral role in building community support groups, prayer gatherings, house churches, counseling and support services, food preparation, delivery services, child care, communication, etc… These task orientated groups have service already built into their DNA and will be a great resource for community care. During times of crisis, ‘Mutual Assistance Groups’ (meetings in homes) would provide a more casual but very meaningful worship/support experience. This would afford an opportunity to offer emotional support, encouragement, one-on-one counseling and concrete symbols of love for one another. A time to put one’s faith into action without engaging in religious exploitation. Mutual Assistance Groups offer grieving individuals a sense of orientation into life building strong bonds of friendship.
10. Prayer – We began the process with prayer and thus we end with prayer. One of the most significant aspects of our mission in the world is simply being there. There to love one another and pray for our neighbours as God leads us into the world to serve Him. We have an opportunity like never before in history to practice what we believe by putting ‘feet’ to our faith to make a difference for God’s Kingdom. Get started…
1. PRAYER
2. BE INFORMED
3. SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION
4. LOCAL PARTNERS/ BUILDING LOVING RELATIONSHIPS-
5. PANDEMIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
6 PROPRIETARY PLANS
7. TAKING STOCK OF RESOURCES
8. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
9. MUTUAL ASSISTANCE GROUPS – A church response to a pandemic is a shared commitment from the whole church body. Since Pastors and other ministry leaders in the church will be over-extended it will be necessary to have mature individuals who will be ready to fill in the gap. Laity will have the opportunity to minister in the lives of friends, neighbours and fellow church members. Small groups can play an integral role in building community support groups, prayer gatherings, house churches, counseling and support services, food preparation, delivery services, child care, communication, etc… These task orientated groups have service already built into their DNA and will be a great resource for community care. During times of crisis, ‘Mutual Assistance Groups’ (meetings in homes) would provide a more casual but very meaningful worship/support experience. This would afford an opportunity to offer emotional support, encouragement, one-on-one counseling and concrete symbols of love for one another. A time to put one’s faith into action without engaging in religious exploitation. Mutual Assistance Groups offer grieving individuals a sense of orientation into life building strong bonds of friendship.
10. Prayer – We began the process with prayer and thus we end with prayer. One of the most significant aspects of our mission in the world is simply being there. There to love one another and pray for our neighbours as God leads us into the world to serve Him. We have an opportunity like never before in history to practice what we believe by putting ‘feet’ to our faith to make a difference for God’s Kingdom. Get started…
[1] Charles R. Swindoll, “Improving Your Serve…The Art of Unselfish Living” Word Books Publisher 1981
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