developing holistic perspectives on pentecostal praxis

Developing Holistic Developing Holistic Perspectives on Perspectives on

Pentecostal PraxisPentecostal Praxis

Johan Mostert, D.Phil.

Associate Professor of

Community Psychology

5 Profound Influences:

1. Andrea

5 Profound Influences:

2. Need to understand the object of Evangelism: God’s people

3. Accepting a call to the AFM Welfare Department as Pastoral Counselor to the 200 children in the Children’s Home

4. The fall of apartheid and the response of the church

5. The AIDS pandemic in South Africa

Adults and children Adults and children living with HIVliving with HIV as of end 2003 as of end 2003Adults and children Adults and children living with HIVliving with HIV as of end 2003 as of end 2003

Total: 37.8 million Total: 37.8 million

Western Europe580 000580 000

North Africa & Middle East480 000480 000

Eastern Europe & Central Asia1.3 million 1.3 million

South & South-East Asia6.5 million6.5 million

Oceania32 00032 000

North America1.0 million1.0 million

Caribbean430 000430 000

Latin America1.6 million1.6 million

East Asia900 000900 000

00003-E-6 – July 2004

Sub-Saharan Africa

25 million25 million

Adults and children newly infected during 2003Adults and children newly infected during 2003

Total: 4.8 million Total: 4.8 million

Western Europe20 00020 000

North Africa & Middle East75 00075 000

Eastern Europe & Central Asia

360 000360 000

East Asia200 000200 000

South & South-East Asia850 000850 000

Oceania5 0005 000

North America44 00044 000

Caribbean52 00052 000

[26 000 – 140 000][26 000 – 140 000]

Latin America200 000200 000

00003-E-9 – July 2004

Sub-Saharan Africa

3 million3 million

Adult and child deaths from AIDS during 2003Adult and child deaths from AIDS during 2003

Total: 2.9 million Total: 2.9 million

Western Europe6 0006 000

North Africa & Middle East24 00024 000

Eastern Europe & Central Asia

49 00049 000East Asia44 00044 000

South & South-East Asia460 000460 000

Oceania700700

North America 16 00016 000

Caribbean35 00035 000

Latin America84 00084 000

00003-E-10 – July 2004

Sub-Saharan Africa

2.2 million2.2 million

Last year 370,000 children died from AIDS-related illnesses in South Africa -

1013 per day

The youth are at The youth are at greatest riskgreatest risk

From Hospital Now

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“Missio Dei”

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“Missio Dei”

Θ Theos FactorΨ Psycho-Social Transformation

Δ Doulos Principle

Our Development Agenda

1. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom”

2. Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church

3. Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness”

Our Development Agenda

1. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom”

2. Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church

3. Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness”

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

The local church is The local church is everywhere…everywhere…

In Africa…In Africa…

In Africa…In Africa…

In 1900: only 10 million ChristiansIn 1900: only 10 million ChristiansIn 2000: 360 million ChristiansIn 2000: 360 million Christians

““The New ChristendomThe New Christendom” by Phillip Jenkins” by Phillip Jenkins

In Africa…In Africa…(Blacks in South Africa)(Blacks in South Africa)

In 1911: 26% were ChristiansIn 1911: 26% were ChristiansIn 1990: 76% were ChristiansIn 1990: 76% were Christians

““The New ChristendomThe New Christendom” by Phillip Jenkins” by Phillip Jenkins

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)

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…”

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)

Green (2004) says “Uganda provides strong evidence that…the low-cost ABC AIDS prevention program that

emphasizes primary behavior change…dramatically impacted HIV

prevalence”

Our Development Agenda

1. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom”

2. Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church

3. Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness”

Our Development Agenda

1. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom”

2. Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church

3. Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness”

Research on Evangelical Church Research on Evangelical Church Leaders in South AfricaLeaders in South Africa

To determine knowledge about and attitudes to AIDSSeptember 2002N=52554.8% response rateApostolic Faith Mission (a classical Pentecostal denomination)Largest Evangelical church in Southern Africa

Findings:Findings:

General knowledge on HIV/AIDS was very poor:

Only a quarter (28%) got more than 70% of the “AIDS Knowledge” questions correct

Findings:Findings:

Only 20.8% had devoted a church service to HIV/AIDS in the previous

two months

Findings:Findings:

Only 30.9% had visitation teams to the homes of PWA’s, and most of these

were black churches

Findings:Findings:

The Evangelical Church

Is generally unprepared to meet the challengeHas inadequate knowledgeLooking toward Western church for spiritual direction

Our Development Agenda

1. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom”

2. Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church

3. Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness”

Our Development Agenda

1. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom”

2. Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church

3. Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness”

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

Examples of “Structural Issues”

• 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

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.

Dr. Marcia Angell

Fortune 500 Companies 2003Mean 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

Our Development Agenda

1. Promoting the therapeutic implications of “Kingdom”

2. Developing a “doulos” mentality in the Church

3. Confronting the “powers of the air”, “forces of this darkness”