Enhancing Care MinistryEnhancing Care MinistryNorth York Mandarin Alliance ChurchNorth York Mandarin Alliance Church

North York, OntarioNorth York, Ontario

Stephen ChengStephen ChengOct 24, 2009Oct 24, 2009

IntroductionIntroduction

ChinaChina

Married - 2 adult childrenMarried - 2 adult children

Wife – Wife – Brain surgery nurseBrain surgery nurse

25 years working and learning in 25 years working and learning in psychiatry psychiatry

4 years in the study of culture4 years in the study of culture

2 years and 3 courses in leadership2 years and 3 courses in leadership

Teaching care ministry Teaching care ministry

Key QuestionsKey Questions

1. 1. What is care ministry?What is care ministry?

2. 2. What are the current What are the current practices/challenges? practices/challenges?

3. 3. What does an ideal care ministry What does an ideal care ministry model model look like? look like?

4. 4. How do we meet these challenges?How do we meet these challenges?

1. What is Care Ministry? 1. What is Care Ministry?

It is part of the process of It is part of the process of spiritual formation.spiritual formation.

3 mains aspects in spiritual formation 3 mains aspects in spiritual formation StageStage IssueIssue FocusFocusGrounded-ship Grounded-ship Lost sight of Christ Lost sight of Christ Restoration Restoration & &

RehabRehabDiscipleship Discipleship Following Christ Following Christ Walking in Walking in

Newness Newness Leadership Leadership Oneness with Christ Oneness with Christ Living with Living with

PowerPower

SufferingSuffering

John 5: 2-6John 5: 2-6

Pool of BethesdaPool of BethesdaMultiple of sick peopleMultiple of sick peopleAngel will come to stir the water… when?Angel will come to stir the water… when?The first one to jump in will be healedThe first one to jump in will be healedA man suffering for 38 year and waiting.. A man suffering for 38 year and waiting.. Unable to get into the water....,,,helplessUnable to get into the water....,,,helpless

History of Care MinistryHistory of Care Ministry

Care Ministry was one of the central functions of Care Ministry was one of the central functions of the churchthe church

The gospels and Acts of Apostles are full of The gospels and Acts of Apostles are full of examples and storiesexamples and stories

The task of caring was shared amongst The task of caring was shared amongst everyone within the church communityeveryone within the church community

As of 300 years ago, there was no psychiatry, As of 300 years ago, there was no psychiatry, mental hospital or counseling servicemental hospital or counseling service

The issue of broken healersThe issue of broken healers

What had changed?What had changed?

Rise of HumanismRise of Humanism

Rise of ScienceRise of Science

Rise of medicineRise of medicine

Rise of psychiatryRise of psychiatry

Rise of psychologyRise of psychology

Rise of nation states and governmentRise of nation states and government

Decline of the influence of the ChurchDecline of the influence of the Church

2. What are the current realities/challenges?2. What are the current realities/challenges?

Church - Church - Care/compassion ministryCare/compassion ministry

Program – Program – Celebrating Recovery, Celebrating Recovery, for the higher functioning and motivatedfor the higher functioning and motivated

Pastor/Pastor/ Try their very bestTry their very best

othersothers

Community-Community- Confusing service system– Confusing service system–

long wait list, long wait list,

hard to work with the key hard to work with the key playersplayers

Christian counseling- costly, ?quality control and Christian counseling- costly, ?quality control and ?connectedness with client?connectedness with client

ImplicationImplicationExisting programs are useful for some but not for Existing programs are useful for some but not for people with serious conditionpeople with serious conditionFragmented service in the communityFragmented service in the community20% of the people consumes 80% of time.20% of the people consumes 80% of time.Pastor and volunteers are strainedPastor and volunteers are strainedTraditional training offers strong spiritual Traditional training offers strong spiritual orientation with some exposure to psychological orientation with some exposure to psychological issue.issue.Lack of theory and systematic approachLack of theory and systematic approachChallenge: how to offer Challenge: how to offer quality carequality care without without duplicating the existing community services.duplicating the existing community services.

An ideal care ministry An ideal care ministry

3. What does an ideal (quality) 3. What does an ideal (quality) Care Ministry look like?Care Ministry look like?

Luke 5: 17-20Luke 5: 17-20 Jesus was teaching in a full houseJesus was teaching in a full houseA paralyzed man was brought in on a bedA paralyzed man was brought in on a bedSought to lay before Him…..failedSought to lay before Him…..failedLet him down through the roofLet him down through the roofJesus saw “their faith”Jesus saw “their faith”He was healedHe was healedGod was gloriedGod was gloried

5 C of Ideal Care Ministry5 C of Ideal Care Ministry

Compassion/Compassion/CompetenceCompetence/Character(v.18)/Character(v.18)CreativeCreative Leadership/TeamworkLeadership/Teamwork – – clear clear thinking, organization, vision, problemthinking, organization, vision, problem solving(v.19)solving(v.19)CohesiveCohesive Unity/Oneness Unity/Oneness – – selfless,selfless, submission, humility (v.20)submission, humility (v.20)Courage – determination, perseverance Courage – determination, perseverance Risk Risk ManagementManagement((19)19)Convinced about change- beyond mere belief, Convinced about change- beyond mere belief, expecting expecting Results Results through the power of through the power of Jesus(v.25)Jesus(v.25)

4. What are the areas to be 4. What are the areas to be enhanced?enhanced?

CompetenceCompetence – Learning the skill of different – Learning the skill of different condition and working effectively within the condition and working effectively within the existing systemexisting systemLeadershipLeadership – How to use these skill with a – How to use these skill with a servant heartservant heartTeam workTeam work – Expand the existing pool of – Expand the existing pool of compassionate team memberscompassionate team membersNew perspectivesNew perspectives – Developing thinking skill to – Developing thinking skill to deal with complex issuesdeal with complex issuesResultResult – To bring realistic changes accordingly – To bring realistic changes accordingly

An Integrated ModelAn Integrated Model

Clinical Skill

Leadership

Culture

Clinical SkillClinical Skill

ManagementManagement Vs treatment of illnessVs treatment of illness

Common condition: depression, anxiety Common condition: depression, anxiety and….and….

Spiritual depression – multiple facetsSpiritual depression – multiple facets

How to develop therapeutic relationshipHow to develop therapeutic relationship

How to lead/work with a virtual teamHow to lead/work with a virtual team

How to prepare your client to see a How to prepare your client to see a counselorcounselor

And etc…..And etc…..

Leadership habitsLeadership habits

12000 books, 850 definitions – 12000 books, 850 definitions –

““Moving people onto God’s agenda”Moving people onto God’s agenda”

Lead with a servant’s heart and habitsLead with a servant’s heart and habits

Learning to ask powerful questionLearning to ask powerful question

Building trust with character and Building trust with character and competencecompetence

CultureCulture

Promote cultural sensitivity and Promote cultural sensitivity and connectedness with clients and familiesconnectedness with clients and families

Culture – belief, identity and perception of Culture – belief, identity and perception of illnessillness

Denial and shame about mental illnessDenial and shame about mental illness

Understand psychological arrival and Understand psychological arrival and cultural adjustmentcultural adjustment

Bridge any existing cultural gapBridge any existing cultural gap

An Integrated ApproachAn Integrated Approach

Role Reconstruction-Role Reconstruction-

Clinical Skill: Clinical Skill: Case ManagerCase Manager

Leadership Skill: Leadership Skill: Coach with aCoach with aServant HeartServant Heart

Cultural Adjustment: Cultural Adjustment: AnthropologistAnthropologist

Plan for the 10 weeks coursePlan for the 10 weeks courseSeptember 9/09September 9/09 IntroductionIntroductionSeptember 16/09September 16/09 Mental Illness caused by physical conditionMental Illness caused by physical condition

What is leadership? What is leadership? September 23/09September 23/09 DepressionDepression

What leaders do?What leaders do?September 30/09September 30/09 DepressionDepression

How God develop leaders?How God develop leaders?October 7/09October 7/09 Anxiety/PanicAnxiety/Panic

Important leadership habitsImportant leadership habitsOctober 14/09October 14/09 Obsessive Compulsive DisorderObsessive Compulsive Disorder

Important leadership habitsImportant leadership habitsOctober 21/09October 21/09 Post Traumatic Stress DisorderPost Traumatic Stress Disorder

Important leadership habitsImportant leadership habitsOctober 28/09October 28/09 Post Traumatic Stress DisorderPost Traumatic Stress Disorder

Leader’s goalLeader’s goalNovember 4/09November 4/09 PsychosisPsychosis

Leader’s influenceLeader’s influenceNovember 11/09November 11/09 SchizophreniaSchizophrenia

The leader’s rewardThe leader’s reward

ConclusionConclusionPain and suffering will not go awayPain and suffering will not go awayService system will remain fragmentedService system will remain fragmentedWe need to rise to regain the respect and We need to rise to regain the respect and competence of the church to provide competence of the church to provide complimentary and yet quality carecomplimentary and yet quality careGod will provide the standard and guidanceGod will provide the standard and guidanceWe will surrender to learn new thinking, purpose, We will surrender to learn new thinking, purpose, habit, skill and roles.habit, skill and roles.One day, we will hear Jesus say, “I saw their One day, we will hear Jesus say, “I saw their faith (of NYMAC).”faith (of NYMAC).”In the meantime we will In the meantime we will explore andexplore and enjoyenjoy the the challenge together.challenge together.