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: 1. Professional-to-patient: focus  patient need 2. Person-to-person: focus  total person/context  Inescapable faith-health interaction: 1. Faith problem as (contributing) cause of disease 2. Faith problem as complicating factor 3. 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 God / angels Devil / idols / demons / spirits Devil / idols / demons / spirits Unusual powers / miracles / magic / curses Unusual powers / miracles / magic / curses  Examples of other areas of need: Social / Psychological / Somatic / Judicial etc 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 Consider Father, Son and Holy Spirit Truly born again? / Living in the fullness of the Spirit? Truly born again? / Living in the fullness of the Spirit?  Occult influences Curses / family line Curses / family line “Opened” eyes / hands “Opened” eyes / hands Past exposure to occult influences Past exposure to occult influences  Explore relationship with idols / spirits / demons Idolizing of people / things / concepts Idolizing of people / things / concepts  Signs and symptoms of demonization Bible / Prayer / Fellowship / Sleep / Fear / Restlessness Bible / Prayer / Fellowship / Sleep / Fear / Restlessness

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

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

7. What is the Gospel? Not yet ChristianObedient ChristianDisobedient Christian Wall of Sin I II

8. How to share the Gospel  Preparation Memorize a Gospel presentation Memorize a Gospel presentation Intercession / walk in the Spirit – also in workplace! 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 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 Health workers Local churches Ministry concept Collaboration: overlapping area of faith-health interaction

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