27th and 28th June 2014, Tuebingen, Germany
In 1964 DIFAEM organized a conference (“Tübingen I”) that had great impact both on the theological understanding and the practice of Christian health services in the decades to follow. The conference document “The Healing Church” highlighted the pivotal role of the Church in the area of health and healing and was the starting point of ecumenical discussions on health, healing and wholeness in the 1970s and 1980s.
The forthcoming symposium gathers a distinguished group of experts and offers space for discussing the contribution of Christian health services today. A special emphasis will be on their potential role in the post-MDG era. As one of the outcomes of the symposium, the participants will draft and approve a policy paper on the key role of Christian health services in the contemporary context.
The participants will represent churches, congregations and development organizations, medical professionals, theologians and other people sharing the passion for Christian healing ministries. Everyone is most welcome.
Download the invitation Flyer here.
Programme
Thursday, June 26th – Pre-conference
- Arrival of international participants
- Arrangement of posters for poster presentations
- Presentation of projects (posters), networking among DIFAEM partners
Friday, June 27th – Symposium day 1
Conference session I: The Christian contribution to health, healing and wholeness today
| Top | Who | |
| 13:00 | Opening prayer | Bishop Jan Janssen |
| 13:10 | Welcome and opening | Dr. Gisela Schneider |
| 13:20 | Keynote speech: World Council of Churches | Associate General Secretary Prof. Dr. Isabel Phiri |
| Questions and Discussions | ||
| 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:15 | Facilitation | Dr. Beate Jakob |
| 14:20 | The Legacy of “Tübingen I” | Prof. Dr. Christoffer Grundmann |
| 14:50 | Questions and Discussion | |
| 15:00 | What makes our health service Christian? Christian values under the challenge of increasing demand, brain drain and economic pressures | Dr. Johnny Oomen |
| 15:20 | Questions and discussions | |
| 15:30 | Coffee break | |
| Facilitation | Sue Parry | |
| 16:00 | The Christian contribution to health today – economic perspectives | Prof. Dr. Steffen Fleßa |
| 16:30 | Plenary discussions: What is the comparative advantage of Christian health services today? | |
| 17:00 | Presentation and discussion of policy paper (1) | Dr. Beate Jakob |
| 18:00 | Break | |
| 18:30 | Worship with Bishop Jan Janssen, Chair of EMW (Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany) | |
| 19:00 | Reception | |
Saturday, June 28th – Symposium day 2
Conference session II: Examples of good practice and the contribution of Christian health services to global health
| Top | Who | |
| 09:00 | Devotion | Prof. Dr. Kim-Raucholz |
| Facilitation | Dr. Gisela Schneider | |
| 09:15 | Reaching the health MDG’s: Lessons learntIntroductory lecture (20 min) and 3 country examples: HIV and AIDS, Maternal and Child Health and Access to Medicines– appr. 10 minutes each | |
| 10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 | Christian health care contributing to Universal Health Coverage (20 min lecture, 10 min discussion) | |
| 11:30 | Christian health care contributing to equity and protection from financial hardship | |
| 12:00 | Christian health care contributing to revitalizing Primary Health Care | |
| 12.30 | Lunch | |
| Conference session III: Where do we go to? – The role of the churches in the post MDG process | ||
| 14:00 | Presentation and discussion of policy paper (2) with regard to the topics that will follow | Dr. Beate Jakob |
| 14:30 | Working groups on the churches’ contribution to global health (based on the particular sections of the policy paper)1. Chronic conditions and demographic transition: Can we reach Universal Health Coverage?2. Financing health services: How can we reach the marginalized and poor?3. The contribution of Christian churches and communities to Primary Health Care | |
| 15:30 | Coffee break | |
| 16:00 | Presentations of group discussions | |
| 16:45 | Discussion of policy paper and approval (3)Harvesting and finalizing | |
| 18:00 | Dinner and cultural evening | |
Sunday, June 29th – Programme for the Public (DIFAEM annual mission service)
| Top | Who | |
| 10:00 | Festival worship service with international participants in German and English | Prof. Dr. Kim-Raucholz |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Exhibition and presentation of postersGerman participants meet the speakers | |
| From 14:00 | Open house DIFAEM offices | |
| Departures | ||
Tip: More up to date educational events dealing with healthcare can be found online on the Education Database »medicine & health«.
