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Oral (LUO Remote) - Applied
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The purpose of this case study is to examine pastoral perspectives of Biblical healthcare. These perspectives are essential to consider due to the long history of the connection between spirituality and healthcare and the church’s successful intervention worldwide for increasing healthcare outcomes. Although past research has acknowledged the American Christian Church maintains some involvement in healthcare within certain communities and cultures, there is little research understanding the pastoral views of reasoning for the involvement, especially across churches of many denominations. This study uses semi-structured interviews to examine the research questions of 1) What is the Biblical responsibility of healthcare? 2) How does culture influence the role of the Church in healthcare? and 3) What current programming in local Churches supports the Biblical responsibility of healthcare? Pastors from churches throughout the United States have been interviewed virtually to assess themes of understanding that pastoral leadership are currently utilizing in their Biblical teaching. These findings will aid in the future development of programming that allows for the partnership of churches in the American Healthcare system. Ideally, although currently this research is focused on current pastors, future research will explore past, present, and future pastoral leaders to understand how these perspectives of Biblical healthcare may be changing over time.
Reinventing Holistic Healthcare: Pastoral Perspectives of Biblical Insights for the American Healthcare System
Oral (LUO Remote) - Applied
The purpose of this case study is to examine pastoral perspectives of Biblical healthcare. These perspectives are essential to consider due to the long history of the connection between spirituality and healthcare and the church’s successful intervention worldwide for increasing healthcare outcomes. Although past research has acknowledged the American Christian Church maintains some involvement in healthcare within certain communities and cultures, there is little research understanding the pastoral views of reasoning for the involvement, especially across churches of many denominations. This study uses semi-structured interviews to examine the research questions of 1) What is the Biblical responsibility of healthcare? 2) How does culture influence the role of the Church in healthcare? and 3) What current programming in local Churches supports the Biblical responsibility of healthcare? Pastors from churches throughout the United States have been interviewed virtually to assess themes of understanding that pastoral leadership are currently utilizing in their Biblical teaching. These findings will aid in the future development of programming that allows for the partnership of churches in the American Healthcare system. Ideally, although currently this research is focused on current pastors, future research will explore past, present, and future pastoral leaders to understand how these perspectives of Biblical healthcare may be changing over time.
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