The Future of Medical Missions
- Breakout Session
- Faith Hall 301 D/E
- March 23 2018 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Is God done with medical missions? Does the world still need medical missionaries? Where is medical missions headed? In this workshop, we will consider the question, “Why medical missions?” We will also examine the historical impact and current realities of medical missions. We will look at the importance of medical missions in the overall global mission. We will consider examples of what medical missions has been and what is likely to be the future and impact of medical missions. We will examine such issues as medical services, patient care and the challenges presented in resource-scarce contexts, staff development and particularly self-reproduction through medical training.
Dr. Bogunjoko will share from his own experience of the impact of medical training by missionaries
on local medical staff and its impact beyond the confines of their training institutions.
Objectives
1. Gain an understanding of the reason for medical missions, as well as an insight into various historical impacts of medical missions and an overview of the role of medical missions within global missions.
2. Be equipped to evaluate different examples of medical missions and what the future direction of medical missions is likely to be.
3. Understand some of the issues that have, and still are, impacting medical missions, such as patient care, workload and the challenges of scarce resources and trained staff.
