Empowering Church-Based Communities for Home-Based Care : A Pastoral Response to HIV/AIDS in Zambia

ISBN-13: 9783639178593 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 152 str.

Kennedy Chola Mulenga

Opis

The study identifies a serious and growing gap in thecare of people living with HIV and AIDS in Zambia. Itinvestigates the empowerment of churches forhome-based care as a pastoral response to thepandemic. A contextual analysis of the HIV/AIDSpandemic is made. The need for HIV/AIDS education forboth the clergy and laity is noted as a critical steptoward empowerment of churches. The study notes thatan urgent need exists for evangelical Christians involvement in the fight against the HIV/AIDS throughpastoral care. Most evangelicals seem to prefernon-involvement to practical engagement due tostigma. The shift of pastoral care from theprofessional counseling room to the faith communityis identified as vital to African pastoral care ofPLWHA where care and counseling is essentially acommunal matter. The study formulates a pastoralmodel with a healthy tension between pastoral careand psychosocial counseling without compromisingbiblical Christianity. The study posits atheological praxis toward empowering church-basedcommunities through HIV/AIDS training rediscoveringauthentic koinonia care, and reaching out to peopleliving with HIV/AIDS through home-based care.

O autorze

Rev. Kennedy C. Mulenga (M.A.Theology,University of Pretoria) is
Director of Grace Fellowship Africa (RSA).He studied at
Christian Vocation Training Centre in Zambia and Cape Town
Baptist Seminary (RSA),taught Missions at CVTC, served as pastor
in Lusaka and is currently a Ph.D.(Practical Theology)
Candidate at the University of Pretoria in RSA.