The Biblical Mandate of the Church to Respond to HIV/AIDS

By Canon Gideon BYAMUISHA

Outline

1. God's World Vision

2. God's World Mission

3. The Church’s World Mission in the context of HIV/AIDS

God's World Vision

There are two important messages

1. Church is a bearer of God News and Not bad News (Isaiah 65:17ff, Jeremiah 8:22; 30:17))

2. HIV/AIDS is not in Gods World Vision

Definition• Who is Church? That is the fundamental

question that needs to be understood as a pretext.

God’s World Mission

• Luke 4:18-19

• John 10:10 (566 References)

• The emphasis on life is just an indication of the importance of the subject to God;

• God does not work alone, he works with us as the people that carry on the mission

• A vision without a mission remains a wish..

Dealing with Blind Spots

4 1

3 2

LAWFUL

SAFE

UNLAWFUL

UNSAFE

Theological Concepts

• Preventable

• Postponable

• Controlable

• Reversible

• Inevitable /transformable

The 6 P’s for Consideration

1. Policy: Does your church have a policy

2. Programmes (practical): Do you have a practical

3. Plans

4. Personnel

5. Partnerships

6. Prayer: this is where it all starts