Philippine Healthcare Christian Fellowship

Mindful of how to effectively respond to the crucial challenges of our times, the Healthcare Christian Fellowship International (HCFI) initiated a Global Leadership Summit (GLS) of its leaders worldwide to communicate to the Regional/National fellowships the important call of the HCFI from the "old land" to the "new land". The historic GLS held in Pretoria, South Africa on May 3-8, 2014 was attended by 115 leaders from 55 countries. PHCF was represented by Dr. Grace Ramirez, Ms. Linda Cambia and Ms. Miriam Salas, members of its National Action Team.

Expounding on the GLS' theme, "Leading Like Moses, Building Like Nehemiah," HCFI leaders declared that our 78 old ministry is entering into a "new land" means moving into new levels of leadership, management and the development of a culture of excellence to make a lasting impact on our generation, specifically on the global health fields. In his stirring message based on the Book of Nehemiah, Dr. Chris Steyn, HCFI Coordinator said: "We were deeply stirred by the prayerful, careful and masterful way in which Nehemiah led his people to build the walls that were broken down in his city/nation". Hence we too must declare: 'Let us arise and build.' (Nehemiah 2: 17-18)

Dr. Chris Steyn, HCF International Coordinator

Guus Keilmal giving an outdoor lecture to the GLS participants

He emphasized the tremendous results of planning and working together as a team, of valuing and pooling of God-given resources and abilities to accomplish God's purpose in our respective countries (Refer to Table 1 below).

Table 1. This table will give a better perspective and understanding of HCFI ministry from the beginning, present and the future.

	Pioneering 1936-1989	Transition 1990-2010	Future 2011-2020

Strategic Concept	Ministers to healthcare staff & in turn reach patients & colleagues with the Gospel = indirect ministry to patients	Both indirect (mostly) & direct (some) ministry to patients in collaboration with the local churches	Continue with indirect ministry to patients & colleagues via Christian workers, do direct outreach ministry with emphasis on local churches/communities

Target Group	Initially nurses, then healthcare staff, strong student ministry	Ministry to healthcare staff but weak student ministry	Healthcare workers/students, especially those in local churches

Staff	Mostly volunteers/full time workers/young single nurses /under national committees	Mostly volunteers / elderly staff; 50 International Team, 150 national workers, part-time staff; more married staff; Staff Management Policy in place	Many new workers needed of all age groups & in all categories

Leadership Style	Directive partnerships were not actively sought	Transition towards servant leadership; Partnership actively sought	Servant leadership synergistic partnership networks

Role of Churches	Share HCF vision to mobilize prayer & financial support, identify Christian healthcare workers	Not much done with the churches	Key for church health ministries, community health evangelism, equipping workers in the health field

Training	Modular staff training courses in one training center in the Netherlands	Modular staff training courses in South Africa & Philippines, modular training for national directors & training coordinators	Additional HCFI & partners collaborate in equipping the Body of Christ to express God's love in the community through workplace & community health ministries

Organization	A movement of like-minded people & of national organizations (for the most part relatively small) in an increasing number of countries who were inspired by the vision & the leadership of HCFI. A sense of being a worldwide family was actively nurtured, HCFI was strongly centralized in this.	HCFI is still a movement, but more structured in International Team, Strategic Planning Process key element in bringing transformation in the organization, worldwide family relationships is still actively furthered.	Streamlined God obedient family of Fellowships served by an international team that create partnership synergy for the coming of God's kingdom among the sick in local communities & in healthcare. The family culture is now extended to include both the interpersonal as well as the corporate relationships among the respective National Fellowships with one another and with the international team.

Other HCFI leaders, Dr. George Mc Donald, President of HCFI and Rev. Dalby Halms, International Board Member through their powerful messages based on Matthew 14:22-33 and Ezekiel 22:30 called on the GLS participants to be strong testimonials and practitioners of what Jesus Christ taught as the two greatest commandments: "Loving God with all your heart and loving your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:37-39) and this, according to Dr. Chris Steyn should be the HCF's strategy.

Table 2.

OLD LAND	TRANSITION	NEW LAND

Leave behind: Autocratic leadership and passive followers Individualistic pioneering orientation Old seven-fold ministries in Action Team	Dangers: Overreacting against old	New: Servant leadership and active co-servants Team work everywhere New seven-fold ministries Medical Outreaches (partially new) Community Health Ministry
Dangers: Ministry to healthcare staff	Helpers: Partners	Synergy: Mutually enhancing goals and activities Good communication within and between teams
Obstacles/holding back: Fear of change Lack of faith in what God can do Lack of vision; incomplete vision

'Let us arise and build.'

PHCF leaders Grace, Linda & Miriam together with the participants of the GLS 2014.

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