Crisis and Emergency Management and Preparedness for the African-American Church Community: Biblical Application from a Theological Perspective - Softcover

Urquhart, George O'Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1625642407 ISBN 13: 9781625642400

Publisher: Wipf & Stock, 2014

Synopsis

In these challenging times, the resident population served by the predominantly African-American church demands and deserves specific attention in order to preserve the uniquely cohesive nature of the African-American community. While this work is specifically focused on one local church community, there is a shared hope among church members, clergy, civic and lay professionals, and the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology that this project will serve as a model for success beyond its local audience. This work was conceived to help mitigate growing environmental and social concerns beyond traditional emergencies--such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, severe weather, and power outages--imposed upon communities already strained by economic and social inequities. This book is designed to provide guidance on crisis and emergency preparedness by offering an example of how a church or similar institution may undertake the task of setting up an appropriate emergency planning structure for its congregation and community. This work summons religious organizations to be proactive in emergency preparedness. Recognizing the insufficiency of government resources and defining disaster theologically as a spiritual problem, Urquhart argues that the church's welfare depends upon crisis and emergency management preparedness. Providing a plethora of disparate ideas and assorted biblical texts, he contends that Crisis and Emergency Management and Preparedness is consistent with the church's mission as sanctuary. The potential value of his project lies in calling awareness to such structural deficiencies and initiating conversation among ecclesiastical and government officials in devising appropriate survival strategies. --Jerome Clayton Ross, Pastor, Providence Park Baptist Church, Richmond, VA Disasters and emergencies are occurring at an alarming rate, and no community or individual is immune from the devastating effects. George Urquhart provides a proactive tapestry of prepared

About this edition

• Publisher: Wipf & Stock
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1625642407
• ISBN 13: 9781625642400
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 138