The latest news of outbreaks of Swine Flu has once more reinforced to us all that we as the AGC family in Canada need to be prepared to respond with God’s grace and love in times of great need. To truly be ready to bless our communities we must first be ready to minister to our own church families as well.
We began two years ago to urge all of our churches to prepare. Below you will see bits and pieces that we have collected over the last two years. These will act as a link to the resources that you will need to be prepared to protect and to serve the communities in which we live.
Some key thoughts to consider:
- The senior leadership must take this seriously,
- Do it right and do it right away.
- Establish an Emergency Task Team (ETT) that can react to all sudden emergences, not just health.
- The ETT could include: health care professionals, administrators, those well connected in the community such as police, fireman, social workers, educators etc. These ...