Advance Care Planning (The Rev. Georgette Forney & The Rev. Scott Bailey)
What does this new phrase being used in the healthcare industry mean for the elderly, terminally ill, and disabled? This workshop will explain all the terms like “Comfort Care,” “Medical/Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment,” “Hospice,” “Palliative Care,” “DNR’s” and “Advance Directives” and the positive and negative impact each can have on patients. We’ll discuss when they should or should not be employed, whether for you or your loved ones. We will also examine patients’ rights and how families need to be involved to ensure they get the best care.
The Rev. Georgette Forney, Deacon, is President of Anglicans for Life, the only global Anglican ministry dedicated to helping the Church address issues at the beginning and end of life, including abortion, abstinence, adoption, euthanasia, and embryonic stem cell research. She is also the co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, an effort to raise awareness about the physical, spiritual and emotional harm abortion does to women and to let those who are hurting from abortion know help is available.
The Rev. Scott Bailey is an assisting priest at Christ Church in South Riding, VA. He also serves on the chaplain team for University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health Systems and is an endorsed chaplain, licensed by the ACNA Special Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy.
Transgenderism: Compassion, Clarity & Conversation (The Rev. Samuel Ferguson)
Transgenderism: Compassion, Clarity & Conversation…An increasing number of people in Western culture, especially teens, identify as transgender. Their “inward” experience of masculinity or femininity feels askew to their “outward” biological sex, male or female. With this topic now mainstream, Christians need to think carefully and compassionately about an array of questions, including: What anthropological assumptions underlie popular views and treatments? What does a loving Christian response look like?
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The Rev. Samuel D. Ferguson is currently working on a Ph.D. in the area of biblical anthropology. He also serves as part of the pastoral team at The Falls Church Anglican, Falls Church, VA, where he transitions to the role of rector in the spring of 2019.