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14 January 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. (Christian Newswire) – The Family Life Radio Network
hosted a meeting Monday, January 10th, as over 50 chaplains and church representatives
met for the purpose of forming a "united front" to address the needs
of the community in times of crisis or tragedy.
Because this meeting was set several weeks before the shootings that occurred
on Saturday, January 8th, everyone attending knew the purpose for being together
was very "providential" and was the impetus to form a new "Tucson
CEN Chapter."
What Is a CEN Chapter?
CEN Chapters across the nation are helping to prepare local Christian communities
(via individuals, churches and ministries) to successfully respond to crisis
and disaster events of all sizes from a biblical perspective.
Local CEN Chapters (Like the one in Tucson) are gearing up to promote and offer
preparedness training within churches and ministry groups to then be able to
offer spiritual "best practices" to their own community's emergency
response systems. It's the Christian who is uniquely gifted to respond and follow
through. Teaching the Church how best to function within response systems is
a key goal of a CEN Chapter.
Founder and President of CEN, Mary Marr, told those attending the meeting, "God
is using uncertain times to wake up the Greater Church. We can view emergencies
as an opportunity to fulfill the Great Commission, whether it's reaching out
to a relative or neighbor who's just lost someone dear, or meeting needs of
those in our church or community, or getting involved in preparing a nation
with the gospel of Jesus Christ that surpasses all understanding before, during
and after any crisis. Crisis situations open up hearts to God; it's a tender
time to be the Church."
It was a unanimous decision by those attending the Monday meeting that they
need to take this step as all have been trained to be chaplains and they realize
this gives them the platform to be able to accomplish more by "working
together through better organization and procedures" in times of crisis.
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