
A History of Nurses Christian Fellowship International
The First 50 Years
Pat M. Ashworth(Author)
Blackstaff Press Ltd
Published on 5. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-85640-071-1 (ISBN)
Description
"We were 'All one in Jesus Christ' ...nurses whose lives are spent in the service of mankind, and who are seeking, in Conference, more effective ways of serving ...We should be at the heart of our professional organisations and conferences to show, as St Paul exhorted, 'a more excellent way'...Let us accept it as a God given responsibility, remembering that in every situation we are ambassadors for Christ." Johan Allan, first President of NCFI Nurses, who often support others during difficult life changes, need a source of strength and stability if they are to continue to find the great joys and cope with the challenges in nursing. Many find this source in an unchangeable God, and are united in this with nurses around the world through the work of Nurses Christian Fellowship International (NCFI). NCFI links together the Nurses Christian Fellowships of member countries across the world, and has contact with nurses in more than a hundred non-member countries - sharing ideas and encouragement, promoting Christian values and providing spiritual and professional support. It helps many nurses to continue to find and follow 'a more excellent way'.
This book includes brief histories of how and when some countries' Fellowships developed, but primarily it gives an overview of the birth of NCFI - as the national nurses Christian fellowships around the world began to unite - and its development over fifty years from 1958 - 2008.
This book includes brief histories of how and when some countries' Fellowships developed, but primarily it gives an overview of the birth of NCFI - as the national nurses Christian fellowships around the world began to unite - and its development over fifty years from 1958 - 2008.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Colourpoint Creative Ltd
Illustrations
2 x 8pp colour picture sections
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85640-071-1 (9780856400711)
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Pat M. Ashworth qualified as a nurse and midwife and worked for more than twenty years in clinical nursing, including intensive care. After graduating with an MSc from the University of Manchester in 1976 she moved into research and also taught nursing there, and in 1985 she became a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing at the University of Ulster, in Northern Ireland where she continues to live. Already a member of Nurses Christian Fellowship in England, she first experienced NCFI at a conference in Austria in 1964, and later became more active in various aspects of the Fellowship's work. Involvement in NCFI and other professional nursing activities continued long after 'retirement'.