{"id":17295,"date":"2024-11-19T17:39:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T17:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/gahn-webinar-global-anabaptist-perspectives-in-fighting-a-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:09:36","slug":"gahn-webinar-global-anabaptist-perspectives-fighting-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"mwcresource","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/gahn-webinar-global-anabaptist-perspectives-fighting-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"GAHN webinar: Global Anabaptist perspectives in fighting a pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Anabaptist perspectives in fighting a pandemic.<br>Does faith make a difference?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>GAHN webinar 27 March 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presenter: <\/strong>Mark Shelly, MD, Infectious Disease physician, Healthcare Epidemiologist, Geisinger Medical Center; professor, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Mark Shelly presents about the unique contribution of Anabaptist perspectives in the battle against infectious diseases around the world including approaches used in different parts of the globe, guiding values, exemplary practices, and the role of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Anabaptist faith has brought light to many tumultuous times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How does faith inform our response to science and uncertainty?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does love shape our collective life in the midst of disruption and fear?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Shelly answers questions and comments on input from participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Murray Nickel, GAHN steering committee member, moderates the session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"GAHN 27 March 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MbJ7WUw2fTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GAHN webinar 27 March 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-soft-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>MWC\u2019s Executive Committee decided to dissolve the Global Anabaptist Health Network in May 2025 due to a failure to coalesce.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102996,"template":"","network":[360,144,181],"resourcetype":[],"language":[165,167],"resourcecategory":[309],"resourcetheme":[1159,329],"eventcategory":[],"class_list":["post-17295","mwcresource","type-mwcresource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","network-commissions","network-deacons-commission","network-global-anabaptist-health-network","language-en","language-fr","resourcecategory-resource-document","resourcetheme-gahn","resourcetheme-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GAHN webinar: Global Anabaptist perspectives in fighting a pandemic - Mennonite World Conference<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/resources\/gahn-webinar-global-anabaptist-perspectives-fighting-pandemic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GAHN webinar: Global Anabaptist perspectives in fighting a pandemic - Mennonite World Conference\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Global Anabaptist perspectives in fighting a pandemic.Does faith make a difference? 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