Community Health Evangelism (CHE)

Dr. Tom AlleyDirector of Medical Services

FAME“Partnering in Medical Evangelism”

Foundational Principles

“Medical care is the doorway for evangelism…”

Prevention

Greater emphasis on prevention instead of curative medicine

Recognizes there will still be a need for curative medical care

Development

Long term development instead of recurring acute relief

Communities learn to develop long-term solutions rather than receiving short-term and short-lasting relief

Community OwnershipEnhances dignity of people created in God’s image and ensures lasting results

Help the local citizens identify their own problems and possible solutions

Help them identify resources they have available in their community, as well as how to access outside resources which they do not have

Community Ownership

Train and engage the local citizens at the “grassroots” in teaching people in their community and meeting community needs

Active participation by the people of the community and use of participatory learning methods

Mentor mature Christian leadership

Integration

Integration of spiritual and physical ministry

Addressing needs of the individual and the community holistically promotes well being of the individual physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and socially

Multiplication

Principles which are transferable and thus result in multiplication into other communities, with the initiative coming from the people of the local community

Enduring Ministry

The progress in a community becomes sustainable long-term without endless funding and people resources from the outside

Enduring Ministry

Local volunteers are trained to serve as leaders, organizers, evangelists, and health educators focusing on disease prevention

Focus on equipping of people rather than distributing handouts

Avoid fostering dependence on foreign dollars and people

Transformational Ministry

Transformation of individual lives

through new life in Christ results in

strong families, a healthier

community, and newly planted

churches

ResourcesFor additional information about Christian development principles and training:

LifeWind International• www.lifewind.org www.chenetwork.org

Multiplying Light and Truth through Community Health Evangelism• Stan Rowland• GLS Publishing• www.glsindia.com

The Ministry of Development in Evangelical Perspective• Carl F. H. Henry• William Carey Library, Pasadena, CA, 1979

ResourcesFoundation for Development

• Mark Hinton• World Concern, Nairobi, Kenya, 1985

Key Elements in a Statement of the Great Commission and Great Commandment

• John Miller• MAP International, Wheaton, IL, 1977

Holistic Approach to Evangelism and Community Development. Ministry of Development, an Evangelical Perspective

• Cleo Shook• William Carey Library, Pasadena, CA, 1979

Resources

Toward the Symbiotic Ministry• Tetsunao Yamamori• Missiology, Vol. 5, Issue 3, July 1977

When Helping Hurts• Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert• Moody Publishers, 2009

Discipling the Nations• Darrow L. Miller• YWAM Publishers, Seattle, WA, 1998

Resourceswww.lifewind.org www.chenetwork.org

S. Rowland, Multiplying Light and Truth through Community Health Evangelism. Mumbai, India: GLS Publishing, 2001.

C. F. H. Henry, The Ministry of Development in Evangelical Perspective. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library Publishing, 1979.

M. Hinton, Foundation for Development. Nairobi, Kenya: World Concern, 1985.

J. Miller, Key Elements in a Statement of the Great Commission and Great Commandment. Wheaton, IL: MAP International, 1977.

C. Shook, Holistic Approach to Evangelism and Community Development. Ministry of Development, an Evangelical Perspective. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library Publishing, 1979.

T. Yamamori, "Toward the Symbiotic Ministry," Missiology, vol. 5, 1977.

Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert, When Helping Hurts, Moody Publishers, 2009.

D. L. Miller, Discipling the Nations. Seattle, WA: YWAM Publishers, 1998.

Community Health Evangelism (CHE)

Dr. Tom AlleyDirector of Medical Services

FAME“Partnering in Medical Evangelism”