Community Health
Evangelism (CHE)
Dr. Tom Alley
Director 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 shortterm and short-lasting relief
Community Ownership
Enhances 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 longterm 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
Resources
For 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
Resources
Foundation 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
Resources
www.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 Alley
Director of Medical Services
FAME
“Partnering in Medical Evangelism”