Global CHE Global CHE (Community Health (Community Health

Evangelism) Evangelism) NetworkNetwork

Why CHE?Why CHE?

Almost two-thirds of the world’s population is Almost two-thirds of the world’s population is walking in spiritual darkness without the light of walking in spiritual darkness without the light of Christ.Christ.

What is CHE?What is CHE?

Community Health Evangelism (CHE) is a Community Health Evangelism (CHE) is a strategy for making followers of Jesus and lifting strategy for making followers of Jesus and lifting whole communities out of cycles of poverty and whole communities out of cycles of poverty and disease.disease.

Why CHE?Why CHE?

Over one billion people do not have access to Over one billion people do not have access to safe, clean drinking water.safe, clean drinking water.

Why CHE?Why CHE?

Ten million children die each year before the Ten million children die each year before the age of five, most from preventable diseases.age of five, most from preventable diseases.

Why CHE?Why CHE?

Whole communities are trapped in cycles of Whole communities are trapped in cycles of poverty and disease.poverty and disease.

Why CHE?Why CHE?

As Christ’s disciples we are called to love andAs Christ’s disciples we are called to love and

action.action.

The Strategy of CHEThe Strategy of CHE

CHE seamlessly integrates CHE seamlessly integrates evangelism, discipleship, evangelism, discipleship, and church planting with and church planting with community health and community health and development.development.

The ministry is wholistic, The ministry is wholistic, seeking to obey everything seeking to obey everything that Jesus commanded that Jesus commanded and addressing the whole and addressing the whole need of individuals and need of individuals and communities.communities.

The Outcomes of CHE WorkThe Outcomes of CHE Work(What we consistently see in mature CHE programs around the world)(What we consistently see in mature CHE programs around the world)

Shared visionShared vision: The community sees a better future and : The community sees a better future and has hope that it can be achieved.has hope that it can be achieved.

LeadershipLeadership: Godly Christian leaders are positioned and : Godly Christian leaders are positioned and equipped to lead the community toward the equipped to lead the community toward the accomplishment of its vision.accomplishment of its vision.

OwnershipOwnership: People are taking : People are taking responsibility for their own health responsibility for their own health and wellbeing.and wellbeing.

The Outcomes of CHE WorkThe Outcomes of CHE Work(What we consistently see in mature CHE programs around the world)(What we consistently see in mature CHE programs around the world)

CooperationCooperation: People are united and working together : People are united and working together for the common good.for the common good.

VolunteersVolunteers: Significant numbers of people are taking : Significant numbers of people are taking initiative and acting sacrificially to meet the legitimate initiative and acting sacrificially to meet the legitimate needs of others.needs of others.

DignityDignity: People have recovered their identity as made : People have recovered their identity as made in the image of God and their vocation as stewards of in the image of God and their vocation as stewards of creation; instead of being controlled or victimized by creation; instead of being controlled or victimized by their environment, they are stewards of it.their environment, they are stewards of it.

The Outcomes of CHE WorkThe Outcomes of CHE Work(What we consistently see in mature CHE programs around the world)(What we consistently see in mature CHE programs around the world)

Learning, Skill, and ResourcesLearning, Skill, and Resources: People are equipped to : People are equipped to identify needs and resources, put together a plan, and identify needs and resources, put together a plan, and mobilize volunteers to accomplish their vision. People mobilize volunteers to accomplish their vision. People are continually reflecting on what is happening in order are continually reflecting on what is happening in order to learn how to be more effective.to learn how to be more effective.

Christian Community and WitnessChristian Community and Witness: Believers are : Believers are meeting together for fellowship, prayer, Bible study, and meeting together for fellowship, prayer, Bible study, and worship, and are sharing Christ with their neighbors in worship, and are sharing Christ with their neighbors in word and deed.word and deed.

ShalomShalom: Peace, justice, compassion, and righteousness : Peace, justice, compassion, and righteousness are witnessed in the community and God is glorified.are witnessed in the community and God is glorified.

The Impact of CHE WorkThe Impact of CHE Work

Once the above outcomes are achieved, communities Once the above outcomes are achieved, communities begin to change. Churches are established and begin to change. Churches are established and strengthened, health improves, infant mortality strengthened, health improves, infant mortality decreases, agriculture becomes more productive, jobs decreases, agriculture becomes more productive, jobs are created, and water systems, roads, schools, and are created, and water systems, roads, schools, and clinics are built. All clinics are built. All of this is achieved at the initiative of this is achieved at the initiative of the people.of the people.

The Impact of CHE WorkThe Impact of CHE Work

Jesus is recognized as Lord over all creation and our Jesus is recognized as Lord over all creation and our development activities reflect the depth and breadth of development activities reflect the depth and breadth of the kingdom of God.the kingdom of God.

God works in and through us to transform beliefs and God works in and through us to transform beliefs and change behavior so that his peace, justice, compassion, change behavior so that his peace, justice, compassion, and righteousness are reflected in the life of the and righteousness are reflected in the life of the communities we serve. communities we serve.

What is an Investment in CHEWhat is an Investment in CHE

It is not an investment in a project such as a well or a It is not an investment in a project such as a well or a school.school.

It is an investment in a process of human development It is an investment in a process of human development that will become a fountain of change in the community that will become a fountain of change in the community for generations to come.for generations to come.

It is also an investment in a mission to proclaim Christ in It is also an investment in a mission to proclaim Christ in word and deed, trusting Him to transform beliefs and word and deed, trusting Him to transform beliefs and behaviors so the values of His kingdom are reflected in behaviors so the values of His kingdom are reflected in every area of life and His name is exalted. every area of life and His name is exalted.

CHE is implemented in a series CHE is implemented in a series of Stepsof Steps

Step 1: Casting a Vision for Wholistic Ministry in a Step 1: Casting a Vision for Wholistic Ministry in a Country or an AreaCountry or an Area

Step 2: Equipping the CHE TeamStep 2: Equipping the CHE Team

Step 3: Community Awareness and OrganizationStep 3: Community Awareness and Organization

Step 4: Training and Mobilizing VolunteersStep 4: Training and Mobilizing Volunteers

Step 5: Capacity Building and Church PlantingStep 5: Capacity Building and Church Planting

Step 6: MultiplicationStep 6: Multiplication

Step 1:Step 1:Casting a Vision for Wholistic Ministry in a Casting a Vision for Wholistic Ministry in a

Country or an AreaCountry or an Area

CHE Coordinators facilitate Vision Seminars with leaders CHE Coordinators facilitate Vision Seminars with leaders from churches, missions, faith-based organizations, and from churches, missions, faith-based organizations, and governments. Alliances are formed, plans made, workers governments. Alliances are formed, plans made, workers recruited, and funding secured. recruited, and funding secured.

Step 2:Step 2: Equipping the CHE TeamEquipping the CHE Team

CHE Coordinators train CHE Coordinators train a team of three or four a team of three or four national Christians, national Christians, equipping them to equipping them to implement Community implement Community Health Evangelism Health Evangelism (CHE) programs in (CHE) programs in multiple communities. multiple communities. CHE Coordinators visit the teams they train periodically CHE Coordinators visit the teams they train periodically and continue to mentor and coach the teams through the and continue to mentor and coach the teams through the course of the development process.course of the development process.

Step 3:Step 3: Community Awareness and OrganizationCommunity Awareness and Organization

The CHE team works The CHE team works with leaders in the with leaders in the community to raise community to raise awareness of need and awareness of need and opportunity, and to unite opportunity, and to unite the community with a the community with a common vision for a common vision for a better quality of life. The better quality of life. The community elects community elects representatives to serve representatives to serve on a development on a development committee.committee.

Step 4:Step 4: Training and Mobilizing VolunteersTraining and Mobilizing Volunteers

The CHE team trains the development committee and The CHE team trains the development committee and equips these elected representatives to manage the equips these elected representatives to manage the development process in their village. development process in their village.

The CHE team also trains volunteers from the community The CHE team also trains volunteers from the community to visit homes, sharing God’s Word while meeting felt to visit homes, sharing God’s Word while meeting felt needs.needs.

The community volunteers teach families both physical The community volunteers teach families both physical and spiritual topics. They assist families in making and spiritual topics. They assist families in making changes that improve their health and quality of life. changes that improve their health and quality of life.

An infrastructure of relationships is established in the An infrastructure of relationships is established in the community through which information can flow. Changes community through which information can flow. Changes are introduced one topic or intervention at a time. are introduced one topic or intervention at a time.

Step 5:Step 5: Capacity Building and Church PlantingCapacity Building and Church Planting

The CHE team continues to mentor and coach the The CHE team continues to mentor and coach the committee, assisting them in a continual process of committee, assisting them in a continual process of identifying problems, researching solutions, finding identifying problems, researching solutions, finding resources, making plans, mobilizing volunteers, and resources, making plans, mobilizing volunteers, and evaluating results. evaluating results.

Self-help groups are formed for livelihood, economic, Self-help groups are formed for livelihood, economic, and agricultural development. People who come to and agricultural development. People who come to Christ are discipled in new life groups and churches are Christ are discipled in new life groups and churches are established with a vision and plan for wholistic ministry. established with a vision and plan for wholistic ministry.

Church and community work together for wholistic Church and community work together for wholistic development and the church is recognized as a development and the church is recognized as a transforming agent in its community. transforming agent in its community.

Step 6:Step 6:MultiplicationMultiplication

The CHE team moves to The CHE team moves to another community to repeat the another community to repeat the process in nearby communities. process in nearby communities. The CHE team multiplies itself The CHE team multiplies itself by equipping selected by equipping selected committee members and committee members and volunteers as trainers. These volunteers as trainers. These volunteers join with a member of volunteers join with a member of the original CHE team in the original CHE team in reaching out to a neighboring reaching out to a neighboring community. community.

CHE is implementedCHE is implementedin a series of Stepsin a series of Steps

Step 1: Casting a Vision for Wholistic Ministry in a Country Step 1: Casting a Vision for Wholistic Ministry in a Country or an Areaor an Area

Step 2: Equipping the CHE TeamStep 2: Equipping the CHE Team

Step 3: Community Awareness and OrganizationStep 3: Community Awareness and Organization

Step 4: Training and Mobilizing VolunteersStep 4: Training and Mobilizing Volunteers

Step 5: Capacity Building and Church PlantingStep 5: Capacity Building and Church Planting

Step 6: MultiplicationStep 6: Multiplication

Join the NetworkJoin the Network

www.cheintl.org