OptiHealth Evangelist Certification Course
Health Evangelism
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The objective of this course is clearly and thoroughly explained in the course textbook, which is the best to date published directive for heeding and teaching the Adventist Health Message as "the right arm of the gospel" and as reflected in the quotes below:
“The medical missionary work should be a part of the work of every church in our land.”
Counsels on Health, 514
“By the ministry of the word, the gospel is preached: by medical missionary work, the gospel is practiced.”
Vol 13 Manuscript Releases 303
“Physical healing is bound up with the gospel commission. In the work of the gospel, teaching and healing are never to be separated.” Ministry of Healing 140
“We have come to a time when every member of the church needs to take hold of medical missionary work.”
Vol. 16 Manuscript Releases 145
“The gospel is bound up with medical missionary work. Neither is to stand alone.”
Vol. 13 Manuscript Releases 303
“We should ever remember that the object of the medical missionary work is to point sin-sick men and women to the man of Calvary.” Ministry of Healing 144
“He (Jesus) made each work of healing an occasion of implanting in the heart the divine principles of his love and benevolence.
Thus, his followers are to work.”
Review and Herald, May 2, 1912
Counsels on Health, 514
“By the ministry of the word, the gospel is preached: by medical missionary work, the gospel is practiced.”
Vol 13 Manuscript Releases 303
“Physical healing is bound up with the gospel commission. In the work of the gospel, teaching and healing are never to be separated.” Ministry of Healing 140
“We have come to a time when every member of the church needs to take hold of medical missionary work.”
Vol. 16 Manuscript Releases 145
“The gospel is bound up with medical missionary work. Neither is to stand alone.”
Vol. 13 Manuscript Releases 303
“We should ever remember that the object of the medical missionary work is to point sin-sick men and women to the man of Calvary.” Ministry of Healing 144
“He (Jesus) made each work of healing an occasion of implanting in the heart the divine principles of his love and benevolence.
Thus, his followers are to work.”
Review and Herald, May 2, 1912
Elvin Adams, MD, MPH is a graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine. His public health degree is from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is board-certified in internal medicine and specializes in Infectious Diseases.
Adams is the author of "Jesus Was Thin, So You Can Be Thin Too," and "The Healthiest People: The Science behind Seventh-day Adventist Success." He also developed the popular Best Weigh Nutrition & Weight Management program. Adams advocates conducting Christ-centered health education programs in local churches -- utilizing the personal experience of local church members to mentor those who come for therapeutic lifestyle change.
Adams is the author of "Jesus Was Thin, So You Can Be Thin Too," and "The Healthiest People: The Science behind Seventh-day Adventist Success." He also developed the popular Best Weigh Nutrition & Weight Management program. Adams advocates conducting Christ-centered health education programs in local churches -- utilizing the personal experience of local church members to mentor those who come for therapeutic lifestyle change.
Optional:
Click on the link below to purchase the soft-cover textbook for $17:
The Principles & Practice of Health Evangelism, 2nd Edition (2022)
by Elvin Adams, MD, MPH
Click on the link below to purchase the soft-cover textbook for $17:
The Principles & Practice of Health Evangelism, 2nd Edition (2022)
by Elvin Adams, MD, MPH
Optional