A New Type of Bible Instructor

How the School of Health at Loma Linda can help you reach the educated, the professional, the sophisticated, and the wealthy.

Reuben  Hubbard is an instructor in health  evangelism. 

Corinne King is an assistant professor of health education, School of Health, Loma Linda University.

THEY  are  young,  well  educated, energetic,  and  dedicated.  Can  you  use this kind of  a Bible worker?

They  can  train  church  members  to do  health evangelism; they can conduct a  variety  of  health  programs  such  as cooking  schools,  stop-smoking  and weight-control  clinics,  parent  education,  and they can give Bible  studies in groups  or  on  an  individual  basis.  Can you use this kind of a Bible worker?

They  can reach a class of people who are  not  attracted  by  ordinary  methods of  evangelism the  educated,  the  professional,  the  sophisticated,  and  the wealthy.  Can  you  use  this  kind  of  a Bible worker? Then maybe the School of Health  at  Loma  Linda  University  has something for your needs.

We  are  offering  a Master's  degree in health  education,  which  provides  a young man or woman with the training necessary  to  combine  health  education and Bible work. Master's students in the department  of  health  education  come from  a  variety  of  backgrounds.  While at  the  school  the  student who is interested  in  Bible  work  takes  classes  in public  health  concepts,  as  well  as  in basic  health  concepts,  learns  to  work with  both  groups  and  individuals,  and becomes  familiar  with  school-health education,  public-health  nutrition, physical  fitness,  and  health  evangelism,  including  the  follow-up  of  the health interests with Bible studies.

Traditionally,  Bible  workers  have played a limited role in the work of the church,  being  confined  primarily to  fol lowing  up  interests  and  giving  Bible studies  on  an  individual  basis.  Graduates  who  complete  the  health-Bible work  curriculum  can  fit  a  more-expanded  role.  They  can  work  with  the church  in  training  members  to  hold cooking  schools,  give Bible studies, and explain  the  Adventist  life-style.  They can  work  with  community  groups, schools,  volunteer  associations  (such as  the  Heart  Association  and  Cancer Society),  service clubs, and other groups to  create interest in the philosophy and teaching of Seventh-day Adventists.

We feel that this expanded role might also include being a part of the medical team in an individual or group practice. Here they  can  do  specific health education  follow-up,  as well as aid the doctor in his soul-winning endeavors.

At  the  conference  level,  the  health educator-Bible  instructor  might  work with  the  churches  of  the conference in developing  their  full  potential  in health-evangelistic work. Therefore, we feel that this new category  of worker is employable  in  a  local  church,  with  a conference,  in  a  hospital,  in  a  better- living  center,  or  in  a  medical  practice. A  limited  number  of  these  valuable church  workers  graduated  in  June, 1975, and are already placed.

Many  School  of  Health  students enroll  in  the  health-education  curriculum because, as a result of their study of the Spirit  of  Prophecy, they  feel this is an avenue where they can play a special part  in  the  finishing  of  the  work.  As the church sees their potential and gives them  the  opportunity  to  serve,  many others, we believe, will join their ranks, and  "with  such  an  army  of  workers  as our  youth,  rightly  trained,  might  furnish,  how  soon  the message  of  a  crucified,  risen,  and  soon-coming  Saviour might  be  carried  to  the  whole   world!" —Education, p.  271. 

 

Reuben  Hubbard is an instructor in health  evangelism. 

Corinne King is an assistant professor of health education, School of Health, Loma Linda University.

February 1976

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