Category: Tools
Praying With Patients:
A Simple, Winsome Approach For many, praying with others—especially in a clinical setting—can feel uncomfortable or even intimidating. Some clinicians may struggle with how to offer prayer, uncertain if it is appropriate in a medical context or fearful of rejection. Others may worry that patients will perceive the offer as an agenda beyond their healthcare… Read more
The Mind Cure
Using Spiritual Principles to Diagnose and Treat the Root Causes of Illness As a family practice physician deeply committed to combining ministry and medicine, I’ve often turned to the principles found in the Spirit of Prophecy, particularly Ellen White’s Ministry of Healing, for guidance in treating my patients wholistically. One of the most impactful sections… Read more
Health Notes by Dr Elvin Adams: A Resource for Health Ministry
Seventh-day Adventist Authors The Seventh-day Adventist Church is fortunate to have an abundance of highly respected clinicians, scientists and thought leaders who skillfully integrate health principles with spiritual truths. These individuals use their expertise in authoring materials that promote physical well-being while also connecting deeply with the gospel message offering practical tools for ministry growth.… Read more
Faith Flags:
A Gentle Tool for Spiritual Engagement in Medical Ministry Faith flags are subtle cues that help determine if someone might be open to spiritual conversations. For those of us in medical ministry, faith flags can be incredibly useful in gauging whether a patient might want to discuss matters of faith, or if we should let… Read more
Program Review: The Best Weigh
Best Weigh is a low-cost, weight management system designed to be conducted in Seventh-day Adventist Churches. The program meets once a week for 10 weeks. It is overtly evangelistic in that participants are introduced to God as the most dependable agent for behavior change. They are assigned Bible readings for each day of the 10 week… Read more
The BLESS App
A Simple Tool to Transform Your Community Using Christ’s Method of Ministry Building authentic connections with those around us can be challenging in our busy world. Many of us stick to ourselves because we are too busy to get involved with others, and we already live on the edge of our resources and energy. Yet,… Read more
Transforming Setbacks into Stepping Stones
Why Sharing BOTH Successes and Failures in Medical Ministry is Key to Progress In the journey of medical ministry, we are often faced with challenges and setbacks that can seem discouraging. However, just as the famous inventor Thomas Edison viewed his repeated failures as steps toward eventual success, so too can we see the obstacles… Read more
Spiritual Conversations in Healthcare
A Winsome Approach to Communicating the Gospel in Clinical Settings with the Engel Scale Using the Engel Scale to Communicate the Gospel in a Clinical Setting The Engel Scale is a powerful tool for healthcare workers who wish to effectively communicate the gospel in a clinical setting. It helps assess a person’s spiritual journey, guiding… Read more