One important ministry of the church is to serve others and bear witness to the gospel. A minister puts forward a point of view that the church could heal the bodies and minds of people in the community with affordable medical equipment and healthy agricultural products.
According to the National Health Commission on September 20, at the end of 2021, there were 267 million elderly people aged 60 and above in China, accounting for 18.9% of the total population. The effects of an aging population are increasing.
More and more aged people in the community show their physical health needs. Comprehensive health care services not only include medical equipment, but also healthy food, which can help open people's hearts. For example, by promoting agricultural products containing no pesticide residues and antibiotics, the church can turn this project into an industry, which can help witness the gospel.
If a church is professional in physical therapy, it is an effective way to evangelize in the future. For example, a female believer uses electrical, magnetic, and thermal medical equipment to cure the tumor or other diseases of the elderly, which builds trust and reputation in the community. With high-quality agricultural products, medical equipment, and traditional medicinal materials, we can form a company to do workplace evangelism, cooperating with the mission team.
Benefiting from health care services and healthy ingredients, adults and their families can believe in Jesus easily. Just like in the Middle East, if you help a family recover through wellness therapy, they might accept what you say.
One reason the church should enter the communities is that there are many people with great needs who can become Christians easily after receiving service and health care. Churches can focus on community services, like participating in elderly care services and taking care of seniors at home. By introducing advanced medical equipment, they can bring the concept and service of comprehensive health into the community.
The church should follow Jesus to teach, preach the gospel of the kingdom, and heal every disease and sickness. The best way for the church to care for people is to go into the community. One of the most direct ways to witness the gospel is to provide service to gain trust.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
教会的一个重要的特征，就是去服事他人，见证福音。有一位基督徒牧者同工提出一个观点，教会需要以大健康的方式走进社区，用物美价廉的医疗设备和健康的农产品切实地服事到社区百姓，让他们的身体和心灵都得到医治和安慰。（==当summary）
据国家卫健委9月20日发布， 截至2021年底，全国60岁及以上老年人口达2.67亿，占总人口的18.9%。老龄化带来的压力不断加大。
中国老龄化社区的需要和诉求，重点体现在人们对身体健康方面的需要。因此，大健康领域，不仅是医疗设备，同时也包括了健康的饮食等，这些会更容易走进人们的生活和内心。比如，当你推广零农残和零抗生素的农产品，把这个项目做成产业，日后可以更加自由方便地见证福音，这个对教会来说非常好的领域。
如果一个教会把身体的疗养方面做的专业和成熟，那将会是未来教会福传的高效的接触点。比如，一个主内姊妹，她把电、磁、热的医疗设备投入事奉社区老人的现场，把人身体的肿瘤或其他疾病治好了，这样就形成一种信任和口碑；教会也可以找到做优质农产品、医疗设备和道地药材结合起来，做好职场的宣教和对接。把这个做成一个公司化运营，与宣教团队配搭来做，主内的资源可以互相联动，形成可持续发展的生态链。
当教会用物美价廉的大健康服务和健康食材走进社区时，社区百姓见到疗效后，教会再去给叔叔阿姨和他们的家人分享基督的好消息就会容易许多。就像在中东地区，通过康养疗法帮助一个家庭调理好身体，那么一个家族都会接纳你所说的话。
教会要进入社区的原因之一，是因为社区是人口最多、民众需求最大的地方，也是见证信仰的最好地方。教会可以把社区服务作为重点领域。教会可以参与养老服务，照顾居家的老人；可以引进先进的医疗设备，把大健康的理念和服务带入到社区中，在人群中发光发热。
耶稣走遍各城各乡，在会堂里教训人，宣讲天国的福音，又医治各样的病症。教训是一种价值观的输出，福音则是天国的真理，医治是对人的关怀。这三方面缺一不可。未来教会依然需要抓住耶稣在福音传播过程中的三个要素去做。教会对人的关怀，目前，最好的办法就是走进社区，让切实的事奉转化为社区群体的信任和见证，这是为福音做见证最直接的方式之一。
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观点| 今日教会需提升意识 以惠民的大健康的方式走进社区服务人群
One important ministry of the church is to serve others and bear witness to the gospel. A minister puts forward a point of view that the church could heal the bodies and minds of people in the community with affordable medical equipment and healthy agricultural products.
According to the National Health Commission on September 20, at the end of 2021, there were 267 million elderly people aged 60 and above in China, accounting for 18.9% of the total population. The effects of an aging population are increasing.
More and more aged people in the community show their physical health needs. Comprehensive health care services not only include medical equipment, but also healthy food, which can help open people's hearts. For example, by promoting agricultural products containing no pesticide residues and antibiotics, the church can turn this project into an industry, which can help witness the gospel.
If a church is professional in physical therapy, it is an effective way to evangelize in the future. For example, a female believer uses electrical, magnetic, and thermal medical equipment to cure the tumor or other diseases of the elderly, which builds trust and reputation in the community. With high-quality agricultural products, medical equipment, and traditional medicinal materials, we can form a company to do workplace evangelism, cooperating with the mission team.
Benefiting from health care services and healthy ingredients, adults and their families can believe in Jesus easily. Just like in the Middle East, if you help a family recover through wellness therapy, they might accept what you say.
One reason the church should enter the communities is that there are many people with great needs who can become Christians easily after receiving service and health care. Churches can focus on community services, like participating in elderly care services and taking care of seniors at home. By introducing advanced medical equipment, they can bring the concept and service of comprehensive health into the community.
The church should follow Jesus to teach, preach the gospel of the kingdom, and heal every disease and sickness. The best way for the church to care for people is to go into the community. One of the most direct ways to witness the gospel is to provide service to gain trust.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Opinion: Churches Can Engage Communities With Comprehensive Health Care Services
