Legacy of Healing

1. Find at least three examples in the Bible that illustrate how Christ’s healing ministry lived on through His followers. Using one of these examples, complete one of the following:

   1. Re-enact the Bible scene as a skit with a group of your peers.

   2. Create a multimedia presentation detailing how Christ’s followers continued His healing ministry.

   3. Record a podcast going through the Bible story and expanding on how we as followers of Christ can also continue to uphold the healing ministry of Christ.

   4. Another suitable and related activity approved by your instructor.

2. What was the impact of the early church’s response to epidemics/plagues on the spread of Christianity and society at the time?

3. During various plagues, Christians risked their own health and safety and chose to stay in the cities and to care for the sick. Explore the care that early Christians extended to those who were sick and how it impacted how others thought of them. Give some examples of these acts of kindness and explain how they followed Christ’s example of healing.

4. Divide into small groups and each group read and discuss one of the following quotes from Ellen G. White. Share with the larger group what you learned about the importance of creating places (called sanitariums at the time) where people could receive care and healing.

   1. Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, chapter 20, second paragraph

   2. Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, chapter 20, fifth paragraph

   3. Purpose and Objectives of Seventh-day Adventist Institutions, Chapter 3, fourth paragraph

   4. Purpose and Objectives of Seventh-day Adventist Institutions, Chapter 3, Section “Through the Period of Expansion,” second paragraph

5. Complete the following:

   1. Name at least two non-Adventist Christians who were health reformers and explain the contributions they made to the advancement of healthcare.

   2. Name at least four early Adventist pioneers and health reformers who supported the Adventist church’s health and medical work. Create a game to share with others to learn about the early Adventist health ministry.

6. Discuss within a group various ways the healing legacy of Jesus influenced the Adventist church’s focus on health and healing. Demonstrate one of these ideas.

7. Create a large map illustrating and displaying the size and impact of the Adventist health organizations around the world today.

8. Complete the following:

   a. Provide the names of five Adventist health organizations and where they are located.

   b. Compare and contrast an Adventist health organization in a developed nation and a developing nation.
   
   c. Where can you study a health career in an Adventist university? Name the schools and where they are located.
   
   d. Take part in a health outreach opportunity with your church and share your experience through a display for your church        and/or give a five-minute presentation to a group.

Skill Level 2

Original Honor 2024