Resources
Global Ministries published these resources for a 2001-2002 mission study. For copies, please check your church, local church, or second hand books sources online.
Basic Study Text
Abundant Living: Global Health and Christian Response-Ability by Sarla Chand, Esther Mabry and Dave Hilton.
Three authors, each with long and unique histories in The United Methodist Church's work in health have collaborated to create this study that explores major health issues that affect people living in both the United States and around the world. This basic study text for the "Global Health and Christian Response-Ability" mission study poses important questions. What methods of health care are most likely to bring about healthy people in the U.S. and around the world? What has the church done and what should the church be doing to bring about health for all people? Participants in this study will gain new awareness of global and domestic health issues that affect all of us and generations to come.
The Leader's Guide by Becky S. Jones contains five sessions and gives suggestions for other time frames. Each session begins with worship and Bible study and includes class activities and suggestions for Christian response.
Related Resources
Response. Special Issue on Abundant Living: Global Health and Christian Response-Ability. April 2001.
New World Outlook. Special Issue on Abundant Living: Global Health and Christian Response-Ability. March/April 2001. Audiovisual
Healing the Whole Person. #2819, $12.95
An educational resource about Comprehensive Community-based Primary Health Care ministry. Features healthcare work in Latin America and India. (One video with four parts).
Youth Material
Youth Global Health and Christian Response-Ability Package.
This package contains one comic book, called Youth Chat, one CD-ROM, and one trading card sheet with information on health issues in the countries visited and described in the comic book. Youth Chat comic book features six teenagers from various countries who meet in a chat room to talk about issues of health in their own communities. The CD-ROM uses contemporary media to enhance the study for young people.
Youth Chat: Global Health and Christian Response-Ability. By Roger Sadler.
This comic book features six United Methodist teenagers who meet in a cyberspace chat room and discover common issues of concern when they think about health in their communities. Listen in as Abimbola from Angola, Nadia from Russia, Aparna from India and Raoul from Brazil join Ron and Lisa from the United States to learn about health issues in these different places. Behavior and environmental issues are as important as issues of hunger and war in the minds of these young people as they make efforts to help each other improve health in their communities. The package of five comics includes a sheet of trading cards with information on health issues in the countries visited.
Youth Chat: Global Health and Christian Response-Ability Teacher's Guide. By Kolya Braun Greiner.
Packed with a rich variety of group and individual activities, this teacher's guide is based on the comic book Youth Chat, and contains ideas for five sessions (or for other time frames) on our health and the health of all. Each session begins with worship and Bible study and includes class activities and suggestions for Christian response.
CD-ROM for Youth and Children.
The CD-ROM uses contemporary media to enhance the Global Health study for young people aged six through youth, and their teachers.
Global Health and Christian Response-Ability Teacher's Package for Youth.
This classroom package is specially priced and includes a teacher's guide and material for a class of five. It contains five comics, five CD-ROMs, five trading card sheets and one teacher's guide.
Youth Global Health Promotional Brochure.
A small, colorful, fold-out brochure designed specifically to promote the above listed youth materials.
Children's Materials
A Children's View of Global Health and Christian Response-Ability Package.
This package for children includes one children's comic book, one CD-ROM, and one trading card sheet, containing information on health issues featured in the comic book.
This comic book for children describes two fanciful trips in hot air balloons taking eight children to countries on five continents where they learn about health concerns and the work of The United Methodist church in meeting those concerns. Dr. Dorset travels with Tisha, Olan, Larisa and Zebediah to India, Angola, Mozambique and Kazakhstan while Dr. Hamilton leads Maria, Ivan, Wendy and Felipe in a flight over Brazil, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic and the United States.
A Children's View of Global Health and Christian Response-Ability Teacher's Guide. By Raney Good.
The teacher's guide contains five sessions for children ages 6 through 10, beginning with worship and Bible study and including class activities.
CD-ROM for Children and Youth.
Contemporary media enhances the global health study for children and youth.
Global Health and Christian Response-Ability Teacher's Package for Children.
A specially priced classroom package including a teacher's guide and material for a class of five. It contains five comics, CD-ROMS, and trading card sheets, and one teacher's guide.
Children's Global Health Promotional Brochure.
A small, colorful, fold-out brochure designed specifically to promote the above listed children's materials.