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Review
. 2018 Aug;57(4):1276-1284.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-017-0445-6.

Building Capacity Among Laity: A Faith-Based Health Ministry Initiative

Judy A Johnston  1 , Kurt Konda  2 , Elizabeth Ablah  2
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Building Capacity Among Laity: A Faith-Based Health Ministry Initiative

Judy A Johnston et al. J Relig Health. 2018 Aug.

Abstract

A systematic review of topic-specific faith-based health programs determined that health outcomes can be improved though faith-based health interventions. A university research team, in partnership with the Kansas United Methodist Church and a United Methodist philanthropy, facilitated planning and development of a statewide initiative to increase the capacity of laity-led health ministry teams. The purpose of this paper is to describe the processes utilized to design and implement an initiative to increase capacity for laity-led comprehensive health ministry among Kansas United Methodist Church congregations and to share the key elements of the initiative.

Keywords: Health ministry; Laity; Training.

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