There are a lot of articles and books on "How to Do Medical Missions." Some are excellent and some may be good for other people but not for me. I have been more interested in why we do medical missions and how can it be integrated into broader long-term work. So I have a number …
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Newest Article on Medical Missions
Changing Priorities in Christian Missions: Case Study of Medical Missions. This is the third article based on research related to my dissertation. <div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3/changing-priorities-in-christian-missions" title="Changing Priorities in Christian Missions" target="_blank">Changing Priorities in Christian Missions</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3" target="_blank">Bob Munson</a></strong> </div>
New Article on Medical Missions
<div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3/healthy-medical-missions-article" title="Healthy medical missions article" target="_blank">Healthy medical missions article</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/bmunson3" target="_blank">Bob Munson</a></strong> </div> Relevant Book: Healthy Christian Medical Missions
Medical Missions Events in the Philippines, Part V
This is the last section on Medical Mission Events. This is based on my dissertation. The focus of the dissertation was the use of medical mission events in the Philippines for long-term impact in a community by a local church. As such, the traditional medical mission is inadequate. Traditional medical missions typically have little long-term …
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Medical Mission Events in the Philippines, Part IV
Partnership is necessary, albeit unpleasant at times. Some churches often do not desire to work with local government because of mistrust. NGOs often feel the same way about churches. These feelings are, sadly, often justified. Creation of solid partnerships is done due to necessity, not because it is easy or enjoyable. Theoretical Proposition Two. In …
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Medical Mission Events in the Philippines, Part III
This is some material from my dissertation, STRATEGIC USE OF MEDICAL MISSION EVENTS IN LONG-TERM LOCAL CHURCH OUTREACH: A CONSULTANT-STYLE FRAMEWORK FOR MEDICAL MISSION PRACTITIONERS IN THE ILOCOS REGION, PHILIPPINES. I will give a bit of a top-level look in this post, and some propositional work in Part IV. The characteristics of "REAL" Medical Missions: Right …
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Medical Mission Events in the Philippines, Part II
Why NOT to Do Medical Missions To fully go into all the reasons not to do medical missions would take too long. So here is a short version. NOTE: I think there are reasons why medical missions should be done, and can be done successfully... but one must honestly face problems. 1. Strategic Problems. Medical …
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Medical Mission Events in the Philippines, Part I
Since my dissertation for medical mission events in the Ilocos Region, Philippines has been approved, I am going to start putting a few posts together that look at some aspects of this. I particularly focused on the role of churches in medical missions who wish to have long-term impact in their community. A. What are …
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