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5.2 Role of the Church in Education and Health

Christian Religious Education · Grade 7 · 5 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Church healthcare facilities in the community and in Kenya
  • Church contribution to education (schools, colleges, literacy)
  • Appraising how the Church supports education and health as mission
  • Six barriers to effective Church mission work in Kenya today
  • Solutions to those barriers; appreciating the Church's contribution

What you will be able to do

  • appraise the contribution of the Church towards education and health
  • identify barriers to effective Church mission work in Kenya today
  • recommend solutions to barriers hindering effective mission work
  • appreciate the contribution of the Church in education and health

Key questions

“How does the church support education and health?”

Lessons

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  1. Church healthcare facilities
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Brainstorm local church clinics and hospitals, then locate Kenyan examples on a county or digital map.
  2. The church in education
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Research how the church contributes to schools, colleges and literacy in Kenya and present two findings.
  3. Appraising church mission in education and health
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Put school and clinic together as mission, interview a vetted resource person, and say how the church supports both.
  4. Barriers to church mission work
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Identify six barriers to effective church mission in Kenya today and illustrate each on a chart.
  5. Solutions and appreciation
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Recommend solutions to mission barriers and appreciate the church's work in education and health.