CHE workers have found that it is one thing to see the importance of a program that integrates both physical and spiritual truths, but it is another matter to implement such a combination. The integration of spiritual truth into a physical outreach is a way of thinking, which must be constantly reinforced.

 

It is therefore important to spend as much time on evangelism and discipleship as on physical subjects. One-half of the class time is spent on physical teaching and the other half on spiritual teaching. The danger is that CHEs may spend all their time meeting physical needs, which are highly visible, to the exclusion of meeting spiritual needs.

 

The trainers must be good models of an integrated ministry by teaching both physical and spiritual topics. They should expect the CHE will do the same and not specialize in a specific area.

 

To be effective, CHE training must focus on spiritual integration and actively address worldviews which prevent physical, emotional, and mental changes. Physical change without spiritual change is not long-lasting. As we see spiritual changes taking place, excitement and momentum grow.