Thank You — for your interest in bringing the Complete Health Improvement Program, CHIP, to your conference or local Seventh-day Adventist church and the surrounding community.
Rationale for Training: The Adventist CHIP Association (ACA) works in collaboration with Lifestyle Medicine Institute to ensure that churches are fully prepared to present this standardized, life-changing ministry of healing in a confident and professional manner.
Created by Dr. Hans Diehl, the CHIP program features 16 video lectures and addresses the major western diseases including Diabetes, Cancer, Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity.
CHIP is currently the only Adventist health education program whose stunning results have been published in many peer-reviewed medical and health journals (click here). (link to http://www.chiphealth.com/scientific.html) At the close of each program, clinical data is forwarded to a central data bank for research purposes. For this reason, it is essential to maintain a standard of quality and excellence that will not only exceed the expectations of those attending, but will ensure quality data for research purposes.
Workshop Description: During a 10-15 hour workshop participants will learn how to:
- Obtain church support for CHIP as an evangelistic tool
- Market CHIP and conduct the free Information Sessions
- Run the HeartScreen event and manage the clinical and demographic data
- Prepare for and conduct the class sessions
- Teach the nutritional workshop and take people through the grocery shopping tour
- Celebrate the graduation
- Provide for alumni support activities
Workshop Schedule:
- Ten to fifteen hours of training will be scheduled to fit each situation.
- Sabbath hours of the workshop address mission and spiritual emphasis only.
- When scheduling a workshop, consideration is given to any previously scheduled conference or church events.
Workshop Venue: Options may include:
- A school/college/university campus auditorium or classroom during vacation times
- A church conference camp
- A local church fellowship hall
Number of Trainees Per Church: Because CHIP is an intensive lifestyle change program, it requires a team of individuals to ensure quality. It is recommended that each church send three (3) individuals for training who will in turn prepare other volunteers in the local church. Primary roles that will need to be filled include:
- Program director who leads out in each class and in the overall planning.
- HeartScreen coordinator who oversees the pre and post clinical evaluation.
- Nutrition coordinator who arranges for the HeartScreen breakfasts, class food samples, the nutritional workshops, and grocery shopping tours.
Cost of Workshop to Churches Registering for the Workshop:
- The cost is $300 per church team of three trainees. Late registrations will be charged an additional $50 per church team.
- Additional individuals: $50 each for a fourth person and beyond.
- There is no reduction in the fee for fewer than three registering from a church.
- Materials included in the fee:
- Per Church: One CHIP Operations & Resource Manual. This is the guide for conducting the program. ($85 value)
- Per Church: One Introducing CHIP DVD used at all advertising information session ($8 value) and Absolute Advantage magazine ($7 value).
- Per Church: One CHIP for Your Church DVD and one pack of 10-12 Consider CHIP for Your Church brochures. ($4)
- Per Individual: One Workshop Workbook and additional handouts and brochures ($12 value)
- Not included in the fee:
- The licensing fee and lecture DVD’s for each class (Currently just $99)
- Sample participant kit of class materials (Currently $145)
- MicroCHIP team-building leader’s kit (Currently $95)
Cost of Workshop to Host Organization: The Adventist CHIP Association will send a team of usually three to four instructors.
- For 12 or more registered churches, the Adventist CHIP Association will cover all lodging and transportation fees for its ACA staff.
- For 11 or fewer registered churches, the local conference will cover ACA staff hotel costs and a portion of their travel expenses to be determined based upon attendance.
- All ACA staff meals will be provided by the host organization at no cost to the Adventist CHIP Association.
Lodging: The host organization will provide lodging options for participants and these will be made available as a part of the Workshop Advertising and Registration materials designed for each individual workshop. Registrants will make their own reservations. Cost of lodging is paid by the participant and is not included in the cost of the workshop. This may include:
- Dormitory rooms if held near a boarding school or college/university during a break in the normal school schedule.
- A lodge or Conference Camp
- A list nearby motels/hotels
- A list of private homes willing to accommodate guests
Meals: It is recommended that the host or designee provide two or three meals/day to be charged to the participants at a reasonable price/meal. Options for meals include:
- Campus cafeteria meals.
- Conference camp meals.
- Meals provided by the Pathfinders, or some other church group, as a fundraiser.
Sponsorship: A workshop must be sponsored by a local church or conference. Local churches are requested to enlist the written approval and/or support of their local conference.
Advertising the Workshop: It is recommended that the local conference advertise the workshop to all of its churches. Advertising materials and suggestions will be provided by the ACA.
Registration for Workshop:
- Attendees register by churches with the Adventist CHIP Association using the form adapted specifically for that workshop.
- Meal tickets may be purchased when registering a team.
- Lodging: Registrants must make their own lodging arrangements. Lodging options are provided for each workshop.
- Sample registration and description forms (click here)
To download this information in PDF format, click here
To Schedule a Workshop
Call toll-free 1-866-732-2447
OR
Email: info@adventistCHIP.org