Description:

Chiropractic is an ideal tool for assisting Missionaries in accomplishing their tasks. While the physical needs can be overwhelming, meeting those needs in amission context should be secondary to evangelism, discipleship and churchplanting. We should never lose sight of the purpose of ministry by being distracted by other activities.Ken Fleming, brother of the martyred Ecuadorian missionary, Pete Fleming, a veteran missionary, states that missionaries have three tasks before them.

• First and foremost is evangelism to reach the lost with the Gospel.
• Then discipleship to build up the converts. • And the final task is church planting to establish those reached in communities of faith to function in the body of Christ.

In our fifty-plus-year history the Christian Chiropractors Association has had numerous experiences with the success of Chiropractic in fulfilling the actual goals of missions. The effectiveness of chiropractic on the field has many aspects. Support staff needs are minimal; supplies needed are almost none. When we send a chiropractor, all that is necessary is a suitcase in one hand and a portable-adjusting table in the other. Most chiropractic procedures can be done quickly, allowing for a large number of people to be reached each day. Typically this means hundreds of people can hear the Gospel. The biggest need is logistical support. In country, transportation, housing, food, and translation are most of what is required. CCA members typically provide for their own expenses, including airfare and ground costs.

Organizational Base: Fort Collins, Colorado