{"id":1432,"date":"2023-06-30T17:30:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chministries.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1432"},"modified":"2023-10-05T15:51:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:51:45","slug":"celebrating-40-years-of-service-and-many-more-to-come","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/chministries.org\/news\/celebrating-40-years-of-service-and-many-more-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 40 years of service\u2014and many more to come"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong><em>*Editor\u2019s note:<\/em><\/strong><em> Please refer to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chministries.org\/resources\/chm-guidelines\/\">CHM Guidelines<\/a>&nbsp;and applicable web pages for the most up-to-date information regarding CHM membership, sharing eligibility, and ministry news.*<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Craig J. Brown II, President &amp; CEO<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>When Christian Healthcare Ministries started in October 1981, no one could have known how God would use it to bless and minister to so many of His people. CHM began with a definable need, followed by an act of obedience to God\u2019s prompting, resulting in a continuing healthcare cost solution for hundreds of thousands of Christians today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going into our 40th year, CHM is true to its founding mission\u2014and we continue to experience historic vibrancy and growth. In addition to being the nation\u2019s longest-serving health cost sharing ministry, we are recognized as the standard-bearer for health cost sharing. That translates into much more than only monetary value for current and prospective CHM members:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>1. Ministry motivation.<\/strong>&nbsp;CHM is dedicated to providing a biblical, compassionate solution to healthcare costs through which Christians voluntarily share each other&#8217;s medical bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Leadership and experience.<\/strong>&nbsp;I am honored to lead one of the most highly skilled, ministry-motivated leadership teams anywhere. CHM\u2019s leadership team is comprised of dedicated men and women of high integrity and Christian character who have many years of proven leadership experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Credibility and reputation.<\/strong>&nbsp;CHM has 40 years of excellence and credibility with members and healthcare providers alike. CHM is a high-integrity ministry, marked by transparency, full accountability and adherence to best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. Scale and consistency.<\/strong>&nbsp;CHM members enjoy being part of a Christian community that is hundreds of thousands of members strong, spanning all 50 states and the U.S. territories. Our well-trained team of ministry staff delivers a consistent ministry experience built on nearly 40 years of continuous improvement and refinement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. Vision and momentum.<\/strong>&nbsp;CHM members have the advantage of being served by ministry staff who share a clear and compelling vision for a larger, stronger, and more excellent CHM. Their vision is accompanied by service through such improvements as new technologies and a sustainable and historically low average share time of less than 60 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these areas enhances CHM\u2019s value to current and prospective members. But perhaps the greatest value we offer is our staff\u2019s ministry motivation and commitment to CHM\u2019s founding mission. We have an amazing history, but we are even more excited to see what God will do in our future. We\u2019re so glad you\u2019re part of this ministry!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/chministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/craigbrown.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1214\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2470,"template":"","news-topic":[20],"class_list":{"0":"post-1432","1":"article","2":"type-article","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"news-topic-ministry-update","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Celebrating 40 years of service\u2014and many more to come - Christian Healthcare Ministries<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Christian Healthcare Ministries remembers its mission as the organization celebrates 40 years of service. 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