Our greatest hope is to be a gospel ministry where our discovery in community health will make disciples of Jesus.
We provide research connections with the same purpose of reflecting Jesus. We provide access to valuable research resources and connections to study gospel-centered community health initiatives.
We empower your innovation while increasing impact and credibility. We connect students and volunteers with training to implement gospel-centered health strategies. We create a vibrant hub of networking and discovery.
The Meros Center is a research and training community where relationships and resources come together to measure, innovate, and share impact in Christian health ministry.
Our Values
Collaboratively curious (Research)
Hope-filled dignity (Community Health)
Courageously transparent (Ecosystem)
Honor differences in learning (Training)
Abundance thinking (Discipleship)
How It Works
Training
Meros provides online interdisciplinary, professional certificates through Wisconsin Lutheran College. The certificates prepare leaders in community health, development, and global missions. The certificate programs fill a gap in community engagement, health ministry, and research training, providing a pathway for students, staff, and church leaders to apply and measure their learning in Kingdom work.
Research
Meros supports Christian community health organizations in conducting research on issues relevant to expanding the evidence around community health ministry. Meros supports a research collaborative for Christian health researchers, faculty, and students with organizations and projects that have a mutual interest in a community health ministry topic or issue. Research collaborations include faculty and students from Christian colleges, universities, and seminaries located around the world that desire to work within a biblical worldview.
The unique aspect of the Center will be the placement of the organization or local church at the front of the research question and the application of its results. The research will lead to field-based innovation labs that foster cross-cultural learning and collaboration. The vision is to establish strategies that are applicable to multiple cultures, settings, and conditions to seek and serve as many as possible. Resources, strategies, and data will be publicly available through the Meros website to increase the translation of research into practice.
Featured Projects
Practical Use of a Distress Screening Tool to Refer Cancer Patients for Spiritual Care
What are the best practices for cancer care staff to use the NCCN distress thermometer and problem list in their workflows to ensure patients receive
Understanding The Socio-Cultural and Religious Factors on Stunting Prevalence in East Nusa Tenggara
What are the religious and socio-cultural factors that influence stunting in the East Nusa Tenggara Province?
Exploring a Church-Based Peer Counseling Program in Malawi and Zambia
What is the acceptability and priority for a church-based peer support counseling program in Malawi and Zambia?
Principles of Health and Values Intervention for Mothers to Address Child Malnutrition in Low Resourced Neighborhoods in the Philippines
What do parents in low resourced neighborhoods think about developing a Bible-based program that teaches practical ways to feed young children as a way to
Contact Us
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