Michigan—Balance is a new, health outreach magazine created by Lifestyle Matters and the Michigan Conference. It is an easy, inexpensive tool to make friends and introduce community members to balanced nutrition, spiritual help, and practical information. There is a great need for an inexpensive, attention-grabbing, short magazine to be used by church members and literature evangelists for witnessing, creating community awareness, and stimulating an interest in local church health programs. Because the subjects of health and preventive medicine are hot topics in the public arena at this time, such a magazine could also be effectively used in hospitals, clinics, schools, health professionals’ offices, and other points of public contact. Balance magazine is designed to fill that gap.

The 12-issue magazine series can be used in two sets of six issues each. Church members can establish friendships and interests in the community by handing out one magazine every two weeks for 12 weeks in a designated neighborhood. This strategy could open the door to create interest in upcoming Lifestyle Matters seminars or other health programs and enable church members to establish friendships in their area. This could be repeated with the other six issues the following year. Balance is also an excellent handout to prepare a community for an upcoming evangelistic meeting. You can put your flier in the third or fourth issue you share. People will look forward to each issue and they will be ready to come with you to the meeting.

The magazine is an excellent gift for non-attending church members. Balance can be used for county fairs and health expos, school fund-raisers, and Pathfinder fund-raising. It is a great sharing magazine for anyone, anytime!

For more information and pricing for bulk orders, call Sheri Christie at 517-316-1527, or visit website: www.lifestylematters.com.

Vickie Griffin, Michigan Conference health and temperance director