Name G. Morris | ||
Books Relief for the Body, Renewal for the Soul: A Doctor's True Stories of Healing and Hope Education | ||
Leadership in the Pilgrimage of Faith and Health
G. Scott Morris (born March 6, 1954 in San Diego, California) is the founder and executive director of the Church Health Center in Memphis, Tennessee. A medical doctor and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, he is a leader in the field of faith and health and an advocate for the poor in U.S. society.
Contents
- Leadership in the Pilgrimage of Faith and Health
- Health Care You Can Live With by Dr Scott Morris NancysStory
- Education and Professional Life
- Publications
- References
"Health Care You Can Live With" by: Dr. Scott Morris/ NancysStory
Education and Professional Life
After graduating with his B.S. from the University of Virginia, Morris earned his Masters of Divinity from Yale Divinity School and then his medical degree from Emory University. Morris spent time working at a clinic called Crossroads in Raleigh, North Carolina before moving to Memphis to open the Church Health Center on September 1, 1987. The Church Health Center began as a clinic for the working uninsured and has since expanded to include a wellness facility and congregational health promotion programs. Morris is also an associate pastor at St. John's United Methodist Church in Memphis.
Morris received the Excellence in Medicine Award from the American Medical Association in 2008. Morris also received the Yale Divinity School Alumni Award for Distinction in Congregational Ministry in 1996.
Publications
Morris is the author of the books Relief for the Body, Renewal for the Soul and Health Care You Can Live With and he is the editor of two books of sermons, I Am the Lord that Heals You and Hope & Healing: Words from the Clergy of a Southern City. Morris writes a column for The Commercial Appeal as well as a column for Church Health Reader.