Episodes
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Recorded on 3 December 2020 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Dave Stevens
Dr Stevens holds degrees from Asbury College and the University of Louisville School of Medicine and is board certified in family medicine. He earned a master’s degree in bioethics from Trinity International University in 2002 and has served on the boards of Asbury University and World Gospel Mission. He is a fellow of the Biotechnology Policy Council of the Wilberforce Forum and helped found the National Embryo Donation Center. He and his wifeJody have 3 children and 10 grandchildren, all of who are involved in domestic or international healthcare ministry. He is the author of Jesus, MD, Beyond Medicine and co-author of Leadership Proverbs and Servant Leadership. As untold thousands of people who have heard him preach could attest, Dave is a gifted storyteller and a powerful Christian communicator with a passion for evangelism and a deep understanding and respect for the integrity of God’s Word.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 10 December 2020 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Richard Winter
Dr Winter grew up in England and trained in medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, and then in psychiatry in Bristol. (He is a past member of The Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK.) He was also a counsellor, teacher and leader at the English L’Abri and associate pastor of a church in Hampshire for some years before moving to the US in 1992 to head the counselling program at Covenant Seminary where he is now Professor Emeritus.Dr. Winter’s research interests have been at the interface of psychology, medicine, and theology. He is the author of The Roots of Sorrow: Reflections on Depression and Hope (2001); Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment:Rediscovering Passion and Wonder (2002); Perfecting Ourselves to Death: The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism (2005); and When Life Goes Dark: Finding Hope in the Midst of Depression (2012). He continues practicing therapy privately and with the Global Counseling Network. www.globalcounselingnetwork.com
To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 17 December 2020 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Gene Rudd
How can Christian healthcare workers best find joy in their vocations? Is your life marked by joy? Why is it that most of our neighbours in the western world (including our healthcare colleagues) report being dissatisfied/unhappy? We will look at the underlying causes and the solution.
Dr. Gene Rudd served for 25 years as Senior Vice President of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations – Unite States. He continues to serve as volunteer staff and advisor.
He specialized in obstetrics/gynecology and has experience in teaching, maternal-fetal medicine and rural healthcare. Dr. Rudd garnered several awards including the Gorgas Medal, presented by the U.S. government for the most significant achievement in preventive medicine. He conducted international programs with Samaritan’s Purse/World Medical Mission including the formationof the Christian Medical Mission of Russia and the rehabilitation of the Central Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda during the genocide of 1994. He co-authored Practice by the Book, a book that teaches doctors to practice and live their lives by biblical principles.
To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 30 May 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Alex Bolek chairs a webinar with Dr Andy Bannister
Muslims are wonderfully easy people with whom to start conversations about faith. But when we try and share our faith with Muslim friends and colleagues, how do we answer the questions or objections they raise about Christianity?
In this webinar, Dr Andy Bannister will draw on his 25 years experience of conversations with Muslims to help us understand the common questions Muslims ask, why ask them, and how we can share the gospel through them.
Dr. Andy Bannister is the Director of Solas, an evangelism and training organisation based in Scotland (but covering the whole of the UK). A highly in demand speaker, Andy speaks and teaches throughout the UK, Europe, Canada, the USA, and the wider world. From universities to churches, business forums to TV and radio, he regularly addresses audiences of both Christians and those of all faiths and none on issues relating to faith, culture, politics and society.
Andy holds a PhD in Islamic studies and has taught extensively at universities across Canada, the USA, the UK and further afield on both Islam and philosophy. He is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam at Melbourne School of Theology and is also Adjunct Faculty at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto.
To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
For further resources visit https://www.solas-cpc.org/icmda/
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Recorded on 7 January 2021 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Trevor Stammers
Dr Trevor Stammers was Editor of The New Bioethics journal. He was formerly Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Law at St Mary's University and was a family doctor for 27 years before going into academia. His latest book is The Ethics of Global Organ Acquisition.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 23 May 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Yaw Perbi
Africa is the most Christian continent in the world today. This talk will celebrate this momentous occasion in world history tracing God’s goodness to Africa in scripture and throughout history, clearly demonstrating that Africa and Africans have always been central to God's missional purposes, not an afterthought. We will unveil the teeming potentials as well as teething problems of African mission. This African lead in global Christianity is only going to increase into the foreseeable future, thus these projections call for preparation in order to produce the quantity and quality of African Christians who will be faithful carriers of the authentic gospel to all nations!
Dr Perbi practised medicine in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire and is an author-publisher, preacher and international speaker. He has authored numerous articles, manuals and about 20 books including the highly-acclaimed Africa to the Rest on which this talk is based. Yaw’s goal is to ‘finish the finishables’ by proclaiming God’s word to ‘all nations’. For four years, he served as pastor of Montreal Chinese Alliance Grace Church, Canada. He also served as president of International Student Ministries Canada for eight years and is the Co-founder for the Pan African International Students (PAIS), which envisions a movement of Christian International Students leaving Africa to other continents as a mission force. Yaw and his wife, Anyele, run Perbi Cubs, an EdTech providing literacy programs to thousands of children. They have seven children.
To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 16 May 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Rev Dr Stephen Ko
In 1 Corinthians 6:19 we are reminded that our 'bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit'. Christ incarnate is deity in flesh, and His spirit is incarnate in us. Living and worshiping incarnationally is consciously embracing what the Creator has designed in His image, from the finest, microscopic details to vital organs within our body, enabling the Holy Spirit to work in us.
Weaving together insights from faith, science, and medicine, this webinar will reveal the marvellous ways in which our physical and spiritual health can prepare us to become instruments of God's healing in the world.
Reverend Stephen Ko, MD, MA, MPH, MDiv, serves as Senior Pastor of New York Chinese Alliance Church in NYC. Dr. Ko’s healthcare specialties include pediatrics, preventive medicine and public health. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Alliance Theological Seminary.
Previously, he served as a Global Health Professor at Boston University and a Medical Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has worked extensively in Africa and Southeast Asia on diseases of epidemic potential, helping low and low-middle income countries implement their national public health programs. Writing at the intersection of faith, medicine, and public health is a particular passion.
His latest book is Faith Embodied, on how to live and worship incarnationally and glorify God with our bodies.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
For more from Rev Stephen, including his book Faith Embodied, visit https://www.drstephenko.com
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Recorded on 14 January 2021 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Karen Rispin
Many faith-based health providers intend to follow in the footsteps of Jesus when they reach out to heal. If you look carefully, most of those Jesus healed were people living with chronic disabilities. Yet this population is often neglected by many faith-based health providers.
The World Health Organization sees disability as one of the fastest growing health problems. People are living longer; diabetes is rampant, and children born with disabilities are more likely to live. Families dealing with disability often feel that this is due to a curse or shameful behaviour. This sparks spiritual anxiety and leads to questions.
Karen Rispin is Project Manager, Assistive Technology Catalyst Project with IDEAS and BethanyKids. She is passionate about reaching out with true hope by catalyzing links to resources to facilitate wheelchair services and care for those with disabilities at faith based hospitals. A missionary kid who grew up in Kenya, she has led research teams, published on appropriate assistive technology for low resource areas and serves on international committees. Karen’s desire is that those with disabilities receive appropriate provision of AT along with medical, social and spiritual care.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 21 January 2021 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Vinod Shah
Hear a personal overview of Tony's work in Africa over the last 25 years with his experience in Maxfac across 10 countries, working initially on board Mercy Ships, then with teams on land.
For the last 5 years he has been mainly working alongside mission organisations with an emphasis on one-to-one training, usually in the poorest areas.
Discover the lessons he's learned both surgically and spiritually; what sustainable impact has been achieved on a small scale with a minimal budget; and their experiences of answered prayer.Dr Giles graduated BDS in Sheffield 1972, FDSRCS in 1976, OMFS Accreditation 1982 and MDSc Thesis in Leeds 1984. He was appointed Consultant in 1984 in Luton. He then volunteered in Madagascar June 1996 with Mercy Ships, then across Africa yearly until ‘retiring’ in 2000, enabling him, with his wife, a nurse, to work across Africa half the year. Since 2007, they have worked alongside and training local surgeons and nursing staff, and their multinational teams try to build their capacity to deliver quality healthcare, aiming for sustainable development in OMFS. Since 2016 they have recruited teams independently of Mercy Ships and have also been developing a WhatsApp ‘telemedicine’ consultation service.
To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 4 February 2021 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Vinod Shah
A set of three sacred/secular dichotomies are being presented that have caused schism in our understanding of life and mission including medical mission. These are:
The Heaven and Earth dichotomy
(the primary dichotomy) Body and Soul dichotomy Sacred and Secular work dichotomyThese in turn have caused many other dichotomies such as evangelism/social action dichotomy, love/sex dichotomy, and ministry/family/work dissociation.
Integration of these dichotomies can make us more motivated and authentic and help Christians gain more control over the seven cultural mountains.
After coming to Christian faith from a Jain background, Dr Vinod Shah's passion is serving God through Medical Mission. He did his M.B.B.S, M.S & M.Ch from Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He served as Executive Director of the Emmanuel Hospital Association in New Delhi; was the Head of Distance Education at CMC Vellore; and from 2014-2019 was the CEO of ICMDA. He is married to Dr Shalini Shah and they are blessed with three children; two of them are working in North America,and one in China.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 9 May 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Alex Bolek chairs a webinar with Prof Raman BediInfant oral mutilation (IOM) is a traditional practice that is prevalent in many African countries but practised most often in East Africa.
IOM involves extracting an infant's unerupted primary teeth or ‘tooth buds' without anaesthesia. This practice does not have any health benefits.
It is typically motivated by the belief that existing tooth buds, which may resemble worms under the mucosa, may be a cause of childhood diseases, such as diarrhoea and vomiting. Thus, tooth buds are removed to prevent and treat those diseases. In the talk Raman Bedi will describe the procedure and the End IOM campaign.
Raman Bedi was Chief Dental Officer – England from October 2002 to October 2005. He was the founder and director of the Senior Dental Leadership programme from 2007-2021.
In September 2005, he chaired the UK European Union Presidency dental programme. Raman was head of dental public health at the Eastman Dental Institute, University College of London, and Director of the National Centre for Transcultural Oral Health from 1996–2002. From 1998-2008 he was the director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre at the Eastman Dental Institute.
Currently, he is an Emeritus Professor at King’s College London. He holds several international honorary chairs, including an “Extraordinary Professorship” in Paediatric Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa and the University of Pennsylvania.
To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
For more on the End IOM campaign visit https://www.endiom.org
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Recorded on 11 February 2021 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Adrian WarnockAdrian Warnock is a medical doctor who worked in the UK’s NHS as a psychiatrist for eight years.
Adrian was diagnosed with blood cancer in May 2017. He is a published author, the founder of Blood Cancer Uncensored, and has written a Christian blog since 2003 at Patheos. He is passionate about learning how to approach suffering with hope and compassion.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 25 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Paul AdamsDr Paul Adams qualified in dentistry and medicine at Guy’s Hospital, London. He was Registrar in Maxillo-Facial Surgery until becoming a Pharmaceutical Advisor in Industry and Government Medicines Regulator.
A teacher/evangelist at heart, Paul has spent 30 years in full time pastoral ministry, growing churches, training people for ministry, and equipping Christians to witness in their workplace.
Dr Adams founded BeaconLight Trust; writing tools for personal evangelism and disciple-making including CrossCheck and Truth Unlocked. His online devotional, Word@Work - is read globally each day. Paul is married to Felicity, a former District Nursing Sister, and they have two grown-up children. To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/For the BeaconLight Trust visit https://beaconlight.co.uk
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Recorded on 4 March 2021 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr James PaulDr James Paul is director of the English branch of L’Abri Fellowship and before that he practised as a doctor in London, specialising in hospice care for the terminally ill. Many of the questions raised in his recent book What on Earth Is Heaven? are ones that people have asked him in these settings. He has been a speaker at Word Alive and European Leadership Forum, and regularly addresses university Christian Unions and the Christian Medical Fellowship students' conference, as well as speaking at L'Abri conferences globally.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 2 May 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Laura Bryant Hanford
In December 2023, the WHO announced a committee to develop an official “guideline” on gender transition. Most members are transgender activists, and only half are medical professionals.
Churches and clinicians need to be aware of the highly organized, well-funded Western activism working through the WHO to impose unethical, unbiblical and unscientific sexual norms, and to open new markets for hormones and surgery as “essential” healthcare.
The webinar will discuss the factors driving this dangerous ideological movement, and the strategies employed by its proponents in the international context. Resources will be offered to respond effectively and to protect vulnerable children and adults.
Laura Bryant Hanford grew up as a missionary kid in France and lives with her family in the Washington, DC area, where she consults and writes on a range of US and international family, child protection and religious freedom issues.
Since 2015, when she began serving on her children’s public school sex education committee, her focus has included the dangers posed by gender ideology. Her background is in international human rights, at the US Embassy in Romania as officer in charge of human rights and on Capitol Hill as a Congressional staffer. She was the lead staff researcher and drafter of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. She is a graduate of Princeton University.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 25 April 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Richard HarveyThe Elephant and the Ant: Mutual Understanding and Blessing? explores the experiences of being a Jewish disciple of Jesus in a church that has been majority world-based for the last 1800 years. What are the biblical theological and cultural differences in understanding Yeshua (Jesus), the church, Israel, and their relationship, and how do these impact historical tensions of antisemitism and current Jewish-Christian relations? How do we express the challenges of identity and unity, particularly in the context of reconciliation, justice, and peace during the current Israel-Gaza war?Richard Harvey is a Jewish disciple of Yeshua (Jesus) who writes, researches and teaches Messianic Jewish Theology. He pioneered the London Messianic Congregation and holds a PhD from the University of Wales.
He is married to Monica, also a Jewish disciple of Jesus, and they have two children and three grandchildren. Richard teaches Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies and served as Academic Dean and Director of Research at All Nations Christian College, part of the Open University, UK. He is a past President of the International Messianic Jewish Alliance.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
For Richard's blog visit https://jewinthepew.org/category/otdimjh/
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JewinthePew
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Recorded on 11 April 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Larry Worthen
The swift advance of euthanasia and assisted suicide (MAiD) in Canada and its corresponding effect on conscience rights should be a cautionary tale for the rest of the world. Nova Scotia doctors are currently fighting to practice medicine against regulators who are trying to normalize the practice of euthanasia by requiring an "effective referral" of patients to the service. As the number of disturbing cases expands, more and more doctors are unable to comply with regulators who are threatening discipline for non compliance.
Larry is Executive Director of the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Canada. He resides in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with his wife, Dr. Linda Gagnon who is a family physician. They have two children and five grandsons.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 11 April 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Prof John GibsonThis webinar offers a personal story of the devastating impact of suicide on family, friends and colleagues and asks how we might do better in preventing suicide at home, in education, at work and in our communities.
Following attendance at this webinar, delegates will:
Understand the devastating impact of suicide on family, friends, colleagues and communities; Understand the factors influencing suicidal behaviour; Have the skills to construct and implement a suicide safety plan for themselves or someone else; Be challenged to implement changes in their own lives to ensure a positive approach to mental health and wellbeing.John Gibson is qualified in both medicine and dentistry and has worked in academic Oral Medicine for his entire career. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Oral Medicine in the University of Aberdeen, Chief Executive Officer of The Canmore Trust charity (SC051511) and a member of the Lived Experience Panel of the Scottish Government’s National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group. On 20th October 2019, John’s youngest child, Cameron, died by suicide at 24-years-old, and his world changed forever. John now works to prevent suicide, and, through The Canmore Trust, to offer support to individuals, families, workplaces and communities affected by suicide.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
For more from The Canmore Trust visit https://thecanmoretrust.co.uk
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Recorded on 4 April 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Felicia Wong chairs a webinar with Dr Emil Shehadeh
Emil Shehadeh was born in Israel and educated mainly in the UK, achieving BSc Hons (Medical Biology), MSc (Biochemistry), MB ChB (Medicine), and a Diploma in Dermatology and MRCGP. Growing up in Israel, he accompanied his parents all over Galilee, spreading the Gospel amongst all communities including Muslims. He also worked with Child Evangelism Fellowship and OM. In the early 1990s, he co-founded an Arabic Church in Cardiff, S Wales. He practiced as a GP (Family Physician and a trainer) until 2016. Upon retirement, he dedicated his time to writing and speaking on the subject of Islam and evangelising Muslims. He supports evangelistic work amongst Muslims in North Africa and Nigeria. Emil has a PhD in Islamic Studies from Logos University and is engaged in another piece of research at LST, Northwood, on the Causes and Consequences of Muslim Conversions to Christianity. He believes that the expansion of the Kingdom of God must be the chief concern of the people of God.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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Recorded on 28 March 2024 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Felicia Wong chairs a webinar with Dr Patti Francis
Women have become a large sector of medical and dental schools since the mid 80s. Before that time, it was tough for women to be accepted in these fields. God created us male and female and we each bring different gifts to the field of medicine.
This webinar will explore those gifts and needs of women within CMDA US. The organization saw the need to address these needs. This webinar will share that journey of how CMDA US has supported our roles as women in Christ serving together.
Patti Francis was born to German immigrant parents who emigrated after World War II. She became a Board Certified Pediatrician in 1979 and recently retired from private practice in pediatrics. She has been part of CMDA US since becoming a medical student and has served in several leadership positions, including volunteering as a delegate from California. She was asked by David Topazian, DDS, then President of CMDA, to explore the needs of women physicians and dentists in CMDA in 1990. It was given the status of Commission several years later. She served as the original chair and has been involved ever since.To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
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