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Recorded on 8 October 2026 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Paul Hudson. Historically tied to Western colonialism, modern medical missions face growing scepticism and calls for retreat. But what does Scripture say? Join our global webinar as we examine such challenges through a biblical lens. We will discover that the true barrier isn't Western culture itself, but the universal human impulse toward pride. We’ll examine the roots of our problem. Come ground your medical calling in Scriptural wisdom and help us shape a more humble, God-glorifying mission vision that honours all nations and cultures. Dr. Paul Hudson began his internal medicine training at Johns Hopkins and worked as an epidemiologist at the US Centers for Disease Control.He came to Christ while in medical school, where he and his wife were called to missions. With his family, he served as a medical missionary with SIM in Ethiopia, Nepal, and Thailand for over three decades – working in clinical care, community health, and HIV/AIDS.He has written Healthcare and the Mission of God: Finding Joy in the Crucible of Ministry. He and his wife, Clare, live in Harrisonburg, Virginia.For information on future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/ For more from Dr Paul visit https://pauljhudson.com/

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Recorded on 10 September 2026 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Michael Ots In his work in universities around Europe, Michael regularly interacts with some of the biggest objections to the Christian faith. We will look at what the biggest objections are and consider a number of principles that will help us go about responding to them in a way that clearly and warmly points people to Jesus as the 'reason for the hope that we have.' Michael Ots grew up in the UK and started following Jesus at a young age. Living in one of the most multicultural cities in the country he was challenged to consider whether his childhood faith was worth continuing in and whether it stood up to serious questioning. His school years were a significant time when he grew in the conviction that Christianity is objectively true and worth sharing with others. After studying theology in Scotland, Michael went on to become the Minister of Evangelism at Lansdowne Baptist Church in Bournemouth, where he lived and worked for five years before becoming a travelling speaker. Michael’s passion comes from his own understanding of Christianity and how it informs every area of life, from questions of morality and ethics, to reasons for hope and justice. Michael is regularly invited to speak on the Christian Faith at University Events and Christian Unions both in the UK and across Europe. He is the Field Director of FEUER (The Fellowship of Evangelistis in the Universities of Europe) - a continent wide network of evangelists seeking to promote the public proclamation of the Gospel in the universities of Europe. He is on the extended regional team of IFES. He is also a member of the Association of Evangelists - a UK charity that supports freelance evangelists. Michael is the author of numerous books including What Kind of God? which was nominated for a major UK book award and has been translated into seven languages, as well as But is it true?, What Kind of Hope? and his latest release, Making Sense of Life. Michael lives in the Midlands of England with his wife Rebecca who is an airline pilot. They are regular and active members of Knighton Free Church. For information on future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/For more from Michael visit: https://www.michaelots.com/

Recorded on 3 September 2026 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Felicia Wong chairs a webinar with Beverley Shepherd Whilst we can learn much from courses and books on effective leadership there is one vital ingredient, for the Christian, that is missing from these ‘success’ recipes – strategic prayer. Many believers seem unaware of the spiritual battle that is present in their workplaces. The enemy’s job description is to rob, kill and destroy and that includes sabotaging our work. Though there is no blueprint for how to pray strategically for our areas of responsibility, we need to recognise and use the weapons in our armoury. This is a battle that God equips us to both fight and win! Bev is a management trainer and developmental coach, specialising in the areas of leadership, team dynamics, conflict resolution and stress resilience. Her clients include manufacturing organisations, the NHS, local government, charities, and church leaders. She has worked alongside LICC for over 25 years as an associate speaker. In 2011 she initiated their prayer journeys, designed to motivate, encourage and equip Christians to pray in and for their workplaces. Her spiritual journey has encompassed many traditions including two years as a Bible student (Cornhill Training course), undertaking the Ignatian Spiritual exercises, and currently worshipping in an exuberant multinational Pentecostal Baptist church. For information on future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/

Recorded on 27 August 2026 for ICMDA Webinars. Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Bob Meyer In this presentation, Dr Bob explores: The need and the opportunities available for short-term dental missions to serve the under-resourced dentally, using it as a door opener for spreading the gospel.Shows how to do quality dental care comfortably and safely in austere environments, transportable in three 50-pound airline checked bags, which can be set up in a few minutes.Acknowledge that dental extractions and fillings generally require no follow-up, minimal medication, and solve acute pain and infection problems immediately.Shares opportunities to train indigenous people to extract teeth in one week, where there is little access to care.Shows how team members benefit from service. Colonel (Retired) Robert Meyer, the Executive Director of the Christian Dental Society, received his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy, and his DMD from the University of Oregon. He commanded the only airborne dental unit, deployed dental teams globally, and finished a 32-year Army career directing an AEGD residency program, before entering private practice.Dr. Bob, a humble servant, has led 90 dental teams to under-resourced people in 45 countries for 30 years, and volunteers in local and state dental clinics. He, with his wife, have written five books, authored articles, and lecture on portable dental mission volunteerism. For information on future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/

Recorded on 20 August 2026 for ICMDA Webinars. Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Glen Scrivener. The Air We Breathe, published in 2022, charts the extraordinary progress of the Jesus-revolution (also known as Christianity). In this session, the author, Glen Scrivener, will speak of the seven values at the heart of the book which are seven values at the heart of the West: equality; compassion; consent; enlightenment; science; freedom; and progress. Behind each lies a particularly Christian history. There is a flow from "the Jesus story" into these values. Let's consider whether our secular friends might discover a way back from those "secular" values to find Jesus.Glen Scrivener is a speaker, writer and ordained minister. He serves as the Director of Speak Life in the UK, an evangelistic ministry that seeks, through preaching and media, to captivate both church and world with the love of Jesus. He is a YouTuber, podcaster, the author of ten books including the award-winning The Air We Breathe, and he is the creator and presenter of the digital evangelism course 321.For information on future ICMDA webinars visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/For more from Glen Scrivener visit https://speaklife.org.uk/

Recorded on 13 August 2026 for ICMDA Webinars. Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Todd Sprinkel. What if the key to better patient care, stronger teams, and lasting impact is happier employees? In this session, we’ll explore how a healthy workplace culture—rooted in trust, purpose, and biblical leadership—can transform your organisation. Drawing from Gallup Q12 research and real-world healthcare examples, we’ll uncover what truly drives employee happiness and how it leads to thriving teams. You’ll leave with practical tools, fresh inspiration, and a simple roadmap to create a culture where your team feels valued, engaged, and motivated to serve—every day.Todd Sprinkel is the former Director of Leadership Development for Medical Missions at the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA). For 22 years, he and his wife, Molly, have served overseas in locations such as Thailand, Tanzania, the Middle East, and more, following a call to missions that began in 1984. Todd brings expertise in healthcare operations and finance, having worked as CFO for mission hospitals, Senior Director of Health Care Services at Mercy Ships, and having held leadership roles at Johns Hopkins and American Mission Hospital. He currently serves in a voluntary capacity, providing encouragement and consulting to Mission Hospitals in low-resource settings. He is committed to supporting Christ-centred healthcare leaders as they seek to serve God in practical and meaningful ways. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Recorded on 6 August 2026 for ICMDA Webinars. Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Shivam Natarajan Use of AI in healthcare is rapidly increasing and evolving day by day. While there are many beneficial uses of AI in healthcare, there are significant ethical issues and dilemmas we face in real life practice. This has caused a lot of scepticism and suspicion among healthcare workers especially if you are a Christian.  With a lack of clarity many reject the use of AI outright or actively refrain from its use. On the other hand there are users who embrace it without understanding the risks and issues. The purpose of this presentation is to give an overview of ethical issues in AI and provide a Christian framework to approach them.  Dr Shivam Natarajan is a senior healthcare transformation leader, clinician, and digital health strategist with more than 25 years of international experience across the NHS, Middle East, Europe, and global health technology sectors. He brings a unique combination of clinical expertise, executive leadership, healthcare consulting, and AI-enabled digital transformation experience, having worked across providers, governments, integrated care systems, and health technology organisations. Currently serving as Global Head of Healthcare and Lifesciences at Experion Technologies, he leads global healthcare strategy and innovation initiatives focused on AI, population health, digital platforms, and healthcare product engineering across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Australia, and the United States. Over the course of his career, Dr Natarajan has held senior leadership positions including Interim Chief Medical Information Officer at Dedalus Group, Chief of Healthcare Services at Ajlan Medical Sector in Saudi Arabia, Senior Advisor and Head of eHealth to the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and senior transformation roles across major NHS organisations including Barts Health, Royal Free London, Imperial-linked systems, and Integrated Care Systems across England. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Recorded on 30 July 2026 for ICMDA Webinars. Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Prof Paul Rylance Treating a patient should not be just about the condition, but also their psychosocial and spiritual needs – Body, Mind and Spirit. All over the world healthcare systems are increasingly pressured. Attitudes of many doctors and other healthcare workers are changing, with concerns about work-life balance and burnout. In this context multi-professional team members might be less willing to “go the extra mile” in offering compassionate care, in the way Jesus demonstrated. There are many studies that show compassion benefits not just patients but also healthcare workers. Professor Rylance will be sharing thoughts about the nature of Whole Person Care, evidence for the benefits, and how it can be taught. Professor Rylance has been a Consultant in General and Renal Medicine in Wolverhampton, UK. Throughout his career he has led medical education, as Postgraduate Clinical Tutor and then Head of the Undergraduate Academy and is Honorary Professor in the University of Birmingham. He is part of the Management Team of PRIME International (Partnerships in International Medical Education), a Christan Medical Education charity, whose teaching includes Whole Person Care. His overseas experience started with a medical student elective in Liberia and more recently has taught with PRIME in the Seychelles, Uganda and Burundi, and now increasingly developing international online programmes. For more info from PRIME visit https://www.prime-international.org/home.htm ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Recorded on 23 July 2026 for ICMDA Webinars. Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Brent Van Andel According to a recent WHO report, over half of the world’s population lacks access to basic health care services. Using Matthew 9:35-38, and examples from his own experiences, Dr. Brent Van Andel will explain why mobilizing medical professionals in these underserved communities is so important and necessary in our world today. He will also present a framework used at the Luke Society including a number of concepts that can be applied by other individuals or organizations doing similar work. Dr. Brent Van Andel is the Executive Director of the Luke Society, an organization in the United States, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Luke Society partners with Christian doctors and nurses working in their own underserved communities all around the world. They currently have over 40 partnerships in 30 countries. Before joining the Luke Society, Dr Van Andel worked in New Mexico as a Family Physician for 17 years. He is married to Cindy, also a Family Physician, who now practices where they live in Sioux Falls. For more info from Luke Society visit https://www.lukesociety.org/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠