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Dr. Brick Lantz, CMDA’s Vice President of Advocacy and Bioethics, joins host Dr. Mike Chupp for another Q&A exploring difficult ethics questions facing Christian healthcare professionals. From pronouns and conscience concerns to IVF and end-of-life care, they discuss how you can respond when a patient’s request or an employer’s expectations conflict with your faith and medical judgment, considering what it means to hold to the truth while providing excellent care and loving the person in front of you. Chapters (00:00:08) - Introduction and Episode Overview(00:01:33) - Chatting About Brick's Alaska Adventure(00:03:07) - Transgender Pronouns and Conscience Issues(00:07:55) - Compassion vs. Complicity in Patient Care(00:10:29) - Positive vs Negative Autonomy and Trust in Medicine(00:13:26) - When Employers Demand Participation in Objectionable Care(00:16:32) - Refusing Care Wrongly: The World Magazine Case(00:18:25) - Abortion, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Maternal Risk Debates(00:21:38) - The Lindsey Clancy Case and Cultural Loss of Sanctity(00:22:52) - IVF Ethics and Restorative Reproductive Medicine(00:28:14) - CMDA Resources and Special Announcement(00:29:44) - Genetic Testing: Healing vs Selection(00:33:00) - Disability, Imago Dei, and the Value of Life(00:38:35) - Physician-Assisted Suicide and Dying Well(00:43:26) - Lessons from COVID-19 and Public Health Trust(00:49:19) - Risk, Compassion, and Serving in Danger(00:53:28) - What Is a Human Being? The Core of Bioethics(00:56:02) - Closing Thoughts and Call to Engage the Church(00:58:07) - Episode Wrap-up and Next Week's PreviewEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

How do you explain why you’re pro-life to someone who doesn’t share your faith? Scott Klusendorf, president of Life Training Institute and author of The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture, joins Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Brick Lantz to discuss making a clear, reasoned case for the unborn and asking thoughtful questions when conversations become tense. They explore the role of healthcare professionals in these discussions and a question that touches every patient: Is human value inherent, or does it depend on what a person can do? Chapters (00:00:08) - Introduction and Guest Welcome(00:03:03) - Scott's Mentors and the Koukl Filter(00:09:02) - The Pro-Life Syllogism(00:11:26) - Worldviews and the Challenge to Intrinsic Human Value(00:15:40) - Natural Rights, Law, and Political Inconsistency(00:18:33) - Four Pillars: Law, Culture, Pregnancy Centers, Post-Abortion Healing(00:22:45) - Engaging the Mushy Middle and Legislative Prudence(00:26:16) - Sponsor Break: Book Offer and CMDA Events(00:27:51) - Discipling the Church on Sanctity of Life(00:30:53) - Medical Professionals Countering Pro-Abortion Myths(00:34:48) - Influencing Higher Education with Imagery and Evidence(00:38:16) - Abolitionists vs Incrementalists: Lessons from Lincoln and Wilberforce(00:42:49) - Strategies: Constitutional Amendments, Mifepristone, Free Speech(00:45:04) - Legal Strategies and Medical Malpractice Debate(00:46:48) - The SLED Acronym Explained(00:52:17) - Spiritual Warfare and Closing Thoughts(00:56:23) - Episode Wrap-Up and ResourcesEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

Dr. Matthew Loftus joins Dr. Mike Chupp to explore the growing influence of therapy language and what happens when it shapes how the church understands and responds to hardship. A family physician practicing in rural Kenya, Dr. Loftus shares the patterns he’s observing and discusses his new book, Resisting Therapy Culture: The Dangers of Pop Psychology and How the Church Can Respond. He also speaks candidly about his own experience with depression, bringing a personal perspective to the conversation about mental health and faith.   Chapters (00:00:08) - Introduction to Dr. Matthew Loftus and the episode(00:01:22) - Background: Loftus's journey to Kenya and family medicine(00:03:51) - Mental health clinics at Latane and Chigoriya hospitals(00:06:30) - Defining therapy culture and medicalization(00:09:34) - Loftus's personal experience with depression(00:11:11) - Risks of churches adopting therapy culture uncritically(00:13:52) - Church vs. mental health professionals: roles and responsibilities(00:18:30) - The church's mission is not to 'fix' people(00:21:32) - Sponsor announcements and CMDA promotions(00:23:33) - Spiritual care in clinical practice in Kenya(00:25:35) - Guidance for pastors on when to refer to professionals(00:28:09) - Therapy culture's crusade against suffering(00:29:30) - Diagnosis inflation and misuse of mental health language(00:32:22) - Loftus's writing career and major articles(00:34:49) - The 'good enough church' concept(00:39:04) - Maggie's role and supporting Matthew through dark seasons(00:42:31) - Closing thoughts and book recommendation(00:43:29) - Host reflection, next episode preview, and sign-offEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

What happens when we evaluate marriage, IVF, surrogacy, and reproductive technology from the perspective of the child instead of the adult? Katy Faust, founder and president of Them Before Us, joins Faith in Health Care to explain the philosophy behind her work and the Greater Than campaign, a coalition seeking to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges and restore what Faust describes as a child-centered understanding of marriage and family. Katy discusses some of today’s most difficult questions surrounding IVF, embryo freezing, sperm and egg donation, surrogacy, same-sex parenting, divorce, infertility, and emerging reproductive technologies. She explains why she believes Christians should scrutinize these practices through the lens of children’s rights, human dignity, and biblical teaching. The conversation also explores how Christians can hold firm convictions while maintaining genuine relationships with people who disagree. Katy shares her own family experience, her approach to truth and compassion, and why she believes Christians must distinguish between loving individuals and evaluating ideas or public policy. This is a challenging conversation about children, family, reproductive technology, Christian ethics, and the rapidly changing meaning of parenthood. Chapters (00:00:08) - Introduction and Episode Preview(00:01:56) - Welcoming Katie Faust Back to the Show(00:05:07) - The Greater Than Campaign Explained(00:07:51) - Church's Response to IVF and Reproductive Technology(00:11:49) - Coalition Support and Judicial Pathway for Overturning Obergefell(00:13:01) - Facing Backlash and Accusations of Hate(00:15:48) - Responding to Southern Poverty Law Center and GLAAD(00:20:07) - Being a 'Hot Potato' - Truth Over Comfort(00:24:30) - Loving LGBTQ Neighbors While Holding Principles(00:31:13) - Acceptance vs Affirmation - Personal Family Story(00:33:21) - Truth-Telling and Theology of Losing Friends(00:34:55) - IVF, Surrogacy, and the Ethics of Reproductive Technology(00:42:28) - The Children's Rights Scorecard by State(00:45:45) - Biblical Foundations - Genesis, Marriage, and Justice for Children(00:50:15) - Action Steps for Christians in Healthcare(00:53:12) - Closing Thoughts and ResourcesEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

Physician assistant Valerie Kloosterman joins Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Brick Lantz to share how holding to her Christian convictions cost her the job and professional community she had spent 17 years building. Despite exemplary performance reviews and no prior discipline, Valerie faced a choice between preserving her career and remaining true to her beliefs. Her testimony brings the personal cost of that decision into focus and invites Christian healthcare professionals to consider what faithfulness looks like when their convictions are put to the test. Chapters (00:00:08) - Introduction to Valerie's Story(00:03:26) - Valerie's Faith Journey and Path to Becoming a PA(00:05:45) - The Beginning of the Conflict at University of Michigan Health West(00:08:29) - On Pronouns and Speaking Truth in Love(00:10:54) - On Referrals for Gender Transition and Conscience(00:12:59) - HR Confrontation and Termination(00:15:23) - Faith, Family, and Prayer Through the Firing(00:18:26) - Sponsor Break: CMDA Resources(00:20:00) - Finding New Employment and Moving Forward(00:21:38) - Scripture and Community Support Through the Trial(00:25:02) - The Settlement and New Religious Accommodation Policy(00:28:51) - Would She Change Anything? Reflections on Faithfulness(00:30:37) - Impact Across the University System and Closing Thoughts(00:33:56) - Host Reflections and Closing ResourcesEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

What happens when God calls you to serve—even when your medical career, family, and schedule already feel completely full? Dr. Shay Moore and Dr. Tony Kim weren’t looking for another responsibility. But when longtime Christian healthcare leaders Arnie and Lois Unfelt prepared to step away after 40 years of faithful ministry in Colorado Springs, God began bringing the right people together at exactly the right time. In this episode of Faith & Health Care, Shay and Tony share how prayer, Christian community, mentorship, and a willingness to say “yes” helped create a new chapter of ministry among healthcare professionals in Colorado Springs. They discuss: • Why Christian healthcare professionals need a community where they don’t have to explain their faith or the pressures of medicine • How one generation can successfully pass the ministry baton to the next • Why you don’t have to feel ready before answering God’s call • The importance of mentoring and discipleship in healthcare • How Christian doctors can use their God-given skills to serve their communities • What they learned from the national Christian healthcare convention • How Tony began praying with patients during emergency-room shifts • Why Christian healthcare professionals need encouragement to stand for truth • The powerful community experienced at Medical Week at Spring Canyon Tony shares a remarkable story of how a simple biblical reference during an emergency-room procedure opened a door for a patient and other healthcare workers to share their faith. And Shay describes the incredible impact of Medical Week at Spring Canyon and the Christian community that helped sustain her through military service, medicine, marriage, and family. The question for all of us is simple: What might God already be preparing you to say YES to? Chapters (00:00:08) - Introduction to Faith in Healthcare(00:01:50) - Meet Dr. Shea Moore and Dr. Tony Kim(00:04:11) - How Tony Got Involved with CMDA(00:05:25) - Shea's Journey and Spring Canyon Origins(00:06:59) - Synergy Between OCF and CMDA(00:08:53) - What Draws Members to Community(00:10:24) - Building Small Groups and Meeting Needs(00:12:12) - Passing the Baton from the Anfeldts(00:15:23) - God's Timing in the Leadership Transition(00:18:05) - Interacting with Students and Trainees(00:20:26) - Sponsor Announcements(00:22:00) - Discipleship and the Nature of Christian Community(00:23:34) - Spring Canyon Medical Week Reflections(00:25:38) - Connecting Faith and Healthcare Through Service(00:30:35) - Highlights from the National Convention(00:31:58) - Praying with Patients and Living Out Faith at Work(00:34:50) - Worship, Community, and Research on Conscience Issues(00:36:36) - Closing Thoughts and Colorado Springs Legacy(00:38:43) - Episode Wrap-Up and Next Week's Preview(00:40:46) - Podcast Credits and DisclaimerEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

Dr. Julie Rosá and Dr. Andy Behnke join Dr. Mike Chupp to explore how medical education can become a powerful form of mission. Drawing on Dr. Behnke’s years of teaching and ministry in Moldova, including diabetes education and efforts to expand access to continuous glucose monitoring, they discuss how sharing specialized knowledge can equip international colleagues and allow God to use skills that may not seem suited to a traditional medical missions trip. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare: Medical Missions Podcast(00:01:57) - Faith and Healthcare(00:02:56) - Moldova: Bringing Endocrinology to Life(00:04:33) - What Keeps You Motivated?(00:06:28) - Christian doctors provide diabetes care in Moldova(00:08:46) - Fulbright Scholar's work in Moldova(00:09:57) - Julie and Andy talk about the Fulbright(00:13:41) - Thanksgiving for Life: The Partners(00:15:35) - Learning the language ahead of a trip(00:17:30) - Moldova Medical Students(00:20:42) - International Pharmacist in Moldova(00:23:30) - God opens the doors in the Moldova(00:25:21) - Dr. Behnke: Old Order Catholics and their faith(00:29:21) - What is the Charge for Medical Missions?(00:34:29) - Moldova(00:37:42) - Christian Medical Association Matters: An Mei TripEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

Reverend Bill Reichart and Dr. John Pierce join Dr. Mike Chupp to reflect on the 18th ICMDA World Congress, where more than 1,200 Christian healthcare professionals and students from over 120 nations gathered on Jeju Island, South Korea. Through stories of the people they met and the faith they witnessed, they offer an inspiring glimpse of the global body of Christ and consider how this wider perspective can encourage each of us to serve faithfully wherever God has placed us. Chapters (00:00:08) - CcmDA Matters: Faith in Healthcare(00:01:52) - The World Congress of the International Christian Medical and Dental Association(00:04:14) - Climbing a volcano(00:07:13) - WCC World Congress 2017: Top 3 Highlights(00:10:07) - Favorite Speakers of the Week(00:14:43) - What were some of the highlights of the Conference?(00:17:12) - Honoring students and junior doctors(00:20:27) - Christian Healthcare Professionals: Virtual Mentoring(00:22:26) - International Night: Celebrating America's 250th Birthday(00:24:40) - The World Congress: Forgetting One's Own Self(00:28:35) - The World Congress of the Medical Association(00:35:34) - ICMDA World Congress 2022(00:40:49) - Christian Medical and Dental Associations: The Global ThreadEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

In this episode, we’re sharing a special conversation from another CMDA podcast, R2ED Out Loud, on In this episode, we’re sharing a special conversation from another CMDA podcast, R2ED Out Loud, on what faithfulness to Jesus means when it comes to where we live and whom we serve. Dr. Omari Hodge sat down with Dr. Rick Donlon, CEO of the Christian Community Health Fellowship and co-founder of Christ Community Health Services in Memphis. Thirty years ago, Dr. Donlon and three colleagues he first met through a CMDA student chapter opened a health center in one of the most underserved neighborhoods in Memphis. A few years later, he moved his family into one of the communities their health centers served. What he learned there will challenge you, whether you’re a student choosing a specialty or decades into practice. Thirty years ago, Dr. Donlon and three colleagues he first met through a CMDA student chapter opened a health center in one of the most underserved neighborhoods in Memphis. A few years later, he moved his family into one of the communities their health centers served. What he learned there will challenge you, whether you’re a student choosing a specialty or decades into practice. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare(00:02:11) - A Few Minutes With Rick Donlin(00:04:43) - Understanding the Christian Medical Medical Association(00:06:24) - CCHF CEO on CMDA and its Impact(00:09:23) - Former CMDA President Tim Flannery on the Need for the Poor(00:13:05) - How Do We Navigate the Country?(00:17:57) - Grace Community Ministries: Living in Close Relocation With a(00:23:54) - CMDA's Red Committee Training(00:25:39) - Living in the Inner(00:31:53) - Primary Care Doctors vs. Specialists(00:35:21) - CCHF: The Real Jesus(00:37:09) - Healthcare for the people who are marginalized(00:40:23) - A message from Rick Warren(00:42:38) - Christian Medical and Dental Associations: Faith and Health CareEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

In this episode of Faith in Healthcare, Dr. Mike Chupp and CMDA Senior Vice President Dr. Bill Griffin talk with Nathan Miller and Ethan Harris, fourth-year dental students at Virginia Commonwealth University, about building Christian community among their classmates and serving through dental missions in Rwanda and Jamaica. Their story shows what can happen when students step out in faith with the support of experienced professionals, reminding us that ministry does not begin after graduation. It begins with faithfulness wherever God has placed us today. Ethan Harris and Nathan Miller are fourth year dental students at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.  VCU previously had an active dental student group, but interest had waned in recent years.  When Ethan and Nate met during their first year they committed themselves to restarting this group, and now there’s a good group of students meeting every Thursday evening. In addition to their efforts to organize the VCU Dental Student group, earlier this year Nate and Ethan accompanied Dr. Bill Griffin and other dentists on a mission trip to Rwanda, where they developed their clinical skills and also evidenced the power of the Gospel through international dental care.  In order to introduce their classmates to the profound blessing of dental mission trips, Nate and Ethan are currently preparing to lead a group of 15 VCU dental students on a mission trip to Jamaica later this Summer. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare(00:02:06) - Christian Medical and Dental Society(00:03:27) - Both Students Become Dentists(00:10:14) - A Christian Student Starts a Bible Study(00:14:58) - Faculty Come Along to Encourage Students(00:17:21) - Ethan and Nate: Join Me for a Mission Trip to Rwanda(00:20:03) - Rethinking Rwanda(00:22:20) - CMDA National Convention 2020(00:23:57) - God captivated my heart in Rwanda and Jamaica(00:25:52) - Post-visit clinical work(00:28:19) - CMDA Student Trip: Why Wait?(00:31:18) - Dental Students: Integrating Spiritual Ministry and Practice(00:35:55) - ICMDA Jamaican Chapter(00:37:30) - Dental Students on Walking With the Lord(00:40:30) - Christian Medical and Dental Associations: Supporting Student GroupsEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

Healthcare can be a lonely place to live out your faith, but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode of Faith in Healthcare, Dr. Mike Chupp sits down with three CMDA Area Directors: John Bayon from Michigan, Mitzi Roberts from Texas, and Corey Whittaker from North Carolina. Together, they explore how CMDA helps students and healthcare professionals find genuine Christian community and integrate their faith with their calling, even in the face of hard questions about ethics and conscience. They also share how mentoring relationships with practicing and retired professionals are shaping the next generation to serve Christ wherever medicine takes them. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare(00:01:45) - Christian Medical Directors: Faith in Healthcare(00:02:47) - Citizen's Church Development Association(00:04:14) - What Distinguishes CMDA Ministry?(00:09:56) - CAMDA Fellowship(00:16:47) - CMSDA Grad Members(00:22:05) - CMAD's New Brand Promise(00:29:21) - Want to start a Community Ministry?(00:33:13) - Pastoral Ministry in the Medical Field(00:34:59) - The Most Rewarding Part of CMDA's Ministries(00:39:16) - Faith in HealthcareEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

In this episode of Faith in Healthcare, we’re sharing a talk Dr. Brick Lantz, CMDA’s Vice President of Advocacy and Bioethics, delivered at the Colson Center National Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee. His subject is one every healthcare professional has felt firsthand: the erosion of trust in American medicine, especially in the years since the pandemic. Rather than pointing to better policies or messaging as the fix, Brick argues that rebuilding trust begins with something deeper, a return to a biblical understanding of truth and the conviction that every patient bears the image of God. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by his years in clinical practice, this message will challenge and encourage you wherever you serve. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare(00:01:44) - Healthcare: Rebuilding Trust(00:03:05) - Rebuilding Trust in Healthcare(00:03:57) - Jay Bhattacharya on Restoring Trust in Healthcare(00:06:27) - Christian moral philosophy(00:08:46) - Five Questions for Building Trust(00:09:08) - What's Lost Trust in Medical Society?(00:11:22) - The Way of Medicine(00:12:34) - Undercurrents of Culture(00:13:48) - Healthcare and the Need for Real Hope(00:16:19) - Healthcare and the Imago Day(00:19:28) - Health Trust and the Crisis(00:23:10) - Is it possible to rebuild trust?(00:25:22) - Point of Medicine(00:26:55) - Healthcare Care: The Need for Wisdom(00:30:14) - When we're hated, how to react?(00:31:55) - Faith Prescription on Matthew 10:16(00:36:24) - Protestants on Sacrificial List(00:40:31) - Advocates for Life(00:44:00) - Rebuilding Trust in Health Care: Lessons from Nehemiah(00:47:52) - Faith and Healthcare ConnectedEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

Dr. Tiffany Schatz had built a successful surgical career and a comfortable life in the United States when God began calling her family to serve in Israel. In this episode of Faith in Healthcare, she joins host Dr. Mike Chupp to share what it’s been like to follow that calling, care for patients through seasons of uncertainty, and discover that God’s faithfulness is often most evident when the future feels anything but certain. Her story is a reminder that when we follow God’s leading, He is faithful to meet us every step of the way. Chapters (00:00:08) - Ccmda Matters: A Season of Ministry(00:04:08) - Immortal story of Dr. Tiffany Schatz(00:09:02) - Volunteers go back to Israel after the tragedy(00:17:07) - Why we fled to Israel in April of 2025(00:18:46) - Servants in the Middle East: A War Zone(00:22:42) - Mentoring with a Coach(00:24:45) - Israeli doctors on the Lebanon crisis(00:28:41) - Israel's support for the IDF(00:30:40) - The Hebrew language of the hospital(00:31:17) - CMSDA lifetime member interview(00:32:06) - Christians in a Time of Fear(00:34:32) - Married surgeons start their new life in Israel(00:36:30) - Immigration from the Land of Israel(00:38:10) - Prayer for Tiffany and the Community(00:39:57) - Faith in Healthcare: Tiffany Schatz's Courage and ObedienceEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

Dr. Alwyn Rapose and Dr. Marjorie Rapose join host Dr. Mike Chupp and co-host Dr. Bill Griffin to talk about caring for patients as whole persons, addressing spiritual needs alongside caring for patients’ physical health. Alwyn, an infectious disease physician, and Marjorie, a general dentist, began their careers in India before building their practices in Massachusetts. They share how the Saline Process Witness Training gave them the confidence to bring faith into everyday patient care, whether that means taking a spiritual history or simply recognizing when a conversation or a prayer might be welcome. Along the way, they describe how practicing medicine and dentistry with the support of the Saline Process has transformed their experience of caring for patients, renewed their joy in their work, and deepened their sense of calling. If you’ve ever wondered how to reflect Christ in the middle of a packed clinical day, this episode is full of practical encouragement. Chapters (00:00:00) - Faith in Healthcare(00:02:11) - Faith in Healthcare(00:06:16) - How did you get your start as a dentist in Massachusetts?(00:07:48) - Alwyn on the saline training(00:15:44) - Ways of Spiritual Care in the Medical System(00:18:13) - Saline Process(00:20:12) - Christian Dental Conference & Saline Process Witness Training(00:22:10) - How to discern where a patient is spiritually on a visit?(00:25:49) - Pray with Patients(00:28:20) - The Acrostic for Praying For Patients(00:29:29) - How to Pray When You're Busy(00:32:38) - Wonders of Medicine and Dentistry(00:36:25) - CMSDA's saline process witness training(00:37:44) - Wonders of the World: Witness Training(00:40:51) - Faith in HealthcareEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.

What does it take to build one of the most advanced cardiac surgery centers in East Africa — from a napkin sketch to a 400,000-square-foot hospital treating hundreds of open-heart patients a year? In this episode of Faith in Healthcare, host Dr. Mike Chupp sits down with two of his closest friends and former colleagues, Dr. Russ White and Dr. Carol Spears, both veteran missionary surgeons at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya. Together they helped launch Tenwek’s general surgery residency nearly 30 years ago — and have now returned to lead its brand-new Cardiothoracic Center. In this conversation, they share: Why only 5% of Kenyans who need cardiac surgery currently receive it — and how Tenwek is changing that The journey from a single operating room to a state-of-the-art six-theater cardiac facility How the PAACS training program has produced 48 surgeons and physicians serving across Africa The hospital’s guiding philosophy — “We treat, Jesus heals” — and what it looks like to minister to patients’ hearts, both physical and spiritual A candid, moving story of walking through loss as a hospital community The urgent, ongoing need for cardiologists, surgeons, and missionaries willing to serve This is a story of medicine, mentorship, and unwavering faith — and a firsthand look at how God can use “broken vessels” to build something extraordinary. Chapters (00:00:08) - Faith in Healthcare: CMDA Matters Podcast(00:02:48) - Faith and Healthcare: Dr. Russ White and Dr. Carol Spears(00:03:20) - Dr. Russ White and Carol Spears: Cardiothorac(00:05:28) - The Three Musketeers(00:09:50) - Aunt Carol and Uncle Russ(00:11:14) - A state-of-the-art cardiac surgery center in Kenya(00:15:03) - Challenges of the HR Department(00:17:58) - The New Surgery Center at Tenwick in Kenya(00:20:49) - How many critical care beds are available at the hospital?(00:22:10) - Congenital Heart Surgery in Kenya(00:25:43) - Mentoring with a Coach(00:28:55) - Timwuk Surgery School: 18 years of excellence(00:33:35) - Cardiac Surgery and the Spiritual Ministry(00:37:14) - Dr. Tammy King on Ministry to the Trainees(00:45:16) - Cardiology Specialists Need More Help(00:47:36) - 10 Wick Hospital and the CTC(00:51:05) - Faith in HealthcareEvery episode is free. Keeping it that way isn't. Producing each conversation — the guests, the editing, the hours — takes real resources. Your gift keeps the mic on and the episodes coming, at no cost to those who enjoy them. Would you consider paying it forward? → Give to Faith in Healthcare: https://cmda.org/givepodcast Every tax deductible dollar goes directly into the production of this podcast resource.