“ Dr. Bill” William Morehouse, MD

We all know that prayer is “where the rubber hits the road” in our faith, but how do we demonstrate and incorporate the powerful instrument of intercession in our daily lives and especially in our patient encounters? How do we carry the difficulties faced by patients to God and communicate the relevant aspects of the “Good News” back to patients in the clinical setting.

Problem addressed:

We spend a lot of time taking clinical care of people, but how does prayer fit in? Does God want us to pray openly with people? Is verbal prayer appropriate? How can we do it so that it will be received?

Steve Noblett, CEO

If this is your first CCHF conference, START HERE! Learn about the roots and direction of the movement of God's people to live out the gospel through healthcare among those who are experiencing poverty. Identify opportunities and bottlenecks in this ongoing move of God, and understand how to find your place as you seek to serve the purpose of God in your generation

Anna Rowell, Medical Student with Rebecca Li

Often, the journey to medical school is seen as a step-by-step path that must be followed, with any deviation from it being seen as abnormal. However, through our own personal experiences, we have seen how a gap year can have a profound impact on a student’s view of medicine and life in community. In this session, we will share how God used our gap year experiences in Memphis, TN and Clarkston, GA to change and grow us, as well as teach us what the Great Commission looks like in our everyday interactions. This session is open to anyone interested in learning about missional gap year(s), and how students can benefit from these experiences

Jennifer Kendall, MD

Physician burnout is real. Vicarious trauma hits harder than you anticipate. Anxiety, doubt, and insecurities can creep in before you even recognize them. Our job carries a HEAVY weight with it. So how do we deal with it all? Sometimes it seems like this profession doesn't actually allow you to "put the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping another". Yet, this "new age" of self-care culture seems to put "me first". As Christians, how do we navigate all the content out there on self-care? Let's look at what the Bible actually says about caring for ourselves, rest, and cultivating resilience.

Katie Stinar, AFC

James 1:10 (NIV) states, "the rich should take pride in their humiliation." Medical professionals are among the better-paid half of our society. Our attitudes about wealth are so easily shaped by American culture and values, even those of us who work with the poor. We'll discuss the spiritual implications of wealth and affluence and how we must renew our minds to live our financial lives as true disciples of Jesus and to think rightly about our less-financially-fortunate patients.

Katie Stinar, AFC

In Luke 14:33 (AMP) Jesus says, "So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not [carefully consider the cost and then for My sake] give up all his own possessions." As high income earners, how can medical professionals protect themselves from the spiritual threats posed by their own affluence? And how does one pursue a career in ministry when saddled with student loan debt?

Dr. Clarice, MD

Please join me in a discussion on finding home and purpose in a foreign place while learning how to thrive. We will discuss spiritual disciplines and the grace of God. Growing in trust and rest.

CME Accredited

Patrick Kelly, MD

This section will examine how the experience of suffering, both past and present, affects the potential for human flourishing, seeking to synthesize the most recent literature on this point. The reason for doing so it that as clinicians treating suffering patients, not merely in the midst of a global pandemic but more importantly in the everyday reality of chronic, often intractable, incurable diseases, this question of the potential paradox of flourishing may have powerful value. To ask further questions, is it the case that our patient's suffering invariably mitigates against flourishing? Or can there possibly be a paradoxical relationship? That is to say, does suffering hold within it the potential of contributing to greater degrees of flourishing in a way in which our current understanding does not fully take into account? In our review of the literature on flourishing, the question we will keep in mind will be, is it possible for patients to reach these proposed levels of flourishing with the character trait formation associated with them without first passing through challenges, hardships and even suffering?

CME Accredited

Jason Grahame, PA-C

Faced with ever-increasing demands, many times clinicians try to tackle the workload by “dividing and conquering”. This session will highlight the benefits of thoughtfully training and discipling like-minded students who can become future partners to expand your medical ministry. Jason’s presenting panel members are Thaddeus Franz, Misti Grimson, and Faye Hodgin.