
Join fellow outgoing healthcare missionaries and veteran missionary faculty for what could be the most valuable four days you’ll spend as you prepare to leave for the field. If you intend to leave for the mission field within the next five years, this conference is for you!
The transition into life as a cross cultural missionary along with your first few years of service are a critical period. Healthcare missionaries face unique opportunities and challenges that can make this transition particularly intense. You’ve been called by the Lord to go. Your theological preparation, formal or informal, and your training in healthcare have built your foundation for service. Your sending agency adds to this, helping you understand how your role fits into the bigger picture of Kingdom building that your team endeavors to accomplish.
But intentionally preparing to meet the unique challenges that healthcare missionaries face is critical. Drawing boundaries even in the face of incredible need, thinking about team dynamics, protecting your family and relationships, preventing moral injury and burnout, exploring the interplay between culture and healthcare, and effectively aligning medicine and ministry are among the important topics many missionaries haven’t deeply considered. These are potential landmines that can hamper your ministry effectiveness or even cut short your missionary service.
This gathering will provide you with tools, knowledge, and relationships that you’ll find to be invaluable. You’ll also find camaraderie with others who, like you, are about to step into the amazing adventure that is life as a healthcare missionary. Don’t miss this opportunity to invest four days in preparing yourself for years of effective, fruitful, and healthy ministry for the Kingdom!
Attendee: $150
Spouse: $100
Southeast Christian Church is a beautiful, mission- minded Church located in Louisville. In addition to Pre-Field, Southeast hosts the Global Missions Health Conference, which begins on Thursday afternoon after Pre-Field wraps up.
The city of Louisville is a beautiful place to visit, featuring the Ohio River waterfront, Louisville Slugger museum, Churchill Downs, and a variety of interesting neighborhoods and restaurants.
Lunch and snacks will be provided each day. Breakfast and dinner will be on your own. Please make your own lodging arrangements.
Speakers coming soon!
Mon- Wed, 8 AM- 5 PM
Thurs- 8 AM- noon
Detailed schedule to follow.
Doug Lindberg