April 14-21, 2026
This tour offers a unique blend of archaeological discovery, biblical reflection, and the breathtaking beauty of the Adriatic, making it an ideal journey for those seeking to connect with the roots of Western civilization and early Christianity.
“In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit” (Romans 5:4-5, MSG)
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“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Colossians 3:17, NIV).
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September 21, 2025
Attend the 75th Anniversary Banquet for the CMDA Twin Cities Chapter on Sunday, September 21, 2025! Our local chapter was charted in 1950, so we invite you to ENGAGE by helping us look back and celebrate our future! We’ll have Symposium group topics starting 5 pm, then a Social Hour, followed by a nice Banquet and Desserts.
August 8-9, 2025
Register for 2nd Annual Healthcare Symposium, Friday afternoon, August 8 through Saturday, August 9. Symposium topic is “From Machines to Wayfarers: A Faith-based Approach to Mental Healthcare” based on the 2025 book by Dr. Warren Kinghorn, MD from Duke University. This event is hosted by CMDA Twin Cities Chapter, CMDA Rochester Chapter and Anselm House and will be held at Anselm’s Melrose Station near the University of Minnesota – Eastbank Campus in Minneapolis. Note: 6 CE credits now available.
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“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead” (Philippians 3:10-11, NIV).
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“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever” (1 Chronicles 16:34, NKJV).
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“And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power” (Job 26:14)?
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Family Medicine — Mercy Community Healthcare (Franklin, Tennessee), an FQHC non-profit, seeks an MD or DO (BC/BE in family medicine) to provide primary care for adults and/or pediatrics. Our mission: to reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing excellent healthcare to ALL and support to their families. Enjoy great work-life balance, NHSC loan repayment, FTCA coverage and bonus potential. Interested Apply here or contact [email protected].
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November 5-6, 2025
This course will be a pre-conference for the Global Missions Health Conference and will be held at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky.
Private Self-Assessment Answer these five quick questions for an immediate self-evaluation.
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“But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children” (Psalm 103:17, NIV).
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July 3 – August 14, 2025
Group mentor coaching cohort for CMDA coaching trainees who have completed CMDA’s 501 and 503 coaching courses and have at least 20 hours of coaching experience.
For those caught up in unwanted sexual behavior. There is hope. There is help. There is healing. Because it is difficult for healthcare professionals to find a safe person with whom to talk, this safe space is built to connect to other professionals who have gained freedom from unwanted sexual behavior in a confidential environment. CMDA member care staff are available for you. You are…
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June 1-3, 2026
Campus & Community Field Staff: Join us for our 2026 Connections Conference! Get ready for an encouraging time of engaging with other CMDA field staff and ministry partners while being supported and inspired in your ministry role.
Bristol, Tenn.—June 18, 2025—Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, praised today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the U.S. v. Skrmetti case. This landmark decision upholds Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1, which protects minors from harmful and life-altering drugs and surgeries.
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“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15, ESV).
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A Saline Process seminar includes 10 hours of concepts and practical tools for integrating faith into day-to-day patient interactions with sensitivity and respect. This includes incorporating spiritual history-taking, praying with patients and fostering real-time connections with God during patient care. It is a descendant of Saline Solution, a course created by Pastor Bill Peel and Dr. Walt Larimore of CMDA over 20 years ago. Since that time, Saline Process has been taught to 50,000 healthcare workers in more than 120 countries around the globe, many of whom work in secular or other majority religion settings wary of Christianity.
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A Saline Process seminar includes 10 hours of concepts and practical tools for integrating faith into day-to-day patient interactions with sensitivity and respect. This includes incorporating spiritual history-taking, praying with patients and fostering real-time connections with God during patient care. It is a descendant of Saline Solution, a course created by Pastor Bill Peel and Dr. Walt Larimore of CMDA over 20 years ago. Since that time, Saline Process has been taught to 50,000 healthcare workers in more than 120 countries around the globe, many of whom work in secular or other majority religion settings wary of Christianity.
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“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End” (Revelation 22:13, NIV).
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The Emergency Medicine Section is a group of individuals with emergency specialties that seek to bring more glory to God through their work in emergent and urgent situations wherever they are in the world. The purpose of our group is to unite, network, and embolden our collogues to propel the Gospel forward through the gifts and talents of medicine that God has entrusted to them.
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“Because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself” (2 Corinthians 4:14, NIV).
Read MoreCongratulations from Christian Medical & Dental Associations on your graduation! We know you’re excited, and maybe a little nervous, as you move into your healthcare profession.
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2025 Saline Process Training Events
Saline Process is a 10-hour course designed to equip healthcare professionals and students to be witnesses for Christ in their clinical settings. Many studies demonstrate the fact that a majority of patients want their healthcare professionals to consider their spiritual needs and desires. Yet many in healthcare are uncomfortable addressing their patients’ religious concerns. How can clinicians address both the physical and spiritual aspects of their patients?
February 28-March 7, 2026
CMDA Winter Ski Conference: Living With Embodied Faith. Enjoy the beauty of the Rocky Mountains with – epic skiing, sweet fellowship and stimulating discussions regarding the role of faith in healthcare with author Dr. Stephen Ko.
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:24-25, ESV).
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October 17-19, 2025
Optometrists, please join us for some continuing education, fellowship, and missionary updates! We’ll meet at the Abe Martin Lodge in Nashville, Indiana.
“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity” (Ecclesiastes 1:2, ESV).
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November 3-6, 2025
CMDA’s annual Pre-Field Orientation for New Healthcare Missionaries is a can’t miss opportunity for soon-to-be healthcare missionaries to prepare for the field.
January 10, 2026
Join us for the first annual Remedy Chicago, and be equipped and encouraged to live missionally for Christ in healthcare!
February 26-March 26, 2026
This dynamic course, Mentoring with a Coach Approach, will equip you with innovative tools, resilience-building strategies, and a coaching mindset to transform mentoring relationships and inspire personal and professional growth.
October 2-30, 2025
This dynamic course, Mentoring with a Coach Approach, will equip you with innovative tools, resilience-building strategies, and a coaching mindset to transform mentoring relationships and inspire personal and professional growth.
“Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:11-13, NLT).
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What does it take to make a patient, or friend, or child, or spouse feel like you’ve spent adequate time with them?
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October 8-12, 2025
Come join us for a life-changing civil rights pilgrimage! We believe the Church, as a witness to the character of the God we follow, has a responsibility to confront evil and injustice in all its forms.
Why should I struggle to be a witness for Christ when most people are happy for most of their lives without Him?
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UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Medical Group has excellent family medicine opportunities in the western Chicago, Illinois suburbs. Our mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. We have an excellent opportunity in Carol Stream, with other locations coming soon. Outpatient only; hospitalist model for inpatient; excellent PTO, CME and retirement plans; occurrence-based malpractice insurance; and annual salary: $220K-280K. For more information, contact Director of Provider Recruitment Jennifer Manion at [email protected].
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“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior” (Habakkuk 3:17-18, NIV).
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“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you…and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you” (Genesis 12:2-3, NIV).
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“Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:11-13, NLT).
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Our fragrance, be it good or bad, is something people notice. Scripture talks about the fragrance of Christ, reminding us the aroma that wafts around us is what people notice about our faith. It’s a heavy responsibility knowing people are watching and listening to us, but we need to be the sweet aroma of Jesus to a world desperately needing His fragrance.
Read MoreOne thing the Egyptians are incredibly good at is the preservation of their artifacts and education about them. The last stop we made yesterday was to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, a museum that tries to teach the 7,000+ years of Egyptian history chronologically, tying the artifacts, structures and stories together in a way that gives an arc and a progression to the story.
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“Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on” (Mark 12:43b-44, NIV).
Read MoreThe current measles outbreak in Texas, the ascension of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services and broad societal trends have prompted widespread debate over the wisdom and future of vaccinating children for preventable infectious diseases with meaningful, even major, morbidity and mortality.
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“The Lord said to me, ‘Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites…’” (Hosea 3:1, NIV).
Read MoreShare Your Faith Story with CMDA Thank you for being a member with CMDA! We’d love to hear your story and potentially share it as part of our membership marketing efforts to inspire and encourage others. Sharing Your Story is Simple!You can share as much or as little as you’d like, there’s no right or wrong way to tell your story. Some questions to guide you…
Read MoreThe issues facing physicians are numerous, covering a broad spectrum. From the nuts and bolts of managing daily practice, providing great care as we stay up to date, dealing with the ethical dilemmas facing our patients and communities—it can be overwhelming.
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ConsultBridge is a non-profit platform connecting frontline healthcare missionaries with specialist doctors for virtual consultations. By providing timely medical expertise in underserved regions, it empowers missionaries to deliver better patient care while specialists contribute their skills from afar.
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A physician’s journey from Ethiopia’s famine relief to medical teaching in China reflects resilience, faith and service. Through life-saving care, gospel outreach and mentorship, their story highlights enduring hope and the transformative power of compassionate healthcare and ministry
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In a tech-saturated world, Dr. Ruth Lindberg explores how constant digital distractions can pull us away from a deeper relationship with Jesus. She offers practical tips for reducing screen time, refocusing our attention and embracing the peace and presence of God.
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“You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions” (Mark 7:8, NIV).
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“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith…” (1 Peter 5:8-9, NIV).
Read MoreDuring Lent as we approach Resurrection Day, a number of Christians choose to “give up” something they enjoy, such as a specific food or habit, to identify with the suffering of Jesus on the cross. One habit to consider adopting during this season is the admonition found in Hebrews 13:3: “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body” (ESV).
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January 13-20, 2026
Join CMDA for an unforgettable tour of the land where Jesus likely took His first steps! Walk the same paths Moses walked as he stood face-to-face with Pharaoh in the time of the Exodus.
We are searching for physicians to join our path to partnership in many specialties including OB/Gyn, otolaryngology, gastroenterology, cardiology, pediatrics and more.
Read MoreIn a recent Hasting Center Bioethics Forum Essay, “Supporting Patients and Students Who Are Immigrants: What to do and Why Most Bioethicists Won’t Do It,” Mark Kuczewski asserts that bioethicists, and medical systems in general, should not cooperate with any governmental attempts to identify or detain aliens who seek medical care within our hospitals and clinics.
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September 12-13, 2025
Join us in the Fort Worth TX to hear firsthand how dental professionals are using their skills to share the love of Christ and open doors for the Gospel—both locally and around the world!
September 26-28, 2025
Join us for the 35th annual Midwest Fall Conference near Muskegon, Michigan!
“This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer a short time in various trials” (1 Peter 1:6, NET).
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“In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor” (Acts 9:36, NIV).
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Preparing and living in view of this significant life transition- retirement. We’ll explore the unique considerations facing those who have spent their careers in healthcare and delve into the enriching possibilities of retirement lived through a Christian worldview.
Read MoreOn February 18, President Trump signed an executive order titled, “EXPANDING ACCESS TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.” Noting “the importance of family formation,” the prevalence of infertility (“as many as one in seven”), and the high cost of IVF ($12,000 to $25,000 per cycle), the administration committed itself to a policy which would “ensure reliable access to IVF treatment” by “Lowering Costs and Reducing Barriers to IVF.”
Read MoreWe want our CMDA members to be aware we are tracking the outcome of President Trump’s orders to protect vulnerable youth from transgender distortion.
Read MoreBetween my junior and senior years, I worked a summer job as a secretary-typist with the reviled United States Agency for International Development (USAID). What can I say? I was only 18 and not yet attuned to the subtle tells typically attributed to international criminal organizations.
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“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgement on themselves” (Romans 13:1-2, NIV)
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October 24-26, 2025
Join us as we explore Faith Embodied with Dr. Stephen Ko at Sandy Cove Ministries (North East, MD).
October 17, 2025
Living missionally for Jesus as healthcare trainees and professionals is not easy. Whether it’s moving halfway across the world or just stepping out your backdoor, missional living is a must for all of us. Remedy West is here to help encourage, challenge and confirm you in your journey!
“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers…” (Luke 10:30b, BSB).
Read MoreThere was a time when psychology was dedicated to truth, healing and human flourishing. At its core, our profession was meant to serve as a beacon of understanding, guiding individuals toward mental clarity, emotional resilience and personal freedom.
Read MoreIn 2003, President George W. Bush launched a program called The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has become one of the most successful foreign aid programs in United States history. According to the State Department, as of September 30, 2023, PEPFAR has saved 25 million lives and enabled 5.5 million babies to be born HIV-free.
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January 15-18, 2026
Join us for our 42th annual West Coast Winter Conference at Cannon Beach, Oregon! The longest running and best attended regional conference in CMDA!
June 30-July 5, 2026
An international gathering of Christian doctors and dentists is how ICMDA began in 1963 with a gathering of physicians in Amsterdam. Since then we have held 17 world congresses in 14 different countries.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses…” (Acts 1:8, NIV).
Read MoreEcclesiastes 9:11 contains the familiar text, “the race is not to the swift” (NIV) (or to those who run fast), but in the case of Black Americans, the race to health began well ahead of us, particularly with slavery.
Read MoreAs a little girl, I remember Valentine’s Day so vividly—decorating a shoebox to hold our cards at school, picking just the right Valentine for each friend in our class and, uh, having bronchitis several years in a row and missing the whole thing.
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“Join with others in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do” (Philippians 3:17, NIV).
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Part of the resources provided by the CMDA is a video series called “Faith Prescriptions”. This multi-part video series provides training on everything from LGBTQ issues in the healthcare arena, to how to pray with your patients, and sharing your faith in ethical and appropriate ways with colleagues and patients.
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“Not long after this, a hurricane-force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island” (Acts 27:14, NET).
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The Christian Healthcare Executive Collaborative (CHEC) is a community of Christians engaged in roles of healthcare leadership, including executives, administrators, managers and clinicians. We are linked together by a common interest in leading well and serving our organizations and our communities through the leading of the Holy Spirit. As a section of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations, the largest fellowship of Christian healthcare professionals, we recognize the unique challenges and responsibility carried by those desiring to be faithful Christian stewards within healthcare teams (1 Corinthians 12:28, Romans 12:8). CHEC seeks to connect and engage Christian healthcare leaders with one another as a source of encouragement and counsel. As good stewards of our callings and our God-given gifts, we are compelled that CHEC would be useful to the kingdom of God generally and by supporting global healthcare mission hospital leaders, specifically.
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The Christian Healthcare Executive Collaborative (CHEC) is a community of Christians engaged in roles of healthcare leadership, including executives, administrators, managers and clinicians. We are linked together by a common interest in leading well and serving our organizations and our communities through the leading of the Holy Spirit. As a section of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations, the largest fellowship of Christian healthcare professionals, we recognize the unique challenges and responsibility carried by those desiring to be faithful Christian stewards within healthcare teams (1 Corinthians 12:28, Romans 12:8). CHEC seeks to connect and engage Christian healthcare leaders with one another as a source of encouragement and counsel. As good stewards of our callings and our God-given gifts, we are compelled that CHEC would be useful to the kingdom of God generally and by supporting global healthcare mission hospital leaders, specifically.
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The Christian Healthcare Executive Collaborative (CHEC) is a community of Christians engaged in roles of healthcare leadership, including executives, administrators, managers and clinicians. We are linked together by a common interest in leading well and serving our organizations and our communities through the leading of the Holy Spirit. As a section of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations, the largest fellowship of Christian healthcare professionals, we recognize the unique challenges and responsibility carried by those desiring to be faithful Christian stewards within healthcare teams (1 Corinthians 12:28, Romans 12:8). CHEC seeks to connect and engage Christian healthcare leaders with one another as a source of encouragement and counsel. As good stewards of our callings and our God-given gifts, we are compelled that CHEC would be useful to the kingdom of God generally and by supporting global healthcare mission hospital leaders, specifically.
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September 4-7, 2025
Join the physicians and dentists of WPDC in Old Town Albuquerque for 3 days of fellowship, education, prayer, worship and lots of laughter!
“But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents” (Mark 12:42, NIV).
Read MoreWhat if an original research paper published in a respected international scientific journal declared that keeping men out of women’s sports or banning the gender transitioning of minors caused an increase in suicide attempts among transgender youth? Wouldn’t you expect them to show actual evidence of an increase? Well, you ought. But they didn’t.
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A Saline Process seminar includes 10 hours of concepts and practical tools for integrating faith into day-to-day patient interactions with sensitivity and respect. This includes incorporating spiritual history-taking, praying with patients and fostering real-time connections with God during patient care. It is a descendant of Saline Solution, a course created by Pastor Bill Peel and Dr. Walt Larimore of CMDA over 20 years ago. Since that time, Saline Process has been taught to 50,000 healthcare workers in more than 120 countries around the globe, many of whom work in secular or other majority religion settings wary of Christianity.
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Today, the Tenwek Community Health and Development (TCHD) program little resembles the original program begun 40 years ago. That is a good thing! The goals of the program haven’t changed, but the strategies certainly have evolved.
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“And he who was seated at the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new’” (Revelation 21:5a, ESV).
Read MoreHere at CMDA, we’re often asked about why we, as an organization broadly and as our advocacy team specifically, seem to be more concerned about policy and ethics and less so about domestic missions—for our neighbors in need here in the U.S. These inquires and suggestions are often made out of concern that our engagement in legislation and the ethics around certain life issues comes at the expense or dismissal of the vulnerable.
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As the newest edition to CMDA’s long list of resources for our members, Standing Strong with the church is new curriculum that helps the church stand up against the cultural pressures facing Christians within healthcare today.
The curriculum’s seven modules are designed for group settings, allowing attendees to solidify their foundational worldview beliefs regarding important issues, such as the beginning of life, end of life and biblical sexuality. Each module also offers ideas of how to winsomely defend biblical values and positively interact with others in developing their worldview beliefs.
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As the newest edition to CMDA’s long list of resources for our members, Standing Strong in Training is new curriculum that helps healthcare students and residents stand up against the cultural pressures facing Christians within healthcare today.
The curriculum’s seven modules are designed for group settings, allowing attendees to solidify their foundational worldview beliefs regarding important issues, such as the beginning of life, end of life and biblical sexuality. Each module also offers ideas of how to winsomely defend biblical values and positively interact with others in developing their worldview beliefs.
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Walking into my closet there are shoes and clothes of course, but also old picture frames, a collection of costumes, a big plastic bin of mementos for each of my children, old calendars, sewing supplies, projects I have started (but never finished), holiday decorations, boxes of old photos and a bin of my dad’s things I can’t part with…and more.
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When we decided to attempt a public health campaign for pediatric pedestrian safety, we opted for an emphasis on community and solidarity, believing these cultural values were more likely to anchor the message beyond one cycle of road traffic accidents.
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“…Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14, NIV).
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“When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under…” (Matthew 2:16, NET Bible).
Read MoreHere at CMDA, we’re often asked about why we, as an organization broadly and as our advocacy team specifically, seem to be more concerned about policy and ethics and less so about domestic missions—for our neighbors in need here in the U.S. These inquires and suggestions are often made out of concern that our engagement in legislation and the ethics around certain life issues comes at the expense or dismissal of the vulnerable.
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