God Is My God, Not My Job: Valerie Kloosterman on the Cost of Conviction
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.
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Meet Our Guest(s):
Valerie Kloosterman lives in Caledonia, Michigan, with her husband and four children. She works as a physician assistant at a family practice serving adults and children of all backgrounds, and her faith inspires the way she serves each patient as made in the image of God. Ms. Kloosterman is also active in her church and community.
