ICMDA Recordings

Recorded on 4 February 2021 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Vinod Shah A set of three sacred/secular dichotomies are being presented that have caused schism in our understanding of life and mission including medical mission. These are: The Heaven and Earth dichotomy (the primary dichotomy) Body and Soul dichotomy  Sacred and Secular work dichotomy These in turn have...

Recorded on 9 May 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Alex Bolek chairs a webinar with Prof Raman Bedi Infant oral mutilation (IOM) is a traditional practice that is prevalent in many African countries but practised most often in East Africa. IOM involves extracting an infant's unerupted primary teeth or ‘tooth buds' without anaesthesia.  This practice does not have any health benefits. It is typi...

Recorded on 11 February 2021 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Adrian Warnock Adrian Warnock is a medical doctor who worked in the UK’s NHS as a psychiatrist for eight years. Adrian was diagnosed with blood cancer in May 2017. He is a published author, the founder of Blood Cancer Uncensored, and has written a Christian blog since 2003 at Patheos. He is passionate about...

Recorded on 25 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Paul Adams Dr Paul Adams qualified in dentistry and medicine at Guy’s Hospital, London.  He was Registrar in Maxillo-Facial Surgery until becoming a Pharmaceutical Advisor in Industry and Government Medicines Regulator. A teacher/evangelist at heart, Paul has spent 30 years in full time pastoral ministry, g...

Recorded on 4 March 2021 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr James Paul Dr James Paul is director of the English branch of L’Abri Fellowship and before that he practised as a doctor in London, specialising in hospice care for the terminally ill. Many of the questions raised in his recent book  What on Earth Is Heaven?  are ones that people have asked him in these setting...

Recorded on 2 May 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Laura Bryant Hanford In December 2023, the WHO announced a committee to develop an official “guideline” on gender transition. Most members are transgender activists, and only half are medical professionals. Churches and clinicians need to be aware of the highly organized, well-funded Western activism working through...

Recorded on 25 April 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Richard Harvey The Elephant and the Ant: Mutual Understanding and Blessing? explores the experiences of being a Jewish disciple of Jesus in a church that has been majority world-based for the last 1800 years. What are the biblical theological and cultural differences in understanding Yeshua (Jesus), the church...

Recorded on 11 April 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Larry Worthen The swift advance of euthanasia and assisted suicide (MAiD) in Canada and its corresponding effect on conscience rights should be a cautionary tale for the rest of the world. Nova Scotia doctors are currently fighting to practice medicine against regulators who are trying to normalize the practice o...

Recorded on 11 April 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Prof John Gibson This webinar offers a personal story of the devastating impact of suicide on family, friends and colleagues and asks how we might do better in preventing suicide at home, in education, at work and in our communities. Following attendance at this webinar, delegates will: Understand the devastating...

Recorded on 4 April 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Felicia Wong chairs a webinar with Dr Emil Shehadeh Emil Shehadeh was born in Israel and educated mainly in the UK, achieving BSc Hons (Medical Biology), MSc (Biochemistry), MB ChB (Medicine), and a Diploma in Dermatology and MRCGP. Growing up in Israel, he accompanied his parents all over Galilee, spreading the Gospel amongst all communities includi...

Recorded on 28 March 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Felicia Wong chairs a webinar with Dr Patti Francis Women have become a large sector of medical and dental schools since the mid 80s. Before that time, it was tough for women to be accepted in these fields. God created us male and female and we each bring different gifts to the field of medicine. This webinar will explore those gifts and needs of wo...

Recorded on 21 March 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Philippa Taylor chairs a webinar with Kallie Fell. The infertility industry around the globe has grown to a multi-billion dollar business changing the modern family and profiting off of a women’s body. Through film, this presentation will explore third-party reproduction with a specific focus on the main commodity: human eggs. It’s no secret that young...

Recorded on 14 March 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Jeffrey Pang. This talk delves into the pervasive use of pornography within church communities, acknowledging the growing concern and the need for awareness. It explores the harmful effects of pornography on mental health, relationships, and spiritual well-being. The discussion also delves into the neuroscience o...

Recorded on 7 March 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Pablo Martínez Vila. Prayer is the highlight of our spiritual life, but we are more than just "spirits", we are a unity of body, mind and spirit. Our personality and temperament have a great influence on our spiritual life and our prayer life in particular.  This is why it is important to get to know...

Recorded on 29 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Prof John Wyatt. We live in a sex-saturated culture and it seems obvious that romance and sex provide the most powerful, vital and fulfilling aspects of human living. By comparison non-sexual friendship can seem either weak and unimportant, or potentially abusive. Yet the Bible celebrates committed covenantal...

Recorded on 22 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Richard Cunningham University is often considered the last 'best' opportunity to become a Christian - it is a mission field that is ripe for the harvest. This webinar will consider some of the challenges facing university evangelism, including current attitudes and culture wars, how we can best underst...

Recorded on 15 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Andy Bannister ⁠ How to talk about Jesus without looking like an idiot ⁠  is a no-nonsense, panic-free guide to having natural conversations with your friends and family about your faith. This webinar will explore why you don’t need to be afraid or uncomfortable, the four questions that help people open up,...

Recorded on 1 February 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Doug Fountain & Carolyn O'Brien Informing Advocacy: Filling Gaps in Data About the Christian Health Landscape Christian health assets are sometimes overlooked or excluded from programs that strengthen health systems, train health workers, conduct research, and fund services. This is in part because gove...

Recorded on 25 January 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Daniel O'Neill & Dr Elliott Larson This webinar covers the Christian missional call to discern truth and share evidence in the literature. We will touch on measuring and evaluating results that matter, doing literature searches, the various types of research, and the process of writing up scholarly p...

Recorded on 18 January 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Trevor Stammers. In every country which has legalised euthanasia, organ donation following euthanasia has also been legalised eventually. In Canada, organ removal was integrated to the euthanasia practice from the very start.  The utilitarian case for it is overwhelming logical - if it is ethical to allow do...

Recorded on 11 January 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Walt Larimore. Christians often consider missionaries to be those who depart for another region or country to share the gospel. However, Scripture teaches that we are to be flavorful salt and attractive light everyday where God already has us. The Biblical principles for everyday missionaries are surprisingl...

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