the CMF podcast

In this special, extended edition of 1st incision , CMF Associate CEO John Greenall talks to Nancy Pearcey , the American author and leading Evangelical academic about her seminal book, Love Thy Body , and how our worldview affects how we understand our bodies, identity and how we value humanity and human life. Heralded as 'America’s preeminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual'...

In this episode, John Greenall talks with Ros Turner of Transform Work UK on the importance of supporting and equipping Christians to be salt and light in their places of work. Ros shares from her wide experience of helping Christian workplace groups across the UK to support and equip Christians, and offers some challenges to us as health professionals on how we can make a real difference in the h...

In the first episode of season two of  1st incision , John Greenall, CMF's Associate Chief Executive, talks with leaders from other Christian medical associations around the world about the wider family of Christians in medicine and dentistry that is the International Christian Medical and Dental Association or ICMDA. Hedwin from Indonesia, Augustine from South Africa and Esther from Switzerl...

Dr James Howitt draws the first season of the 1st incision podcast to a close, and looks forward to the next season later in the autumn of 2019. We hope you have enjoyed the series so far, and don't forget to sign up via your favourite podcast app! Support the show

CMF's National Field Director and paediatrician Dr John Greenall discusses the needs, sensitivities, ethics and controversies surrounding the care and treatment of children and adolescents identifying as transgender. Support the show

Dr Mark shares some helpful, practical advice for praying effectively in the midst of the pressures of working as a Christian medic or nurse. Support the show

Dr Kate talks to Dr James Howitt about how we care compassionately for transgender patients, looking at some of the areas of controversy in current approaches. Support the show

In this episode, Dr James Howitt talk to Dr Melody Redman as they explore why and how Christian health professionals can engage in advocacy, medical and nursing politics and Biblical social justice. Support the show

In this episode we consider the ethics of contraception. This is not a topic often talked about in evangelical and wider protestant circles. What are the ethical issues raised by different means of contraception, and is there a biblical case for using contraception at all? Dr James Howitt is joined by Dr Laurence Crutchlow as they explore the ethical and biblical issues for Christians. Support the...

Dr Sunil Raheja talks to Dr James Howitt about 'burnout' amongst those working in healthcare, and at ways we can protect ourselves and support others. Support the show

This is the first episode of the new podcast of the Christian Medical Fellowship. Opening up the interface between Christian faith and medicine, each episode of 1 st incision will be a discussion with a Christian working at the cutting edge of healthcare.  In this first edition, Dr James Howitt talks to Dr James May about 'mindfulness' and how we deal critically with this increasingly po...