Main Conference Program
The ICMDA World Student Conference will take place from 2 July to 5 July 2026, preceding the main World Congress. The Main Congress will be held at the International Convention Center Jeju (ICC JEJU).
We are delighted to welcome Dae-Young Lee as the main Bible teacher for the Main Congress. He will be speaking on the theme, “Building God’s Kingdom amongst the Broken.”
In addition to outstanding plenary speakers, the program will feature dozens of breakout sessions covering a wide range of topics, including Medical Missions & Global Health, Christian Ethics & Social Justice, Leadership & Professional/Spiritual Development, and Holistic Care & Current Medical Issues.
We warmly invite you to join the ICMDA Main Congress. We hope it will be a deeply enriching time to affirm our shared values as Christian medical professionals, build lasting fellowship, and experience profound spiritual growth together.
Dr. Dae-Young Lee
Main Congress Bible Speaker
Day 3, 2nd July (Thu)
- Location: The International Convention Center Jeju (ICC JEJU)
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- Title: Christian Ethics and Injustice in Advanced Medical Practice
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- John Wyatt
- Title: Christian Ethics and Injustice in Advanced Medical Practice
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
Day 4, 3rd July (Fri)
- Location : TBA

- Dae-Young Lee
- Title: Building God's Kingdom amongst the Broken
- Location: TBA
- The biblical revelation of healing and restoration emerges as the primary purpose of God for the world, and reconciliation with God is a fundamental part of healing and restoration. Through the work of Christ, the Prince of Peace, on the Cross, God has opened a door for the whole creation including human beings to reconciliation with God. God calls Christian medical professionals to be His instrument sharing the Gospel of reconciliation with those who suffer from sickness, injustice, oppression, poverty, and slander in the ruins and broken walls because these are major concerns of God. At the ICMDA World Congress in 2026, God’s divine calling that the Gospel brings hope of reconciling salvation and healing by the ongoing work of the reconciling Healer through Christian medical professionals should be acknowledged with the implication that healing is an indispensable part of God’s global mission.

- Paul Bendor Samuel
- Title: How to Prepare for the Revolutionary Changes in Medical Mission
- Location: TBA
- Preparing for the revolutionary changes in Medical Mission:Following the example of our Lord, ministries of healing have always been an integral part of the Church’s mission. The 19th century model of mission located medical mission both as an expression of compassion and of civilisation. The missionary was the central human agent of mission, bringing knowledge, technique and resources. Whilst much has changed, that old model continues to be shape our assumptions and practices of mission. In this session, we will explore how changing contexts are driving change in the way we conceive and practice mission and its implications for the diverse ministries of medical mission.
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- Calum Miller
- Title: Pro-life advocacy
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Vineeth Jaison
- Title: Telemedicine and its Ethical Challenges
- Location: TBA
- Medicine has witnessed remarkable progress over the past century, surpassing the expectations of society. Despite this, global access to quality healthcare remains a significant challenge. Telemedicine, particularly video consultations, has emerged as a powerful solution, bridging the gap between patients and healthcare providers. This transformative technology enhances accessibility, convenience, and continuity of care, benefiting both patients and professionals. However, it also presents challenges such as infrastructure limitations, digital literacy, and regulatory concerns. Addressing these issues will be essential to realizing the full potential of telemedicine as an equitable, efficient, and sustainable mode of healthcare delivery worldwide.
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- Vinod Shah
- Title: Revolutionizing compassionate patient care in low-resource settings through digital systems
- Location: TBA
- Revolutionizing compassionate patient care in low-resource settings through digital systems-sharing an Indian experience of Hebron Home health and telemedicine services. As private and corporate healthcare costs keep rising, we in India are developing new ways to make medical care affordable and to share the gospel. Our model combines healthcare, and Christian mission through telemedicine kiosks and home-based health services. Each kiosk is run by trained missionary technicians using digital diagnostic tools (e.g. Bluetooth Stethoscope, Digital ECG), AI support, electronic health records, and a network of Christian specialist doctors. We also provide care equipment for elderly and terminally ill patients. These kiosks create caring relationships with people, showing Christ’s compassion in practical ways. The model is low-cost, financially sustainable, and effective for chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, asthma/COPD, mental health and heart problems.
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- Alan Gijsbers
- Title: Good Governance for Christian Organizations: identifying authority and accountability in servant leadership
- Location: TBA
- In this paper we will look at how Christian organisations run themselves. Good governance is central to a theology of God’s Kingdom coming to earth as it is in heaven. Christian leaders are set apart to serve the body of Christ and are accountable to that body. Leaders form committees, or boards that are set apart to set the goals and vision of the organisation and to develop strategies to achieve their goals. This discussion will explore how authority is exercised and how the leaders are accountable to God, to each other and to those they serve. I will use the ICMDA as a case study about how these issues are addressed.
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- Mike Mulongo
- Title: Health Financing, Sustainable Model in Developing World
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Todd Sprinkel
- Title: Christians in Health Management
- Location: TBA
- What if the key to better patient care, stronger teams, and lasting impact is happier employees? In this session, we’ll explore how a healthy workplace culture—rooted in trust, purpose, and biblical leadership—can transform your organization. Drawing from Gallup Q12 research and real-world healthcare examples, we’ll uncover what truly drives employee happiness and how it leads to thriving teams. You’ll leave with practical tools, fresh inspiration, and a simple roadmap to create a culture where your team feels valued, engaged, and motivated to serve—every day.
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- Alex Bolek
- Title: Biblical Views about National Conflicts and War
- Location: TBA
- National conflicts and wars are inevitable in any given time before the Lord’s return. The Lord has talked about them: “You will hear of wars and rumours of wars…Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom” (Matt 24:6,7). The important question in times of national conflicts and wars is: What role can we play as Christians in such times? Times of conflict and civil wars might be an opportunity for the church to shine and witness for Christ. The Bible acknowledges the reality of war in a fallen world and provides strong ethical teachings that point toward peace, justice, and reconciliation. Alex was born and lived in circumstances of national conflicts and wars all his live and will share his perspective on this topic.
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- Annelise Wilder-Smith
- Title: Christian Response for Pandemic Diseases
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Suzanna Mathew
- Title: Christian Coaching and Leadership
- Location: TBA
- This session will outline a few models of coaching, and essential principles of how it is practiced. The session will aim to highlight the potential impact of coaching on clinical practice, personal development and leadership development. Coaching also has its role in clarifying one’s call and career pathways, stress prevention and recovery and working with support groups. There will be a mix of Interactive exercises, real-life examples, and open discussion in small groups and signposting of opportunities for skill development in this area of work.
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- Jean-Li Lim
- Title: Ethical challenges of AI in medicine
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Bill Bieber
- Title: Community Development as Mission
- Location: TBA
- Christian health professionals can be powerful catalysts in helping struggling Government public health initiatives to achieve their targets directed towards the most vulnerable. This presentation highlights how biblically-rooted community health and development models—such as Community Health Evangelism (CHE) can be effectively integrated into government health systems to achieve Kingdom impact. With emerging new technologies like AI enabled research and telehealth, Christian health professionals are strategically positioned to help. Drawing from experience in Papua New Guinea and Philippines, we explore how partnerships between medical missions, churches, and Ministries of Health can strengthen primary healthcare, build local capacity and promote community ownership.
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- Rajni Herman
- Title: Engaging with marginalized communities
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Nathan Grills
- Title: Disability and missions : including people with disabilities in the church and global missions
- Location: TBA
- The session aims to explore theological underpinnings, practical tools and specialist courses for doctors and Christian health care professionals responding to disability. This sessions will thereby equip Christian doctors to positively interact with disability in our practices, our communities, our churches and our homes.
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- Victor Fredlund
- Title: Medical Missions in 4th Industrial Revolution
- Location: TBA
- There are many changes in technology that lead to many different ways of doing mission BUT the mission remains the same. The challenge to GO into all the world includes the many communications spaces and the many work places that now exist. It does not change the imperative. Make disciples of all nations. In this talk we explore the balance of technique and content. Technology and personhood.
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- Patrina Caldwell
- Title: Partnership with PRIME (Partnership in Intl Medical Education)
- Location: TBA
- This session will explore ways of intentionally using our teaching opportunities to bring the love of Christ to the workplace, particularly in places where witnessing must be indirect. PRIME (an international network of health educators) delivers teaching programmes and training to resource healthcare workers around the world. We utilise interactive, student-centred approaches that focus on delivering holistic, evidence based healthcare that reflect the values of Jesus. Come and hear about the impact of Prime in Africa, Australia and Europe, and explore ways to use health education as an opportunity for ministry and witness wherever you are.
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- Anil Cherian
- Title: Medical Education in Africa: A Transformational Mission Opportunity
- Location: TBA
- Many countries in Africa face severe shortages of healthcare workers. It is crucial to educate and train health workers necessary to deliver essential health services and to accelerate these countries' progress towards Universal Health Coverage. The need extends beyond training doctors; it also involves developing nursing education and training various medical therapists and laboratory technicians. Moreover, it is not enough to focus only on numbers; equal attention must be given to the quality and comprehensiveness of training. The talk will highlight strategies and considerations for developing medical educational missions, drawing on the speaker’s experience from Uganda and South Sudan. Medical education presents a great transformational mission opportunity in Africa
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- Rebekah Zechariah
- Title: Global Health & Family Medicine Training
- Location: TBA
- The practice of Christ-centered training in Medicine and its related specialties is the need of the hour in delivering Christ-centered healthcare across the world. Health professionals are looking for those skills that will help them see their patients, families and communities as a whole and offer care that is beyond just a clinical assessment. This workshop is designed to equip Family Medicine trainers and Healthcare Administrators to become global facilitators for training across the world through the ICMDA platform, which offers two International Blended Learning Courses (Family Medicine & Healthcare Management) in collaboration with Christian Medical College, Vellore, India and Loma Linda University, USA . The workshop offers a glimpse into the DNA of these courses, teaching & learning methodologies, comprehensive consultation processes and mentoring skills in the practice of Family Medicine and Healthcare Management. There will be opportunities for those interested in facilitating in the program, to learn more about the courses and be involved on a global platform. If you are passionate about whole-person healthcare and whole-person education, this faculty development workshop is for you!
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- Jelena Sivulka
- Title: When helping hurts, avoiding burnout while serving the needy world
- Location: TBA
- Compassionate service is central to ministry, yet prolonged exposure to human suffering without adequate support can lead to emotional, mental, and spiritual exhaustion—commonly known as burnout. Ministry leaders and caregivers are particularly vulnerable, often neglecting personal well-being in the pursuit of helping others. Burnout diminishes effectiveness, joy, and long-term sustainability in service. This session explores the dynamics of compassion fatigue, emphasizes the importance of healthy boundaries, spiritual practices, and rest, and encourages a return to Christ as the ultimate source of renewal. True, lasting service flows not from self-effort alone, but from being continually rooted in God’s presence and grace.
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- Goh Wei Leong
- Title: Physician burnout: prevalence, prevention & resilience
- Location: TBA
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- Santhosh Mathew
- Title: Work, vocation, profession, and the heart of God
- Location: TBA
- The ‘world of work’ is changing. Covid-19 and work from home, the post covid economic challenges, the Ukraine war and the uncertainty of the future in a divided world has brought the discussion on the purpose of work to the forefront. AI and related developments will affect the way work is perceived soon. Though healthcare can be protected from major disruptions, some of the aspects are impacting thinking in healthcare too. This session will revisit the theology of work, a framework to look at work as a calling and vocation and reflect on how these understandings can influence our professional life and choices.
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- Il Hak Lee
- Title: End of life care
- Location: TBA
- This presentation will examine the various ethical obligations of the Christian physician in relation to end-of-life care. In situations where the dying process must be included within the scope of care, it will explore how a Christian physician can provide patient-centered care grounded in the teachings of Scripture. The central point is that the form and goals of end-of-life care are not predetermined medically, but rather are discerned by the patient within their relationship with God, with the physician serving as an instrument in that process.
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- Adiyana Esti
- Title: Social Media for Witness and Mentoring
- Location: TBA
- In this digital age, social media has become a tool for disseminating various kinds of information. People spend more time in front of their devices. This presents an opportunity to educate and share good news with many people, regardless of geographical or time constraints. On my Instagram account, I share stories of God's goodness in my life and in all of humanity. I also provide education about reproductive health and mental health. Through Instagram Stories, I create a safe space for people to share their pain and painful experiences. When permitted, I share these stories anonymously so others can learn from them.
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- Benjamin Kuan
- Title: Diaspora Mission — Serving Migrant Workers
- Location: TBA
- Global migration has led millions to pursue work abroad, often facing hardship, isolation, and injustice, notably among low-wage migrants in “3D” jobs. In Singapore, these workers are integral to sectors like construction and caregiving. Dr Ben will discuss diaspora mission through service to migrants, referencing biblical principles and his experience at HealthServe – a secular healthcare charity founded on Christian values, serving all faiths and demonstrating Christ’s love through compassionate care. Stories from HealthServe reveal migrant workers not only as recipients but also as partners in extending God’s Kingdom across borders, highlighting healing, transformation, and mutual empowerment.
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- Juliana Kao
- Title: We are the church: Situations in East Asia
- Location: TBA
- Introduction: The church: those sanctified in Jesus Christ and called to be His holy people, with all those everywhere who call on His name. 1. Fleeing Church Christians have moved from EA to other countries due to war and/or persecutions. 2. Frightened Church Christians have been imprisoned and church buildings destroyed in some EA countries. 3. Fighting Church EA church stands for Christ against Satan. 4. Flying Church EA church is preaching through artificial intelligence and overseas missionaries. 5. Faithful Church EA Church keeps believing in Christ and preaching the Gospel despite difficulties. Conclusion: We are the 5 Fs church!
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- Vinod Shah
- Title: Resource Mobilization for Cross-Cultural Medical Mission
- Location: TBA
- Mobilizing resources for cross-cultural Christian medical missions requires a holistic, multi-dimensional strategy. Human Resources: Develop local and global leaders through mentoring, skills training, and empowering national healthcare workers and arrive at a vision and a mission and strategy. Social Capital: Build trust and continuity by partnering with local churches, indigenous faith leaders, and community organizations. Income Generation: Create financial sustainability through business-as-mission models and will give some examples. Digital Technology: Utilize telemedicine, mobile apps, and electronic health records to expand care to remote and underserved communities and increase efficiency. Global Prayer Support: Mobilize worldwide prayer networks for spiritual covering, encouragement, and unity. Advocacy & Policy Engagement: Partner with governments and NGOs—securing access to medicines, influencing policy, and removing barriers for mission work.
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- Daniel O’Neill
- Title: Sin and the Etiology of Disease
- Location: TBA
- Rebellion against the Creator has affected human beings and their environment in profound ways. The ideal state of human health is impaired at many levels. In this session, we will explore the multi-facetted effects of sin on the fabric of creation, the human body and mind, and in our life-giving and health -promoting relationship with God. We will discuss the ecology of sin in a systems approach to see how languishing leads us to long for flourishing, how God judges and atones for sin, and what therapeutic approaches God’s people are called to in order to heal this world’s brokenness.
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- Rudi Myhovych
- Title: Christian approach for Current Conflicts and Wars
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Mike Chupp
- Title: Overcoming your dark side in leadership
- Location: TBA
- Dr. Mike Chupp explores the profound and often unexpected nature of God's call, emphasizing the transformative power of divine summons. He will share his personal experiences, including moments of fear and vulnerability, and the journey from missionary work in Africa to national leadership roles in Christian healthcare in the US. Key themes include sacred leadership, long-term commitment to medical missions, and the challenges of balancing professional and personal sacrifices. You will be challenged to consider the importance of obedience and the courage required to follow God's call, even when it seems daunting.
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- Paul Choi
- Title: Lifestyle Medicine
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Jenniffer Daltro
- Title: Exploring and using ICMDA Training Tracks to grow your national association
- Location: TBA
- Imagine being confident, comfortable, and excited to share the Word of God with your colleagues and patients in your workplace. Several years ago, I wasn’t like that. In fact, I was afraid to share the gospel with my patients — until one day, something changed. I had a new experience that transformed the way I saw my role as a Christian in healthcare. In this presentation, I want to share that experience with you. I will also explain how ICMDA trainings helped strengthen our national association in Brazil — and how you can apply the same strategies to impact your own country.
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- Varghese Philip
- Title: Together, Imagining an alternate future for Mission Hospitals
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- Mission hospitals across the world are in a crisis. Is it a crisis of identity? Or are there other reasons why we are in a crisis? Who should we be to the world that is changing rapidly? What is the real need among the present generation and what should we be addressing? And how? These are some of the questions we will be addressing in this interactive session. Hopefully, by the end of the session, we should have some clarity on the way forward. If there is consensus, we can look for ways to continue the dialogue and support each other globally.
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- Sangyun Kim
- Title: Principles and Strategies of Global Medical Mission
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Patrick Fung
- Title: Taking part in the Biblical Story of Missions
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Chris Steyn
- Title: Principles of Partnership
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- Join Dr. Chris Steyn at the breakout session on Principles of Partnership! Discover why partnerships are vital for transforming healthcare through a Biblical Christian lens. Learn key considerations for selecting partners and the processes for building lasting, fruitful collaborations. Explore what strengthens and what undermines partnerships, and how strategic alliances can amplify your impact for God’s Kingdom. As president of Healthcare Christian Fellowship International, Dr. Steyn brings decades of experience in servant leadership and global networking. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical insights and foster missional synergy to advance God’s Kingdom in healthcare!
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- Maria Akani
- Title: Christian Perspective on Suicide
- Location: TBA
- Suicide is a complex intersection of emotional pain, psychological distress, and spiritual struggle. This workshop offers a compassionate, faith-informed understanding of suicide and its impact on individuals, families, and faith communities. Integrating psychological insight with biblical truth, participants will explore how mental illness, trauma, and hopelessness contribute to suicidal thoughts—and how God’s grace brings healing and restoration. The session provides practical guidance for recognizing warning signs, offering empathetic support, and fostering safe, faith-based spaces for recovery. Together, we seek to embody Christ’s love and hope as we minister to the broken and vulnerable in our care.
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- Shari Falkenheimer
- Title: Using healthcare professional education to build local capacity globally
- Location: TBA
- We all know it’s more effective to teach hungry people to fish than to fish for them. The same is true to leave a lasting impact after serving in other nations. Both long and short-term opportunities for providing healthcare professional education globally abound and have the benefit of increasing local capacity for patient care by those who speak the local language and are part of the culture. This workshop will give examples of opportunities in a variety of healthcare settings and discuss how they can provide the education global colleagues seek and multiply the impact of our efforts.
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- Martien Bac
- Title: Dealing with Temptations
- Location: TBA
- Every person has to deal with temptations and medical students and medical doctors are no exception. On the contrary, during training and a professional career medical professionals are exposed to many temptations. There is the temptation to become rich and famous. Or to make great contributions to science or get recognition for the excellent work we do. Being consumed by our work and neglect our family is all too common. The human body is wonderful but can attract too much attention and doctors can fall in the trap of pornography or being unfaithful to their partner.
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- Chris Jenkins
- Title: Spiritual warfare and the mind
- Location: TBA
- Spiritual Warfare and the Mind: The Unseen Battle that Affects Your Walk and Service for the Lord. 2 Cor. 10:3-5. Spiritual warfare is a reality that all Christians will encounter. However, not all spiritual battles involve open power encounters with forces of darkness. Though these may receive more attention, the more pervasive conflict takes place in our minds. What is the example Paul uses? To gain spiritual victory in this one area would be worth the all the effort to learn the lesson he teaches. But it is just one example of the war we are in and if we recognize and win this battle, we will find greater freedom in our walk and work with God
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- Nurgul Mamyrova
- Title: Networking among National Movements
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Herng-Der Chern
- Title: ICMDA Ukraine appeal Global Interest Group
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- The Ukraine Appeal is a fundraising project started by ICMDA in 2022 to help with the war in Ukraine. It works closely with CMA Ukraine, raising over £900,000 and sending millions in supplies and medical equipment. It led to medical teams from many ICMDA member countries helping in Ukraine. ICMDA hence created guidelines for Global Interest Groups (GIP) to form teams for shared goals, easing the office’s workload. The Ukraine Appeal GIP includes leaders from groups like Taiwan’s TCMA, UK’s UKCMF and Sweden KLM. They will plan future actions, rebuild Ukraine’s medical system, and strengthen global church partnerships for a holistic medical mission.
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- Jeff Barrows
- Title: Developing Advocacy capacity for Health Issues in Your Context
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- This session will initially define advocacy and subsequently present a biblical apologetic for why Christian healthcare professionals should engage in advocacy within the healthcare arena. This apologetic will specifically address the criticism that, by engaging in advocacy, the person is becoming too political. After laying this foundation, the session will discuss strategies for developing advocacy programs in various cultural and governmental contexts that focus on protecting different types of vulnerable populations. The entire session will be Biblically based, incorporating the concepts of evangelization and discipleship into the implementation of advocacy.
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- Daniel Lim
- Title: Serving people with same-sex attraction
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Mhoira Leng
- Title: Palliative care in low resource and fragile settings
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Seung-Bok Lee
- Title: Serving God among Those with Disabilities
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Hannes Steinberg
- Title: Financial Accountability
- Location: TBA
- During this breakout session, Hannes will discuss some practical tips for financial accountability for a Christian medical association. We will cover basic principles of how to look after the associations funds and keep each other accountable about the financial transactions. This session will be set up for discussion and interaction.
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- Daniel Ojuka
- Title: Faith and Science
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Zeerak Samuel
- Title: How Christianity transformed healthcare
- Location: TBA
- With it`s roots in compassion and the value of each human life Christianity has influenced health care in a way no other worldview could have. Emulating the model Jesus presents has been the motivation behind going the extra mile in health care by Christian professionals. The talk explores the fundamental impetus behind Christian medical movements at an individual and organizational level. It discusses how in a world racked with disease and distress Christian Health care can offer solace, healing and peace.
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- Hedwin Kadrianto
- Title: Growing National Movement
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Faith Masanganise
- Title: Community mental health in low resource settings
- Location: TBA
- This talk explores community mental health in low-resource settings through a Christian lens. It highlights the urgent need for accessible, stigma-free mental health care and the unique role churches can play in reaching the marginalized. Using Biblical principles—such as carrying one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2) and serving “the least of these” (Matthew 25:40)—it calls for task-shifting, peer support, and partnerships with health systems. By integrating prayer, education, and practical care, communities can restore dignity, hope, and belonging. Building God’s Kingdom among the broken means holistic healing of mind, body, and spirit through compassionate action.
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- Jae Doo Shim
- Title: Advantages and Disadvantages of Short-term Missions
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Paul Hudson
- Title: Navigating the changing tides in medical mission
- Location: TBA
- Our vision is "a Christian witness through doctors and dentists in every community, in every nation.” To achieve this, we will look at emerging trends. We have much to thank God for in Western medical missions over the past two centuries, but our efforts have been driven primarily by individual medical professionals. We will explore ways of building trusting partnerships, including relationships with churches and non-medical believers. We will examine the concept of community and how to integrate proclamation, justice, and compassion. Rather than just responding to need, this session will highlight the importance of a Kingdom-oriented vision based on the gospel.
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- Etubi Alex Ibrahim
- Title: True state of Persecution of the Nigerian Church
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Jean Paul Dansou
- Title: Balance between Medical Practice and Family Life
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Haniel Eller
- Title: Leading across diversity: strategies for building unity among teams in resource-rich & resource-limited settings
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Daniel O'Neill
- Title: Witness to Truth: Research & Writing in the Literature as a Christian Calling
- Location: TBA
- This session will cover 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 papers for publication. We will discuss the challenges and blessings for increasing knowledge, sharing best practices, and being good stewards and witnesses to the truth of both God’s world and God’s word.
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- Patrina Caldwell
- Title: Online tools for teaching healthcare and searching for evidence
- Location: TBA
- In this age where AI is increasingly embraced in healthcare, practitioners need to be wise in knowing and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of online tools and how to use them. This session will explore how health professionals can use online tools such as their smart phones, computers and the internet to search for high quality evidence to guide their health care decision making, and how to judge whether that information is truthful, accurate and appropriate for each clinical setting. Evidence based medicine on truth seeking and truth application.
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- Michael Burke
- Title: Creation Care and Health
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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- Felicia Wong
- Title: Distributive Justice of Healthcare Resources
- Location: TBA
- As Christian doctors and dentists serving across diverse nations and health systems, we are united by a calling to reflect God’s justice in a world marked by deep inequalities. How should limited healthcare resources be shared? Should access be shaped by wealth or geography? What about the rural poor, refugees, or those chronically overlooked? This session explores the biblical foundation of distributive justice - how God’s heart for the vulnerable shapes our global responsibility to steward resources wisely and equitably. Come and be inspired to respond with practical compassion, aligning your work with God’s Kingdom - bringing healing, hope, and justice across borders and brokenness.
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- Pablo Noel
- Title: Making Godly Decisions in Junior Years
- Location: TBA
- To make godly decisions in your youth, rely on the Bible, seek wisdom through prayer, and find guidance from mature Christian mentors. Instead of relying on your own limited understanding, trust that God wants to direct your paths towards His good purpose (Proverbs 3:5–6). God's Word is the ultimate guide for decision-making and reveals His will for your life. Prayer is your direct line of communication with God. He wants you to ask for His guidance. Seek wise, godly counsel, You don't have to make decisions alone. Godly advice can offer valuable perspective and safety.
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- Priscilia Pratami
- Title: Reaching Unengaged Unreached People Groups (UUPG)
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- Dae-Young Lee
- Title: Building God's Kingdom amongst the Broken
- Location: TBA
- The biblical revelation of healing and restoration emerges as the primary purpose of God for the world, and reconciliation with God is a fundamental part of healing and restoration. Through the work of Christ, the Prince of Peace, on the Cross, God has opened a door for the whole creation including human beings to reconciliation with God. God calls Christian medical professionals to be His instrument sharing the Gospel of reconciliation with those who suffer from sickness, injustice, oppression, poverty, and slander in the ruins and broken walls because these are major concerns of God. At the ICMDA World Congress in 2026, God’s divine calling that the Gospel brings hope of reconciling salvation and healing by the ongoing work of the reconciling Healer through Christian medical professionals should be acknowledged with the implication that healing is an indispensable part of God’s global mission.
- Jana Macleod
- Making the most of the AI revolution in medicine
- Location: TBA
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- Rosemary Isaac
- Title: Whole person care for the Christian with Depression and Anxiety
- Location: TBA
- Christians who suffer from depression, soul ‘downcast’, “crushed in spirit” (Ps 34, 42) or overwhelmed by anxiety, may experience spiritual confusion and shame. Recognising that causes and effects may be physical, emotional and spiritual, christian health professionals can offer whole-person care. As well as God’s common grace in medicine and psychology we trust in God’s gracious presence with his people even when all seems dark and troubling. We can also help our churches in recognition and care of brethren facing mental health challenges, and all forms of suffering and building a safe healthy church communities for, every stage of life.
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- Jongsup Lee
- Title: How can we make an effective multicultural team?
- Location: TBA
- As a missionary in a multicultural mission like AIM International, I have been experiencing various teams. I found that multicultural teams were very different according to team members’ cultural backgrounds. So, to make an effective multicultural team, I think that the team leader and members should study about different cultures in their teams and intercultural communications. I will share my experiences about multicultural teams, explain intercultural knowledge, and suggest several ways to improve CQ, Cultural Intelligence including sharing useful books.
MBO_4_03
- Catriona Waitt
- Title: Integrating with other Cultures
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_4_04

- Sheena Li
- Title: Dental Missions in remote settings
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_4_05
- Stephan Muhudhia
- Title: Addressing Grievances and Disagreements in the Workplace
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_4_06

- Frikkie Kellerman
- Title: Demonic bondage, Disease, and Divine Deliverance
Location: TBA - There are millions of patients who suffer deeply due to demonic bondage! It is sad that many Christian doctors are ignoring this dark reality or are ignorant about it. In this session we’ll look at (1) the Biblical understanding of DEMONIC BONDAGE (what it is, and how it may come about); (2) DISEASE that may be caused by it (how it may present clinically, and how to apply the clinical process to the diagnosis of demon-induced disease); and (3) DIVINE DELIVERANCE, in terms of how gloriously and beautifully the Lord Jesus sets people free.
MBO_4_07
- Gabor Gyori
- Title: Global growth of Saline Process Movement
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_4_08

- Maria Akani
- Title: Emotional Intelligence in Christian Leadership
- Location: TBA
- This workshop examines the psychological foundations and spiritual significance of emotional intelligence in effective Christian leadership. Drawing on principles from neuroscience and psychology, participants will explore how self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, and relational skills enhance resilience and leadership impact in healthcare and ministry settings. The session integrates scientific insight with biblical truth to help leaders understand human behavior, manage stress, and cultivate emotionally healthy teams. Attendees will gain practical strategies for leading with compassion, authenticity, and wisdom—reflecting Christ’s character while serving and restoring those who are emotionally and spiritually broken.
MBO_4_09

- Martien Bac
- Title: Stewardship Principles
- Location: TBA
- God has given us many gifts and talents. Some have to do with our genetic predisposition, our character, the country where we were born or the church who taught us about God who gives to whom He wants. The Bible has much to say about stewardship. Doctors and dentists are among the people in the world who have been blessed with a secure job and above average annual income. That brings a special responsibility how we deal with our talents, possessions and money. How do we invest in God’s Kingdom when our savings and possessions increase?
MBO_4_10
- Lydia Okutoyi
- Title: Clinical Governance
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_4_11
- Jason Butler
- Title: Business as Mission for Medical Mission
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_4_12

- Mathew George Mulavelil
- Title: Calling to Medical Mission
- Location: TBA
- This seminar explores how healthcare and being missional reflects God’s heart for the sick, poor, and marginalized. We'll examine the biblical call, the cost of obedience, and the real-world challenges—emotional, financial, and spiritual. Being missional means seeing medicine as part of redemptive ministry, offering healing and hope in Jesus’ name. The call may come through quiet conviction or deep compassion. Learn how to discern and respond with faith, wherever you're placed—locally or globally. Whether student or seasoned professional, discover how your skills can serve God’s redemptive mission in a broken world.
MBO_4_13

- Victor Fredlund
- Title: Living on mission in healthcare anywhere
- Location: TBA
- We will explore the unique platform healthcare provides for serving others with compassion, integrity, and purpose. The Meaning of "Living on Mission": Understand healthcare as a calling, integrating values and ethics into daily practice. Universal Opportunities: Highlight the global need for compassionate care. Look at Practical Ways to Live on Mission: Discuss compassionate care, integrity, advocacy, teamwork, self-care, and continuous learning. Overcoming Challenges: Address resource constraints, ethical dilemmas, and personal fatigue. Stories of Impact: Share inspiring stories of healthcare professionals making a difference.
MBO_4_14
- Bill Griffin
- Title: Oral health connections to wholistic health
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_4_15

- Zeerak Samuel
- Title: Science and God
- Location: TBA
- The founding fathers of modern science were all believers, yet science today is perceived by the mainstream to disprove the existence of God and Biblical truth. The watershed moment seems to be somewhere along the timeline when Darwin propounded his theory of Origin of Species and Natural Selection. The atheistic worldview gained dominance, propelled by what seemed to be sound scientific doctrine at the time and Christianity suddenly seemed to lose traction. The talk will focus on the current status of the debate and how modern understanding of Science seems to loop around to how science reveals Divine majesty.
MBO_4_16
- Jose Nkuranga
- Title: Drafting Policy Guiding the Collaboration and MOUs
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_4_17

- Alan Gijsbers
- Title: The science and spirituality of addiction care.
- Location: TBA
- There are more than one science and one spirituality in clinical practice. We see snippets of a greater reality beyond us, and we see aspects of this reality through multiple lenses. Clinical practice itself is based on a multiplicity of different sciences including but not limited to neuroscience, psychology, sociology, epidemiology, nosology and public health. Beyond the sciences we have philosophical, ethical, and aesthetic dimensions lurking behind our scientific perceptions. Central to clinical practice is the individual patient’s history and its analysis. This calls for hermeneutics, for we hear about what is happening through the lens of the patient’s beliefs about what is happening and the therapist’s perception of the patient’s beliefs. We interpret addiction through two key questions: what is the taking of addictive substances and why are addictive substances taken. For the first I will look at Thorley’s domains of substance use and for the second I will look at a number of models of addictive behaviour. Spirituality is an important dimension of recovery, and we will explore a number of ways these dimensions can be used in clinical care.
MBO_4_18

- Nurgul Mamyrova
- Title: Disciple Making Ministry
- Location: TBA
- ICMDA seeks to challenge the mindset that disciple-making is not only for pastors or church leaders. As medical doctors and dentists, we are also called to be disciple-makers in our clinics, hospitals, neighborhoods, and even within our own families. The Disciple-Making Ministry in ICMDA (DMM) reminds us that Jesus’ Great Commission in Matthew 28:18–20 was given to every believer, not just those in full-time ministry. Using this tool called DMM, we have a unique opportunity to integrate faith and profession—caring not only for bodies but also for souls and spirits as a whole. Together, we can advance the Kingdom of God by making disciples who transform healthcare and bring the hope of Christ to the nations.
MBO_4_19

- Anil Cherian
- Title: The Impact of Religious and Cultural Belief Systems on Health Service Delivery
- Location: TBA
- This presentation explores the relationship between local beliefs, culture, and their influence on people’s attitudes and behaviour towards modern healthcare services. It outlines how these cosmologies and belief systems shape health-seeking behaviours and treatment adherence. It emphasises that it is essential for Christian medical practitioners to understand these belief systems and to develop cultural competencies if they are to be more effective in their ministry. Furthermore, it must become an important consideration in planning new health programmes in remote, hard-to-reach mission fields. The talk will cover research findings from the Dinka community in Bor, South Sudan.
MBO_4_20
- Luke Zhou
- Title: Wise as serpents, harmless as doves in a difficult situation
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_5_01

- Mike Chupp
- Title: Political Advocacy for Christian Values
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_5_02

- Hotlin Ompusunggu
- Title: Healthcare and Deforestation
- Location: TBA
- As we strive to build God’s kingdom amongst the broken, we must recognize the intricate link between human health and natural world. Deforestation not only threatens loss of biodiversity but also exacerbates health disparities, particularly among the vulnerable populations. By equipping local community to prioritize sustainable land use and conservation, we can promote holistic health, mitigate climate change and uphold God’s creation. Let’s work together to restore ecosystem, advance health equity, and reflect God’s love in our pursuit if a more just and thriving world, where all can live in harmony with nature and with each other.
MBO_5_03

- Sybrand De Vaal
- Title: LGBTQ and Jesus: identity and reality
- Location: TBA
- Sexual and gender identities have become prominent public expressions of personhood. What if my personal experience of same-sex attractions or gender incongruency is in conflict with what Christ calls me to? What does scientific research and the Bible have to say about this? How might this influence a Christian healthcare worker's approach to someone identifying as LGBTQ+?
MBO_5_04

- Mike Mulongo
- Title: Business in healthcare
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_5_05
- Santhosh Mathew
- Title: Succeeding with Succession in Leadership
- Location: TBA
- Succession in Leadership requires early preparation and the mindset of being dispensable from the very beginning. This session will explore the key principles, perspectives, practices, and preparations necessary to build strong second-line leadership and plan for effective succession. Drawing from both biblical principles and contemporary management and leadership practices, we will reflect on how to approach succession with wisdom and intentionality.
MBO_5_06
- Emil Shehadeh
- Title: Sharing the Gospel in the Islamic Context
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_5_07

- Victor Fredlund
- Title: Community Health Evangelism (CHE)
- Location: TBA
- This talk introduces Community Health Evangelism (CHE), an integrative approach that combines health education, disease prevention, and spiritual development. It empowers communities to identify and solve their own health and development challenges using locally available resources. We'll explore CHE's holistic model—physical, emotional, social, and spiritual—and its focus on sustainability through local ownership and leadership. Key components include training local volunteers, promoting behavior change, and discipleship. Real-life success stories will illustrate its impact in breaking cycles of poverty and disease. The talk concludes with practical steps to start a CHE program in your own context.
MBO_5_08

- KyungNam Park
- Title: Principles of Team Work
- Location: TBA
- Teamwork is vital in today’s medical missions because God brings people from many nations together to serve His Kingdom. When teams unite in Christ, overcoming cross-cultural and ethnic differences, God’s love becomes visible and Jesus’ command to love one another is lived out. Drawing directly from Dr. Park’s experience in WEC International—among teammates representing over 70 nationalities—this session unpacks biblical and practical principles for thriving in multicultural teams. Participants will explore how to foster trust, navigate cultural differences, and build healthy, resilient, and effective teams in the Holy Spirit for global mission.
MBO_5_09
- Mark / Rachael Pickering
- Title: Offender Healthcare - medical care for prisoners
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_5_10

- Mathew George Mulavelil
- Title: Cross-cultural Medical Missions
- Location: TBA
- Step into the dynamic world of Cross-Cultural Medical Missions, where faith and healthcare come together in powerful ways. This seminar explores the real challenges—such as language barriers, cultural differences, and ethical dilemmas—that missional healthcare workers face when serving diverse communities and contexts. Yet, despite these obstacles, the experience is deeply exciting and profoundly fulfilling. Through engaging stories, practical case studies, and interactive discussions, participants will learn how to navigate difficulties while embracing the joy of making a tangible, lasting difference. Prepare to be inspired and equipped to serve with compassion, cultural sensitivity, and missional purpose in global healthcare missions.
MBO_5_11

- Richard Bramble
- Title: Serving as medical missionary in closed countries
- Location: TBA
- Jesus is coming back soon, but not until the good news of His kingdom has been proclaimed to EVERY tribe (Matthew 24:14). In the last 100 years, the body of Christ worldwide has done a great job of taking good news to unreached and unengaged people-groups. Only a few remain. Come and find out how you could be the one to reach and engage them! (Only the brave should attend this workshop.)
MBO_5_12

- Rani Dwi Cahyaniputri
- Title: Exploring the journey to full-time missions
- Location: TBA
- The journey to full-time missions involves more than just physical, organizational and financial preparation. What's more important is the readiness of heart to be led by the Holy Spirit and a focus on the great commandment: love your God and your neighbors. Without the perfect love of God, our mission work will be merely a program or project. Several practical matters to prepare before embarking on a full-time missionary journey will also be discussed, along with a life-sharing session addressing the opportunities and challenges faced by the speakers.
MBO_5_13

- Steve Ko
- Title: Lausanne Movement and its relevance to ICMDA
- Location: TBA
- The Lausanne Health Network exists to help the Global Church embrace a Christian theology of health and healing, to inspire believers to embrace whole-person health, and to mobilize the sharing of the gospel through global health missions. At the Fourth Lausanne Conference in 2025, health mission leaders from around the globe convened to network, collaborate, and accelerate gospel expansion, enabling the Church to better declare and display Christ together. Join this Lausanne Health Network breakout session to engage with healthcare professionals worldwide through the Collaborative Action Hub, who are passionate about the intersection of faith and health.
MBO_5_14

- Doug Fountain (Mr.)
- Title: Partnership with CCIH (Christian Connections in International Health)
- Location: TBA
- Building God’s Kingdom among the roken requires advocacy and action that reach the margins. Faith-based organizations and religious leaders, grounded in lived experience, serve communities often beyond the reach of traditional systems. Their trusted presence enables both compassionate care and credible advocacy. Through global and local partnerships, CCIH enhances the impact of Christian health organizations by increasing visibility, quality, and fellowship. Participants will learn to collaborate with CCIH—strengthening leadership, mapping Christian health assets, and equipping faith leaders with tools for immunization, family planning, mental health, and pandemic response—to bring hope, healing, justice, and promote flourishing in a hurting world.
MBO_5_15

- Dae-Young Lee
- Title: How do You Function as a Minority in a Country
- Location: TBA
- Minority influence is a type of social influence which results in a change of views amongst the majority of members within a group. The civil rights movement in the US during the 1950s and 60s used is a good example of minority influence to gain support for the equal rights of citizens, irrespective of race. Factors affecting minority influence are “(1) Consistency, (2) Confidence, (3) Perceived Motives, (4) Majority Size, (5) Minority Size, and (6) Social Cryptomnesia
MBO_5_16

- Noel Arupayil
- Title: Top research papers in global health
- Location: TBA
- Billions worldwide still lack access to safe surgical and perioperative services. This session will review key research on expanding access to global surgery, including Surgery, Obstetrics, Trauma, and Anaesthesia (SOTA). Topics will cover universal health coverage, surgical health systems, essential surgical conditions, and cancer. We will discuss the role of advocacy, training, capacity building, collaboration, technology and frugal innovations.
MBO_5_17

- Alex Bolek
- Title: Sacrificial Living in Limited Resource Environment
- Location: TBA
- Sacrificial living in limited resource settings is making an intentional and deliberate choice to forego personal comfort, convenience, and necessities in order to serve God’s greater purposes that bring services and blessing to people being they individuals, families, communities or nations.
- Limited resource settings are settings of: *Conflict and civil wars *Impoverished communities * Disaster and post disaster *Climate affected regions. Three core principles for sacrificial living in limited resource settings are: *Being intentional *Self-denial *Purpose driven. Alex Bolek was born and lived in circumstances of civil wars and conflict all his life and will share his personal insight on this topic.
MBO_5_18
- Jae-Hon Lee
- Title: Walking through Grief & Losses + What is well-being?
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_5_19

- Nick Land
- Title: Who decides who we are - self and identity
- Location: TBA
- Expressive Individualism, the view that it is the individual who defines their own identity and purpose, has infected much of Western Culture. It rejects external authority including the family, community, science and God and instead sees authenticity (being true to one’s inner feelings) as the greatest moral good. We will consider how this profoundly antibiblical world view can undermine our civil society, medical ethics, mental health and relationship with God. We will think about how we can Build God’s Kingdom among those broken by this self-centred philosophy and help them find their true identity in Christ.
MBO_5_20

- Rudolf Myhovych / Imamura Masaki
- Title: How and when to love and reconcile with your enemy during or after the war?
- Location: TBA
- Role of Christian Medical Professionals for Victims in War During wartime, medicine moves to the frontlines. The number of wounded and hospitalized patients increases significantly compared to peacetime. All of them require urgent and compassionate care. Christian medical professionals are uniquely positioned to combine high-quality care with spiritual support, often becoming a light in the darkest moments. Their presence reflects Christ’s compassion and brings hope where it is desperately needed. 2. A Christian Approach to Current Conflicts and War Jesus was always present where the need was greatest. In the same way, we are called to be there—healing, supporting, and reconciling. We are not to flee from war but to seek where we can bring help. Each specialist, if willing, can use their gifts in the best possible way, often saving lives. War is no longer a rare event—it is a reality we live in. The time of peace is behind us. We must understand our role: whether to support the military, work in hospitals, or enter uncertain gray zones. We must ask: should we bear arms, join the army, or evacuate and save our families? 3. How and When to Love and Reconcile with Your Enemy This may be the hardest question. Jesus teaches us to love our enemies—but what if they are trying to kill us? Should we forgive them, respond with passive aggression, or ignore them? Just like Jews had to decide how to relate to Germans during WWII, now Ukrainians face similar questions toward Russians during this war. Love and forgiveness, or distance and silence? These questions have no simple answers, but we will search for them in this talk.
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MBO_6_01
- Teem Wing Yip
- Title: Social Injustice in the Modern Society
- Location: TBA
- This is an interactive workshop where you can identify some relevant social injustice issues in your own community, and then discuss them through a biblical and health lens. We hope you will leave the workshop with some ideas on how you as an individual can take action about some issues that are relevant to you. Please come ready to share some ideas and stories, and listen to others' ideas and stories
MBO_6_02

- Paivi Rasanen
- Title: Christian doctors in politics
- Location: TBA
- The legal process against Päivi because of her Christian beliefs has lasted six years and gained public attention. The Helsinki District Court and the Appellate Court issued unanimous acquittals, but the Prosecutor General appealed that decision to the Supreme Court. The ethical questions I came across as a Christian physician aroused my interest in politics.I feel as both of my callings, in medicine and in politics share the same end goal. To help, serve and love other people through my work. In these fields I have worked towards protecting the most vulnerable, from conception to natural death. It is impossible to separate your conscience from your work. In recent years, I have faced legal challenges for simply expressing Biblical beliefs, publicly and respectfully. I have learned that freedom of faith and conscience are not luxuries to be taken for granted.
MBO_6_03

- Alex Bolek
- Title: Setting up Christian family medicine practice in low-resource settings
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_6_04

- Angel Wang
- Title: Motivating people to change their health habits
- Location: TBA
- Angel draws on 40 years of personal ministry experience to share practical examples of the positive energy that inspires people to change their health habits. As the saying goes, "God helps those who help themselves!" The biblical authors (note) all mentioned this positive energy and found new ways out of adversity. We can begin by setting clear goals, making small changes, providing positive reinforcement, establishing a support system, and using incentives. It's important to make the change process easy, fun, and sustainable. Because the health promotion and service we engage in truly glorify God and benefit others.
MBO_6_05
- Chima Onoka (Peter: I)
- Title: Corruption in Healthcare
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_6_06

- Zolzaya Baljinnyam
- Title: Lessons Learned from Great Spiritual Revival in Mongolia
- Location: TBA
- The Mongolian spiritual revival demonstrates that lasting change begins with repentance and unity, not human strategy. After leaders humbled themselves in prayer and reconciliation, a clear, actionable vision mobilized believers through practical initiatives like Joy Festivals. This internal unity was crucial for external impact. Strategic partnerships with global organizations provided essential training, momentum, and resources, amplifying local efforts. The revival highlights that spiritual breakthroughs are catalyzed by humility, are sustained by a practical vision that engages every believer and are accelerated through healthy dependency on the wider body of Christ.
MBO_6_07

- John Wyatt
- Title: Why does God Allow Sickness and Suffering?
- Location: TBA
- As healthcare practitioners we cannot avoid the emotional reality of the human suffering with which we are surrounded, and the longer the live, the more we are exposed to suffering in our own lives and those of our loved ones. Suffering is a mystery which we can never fully comprehend, but it takes us deep into the heart of the Triune God. Human suffering will not be abolished in this age, but by the grace and power of God it can in some sense be redeemed, and as carers we can have the privilege of being part of that process.
MBO_6_08

- GumMo Jung
- Title: Medical Practice and Injustice
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_6_09

- Wanda Lam
- Title: Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS)
- Location: TBA
- How does a surgeon incorporate discipleship and healing ministry in medical mission? In this talk, we will discuss the vision of Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons, PAACS, to train African surgeons who are committed followers of Christ to serve those in need by providing excellent surgical care. We will particularly focus on the general surgery program at Nkhoma Mission Hospital in Malawi: the day-to-day life, challenges, victories, and how you can be a part of it.
MBO_6_10

- Carolyn Moon
- Title: Suicide Rate among Gen-Z
- Location: TBA
- Suicide among Generation Z has become an alarming public health concern, reflecting complex interactions between biological vulnerability, psychological distress, social fragmentation, and cultural change. Drawing on clinical experience as a psychiatrist within the UK’s civil and criminal justice systems, this presentation will explore the multifactorial contributors to suicidality in young people, including trauma, identity confusion, digital influences, and loss of meaning. Emphasis will be placed on early identification, management, and the role of relational and spiritual support in prevention and recovery. Integrating evidence-based psychiatric practice with a holistic understanding of personhood and hope, the session seeks to consider how Christian clinicians can engage compassionately and effectively with this growing crisis, contributing to the theme of ‘Building God’s Kingdom amongst the Broken.’
MBO_6_11


- Philip Finny
- Title: Developing Equal Partnerships for Cross-Cultural Medical Mission (CCMM)
- Location: TBA
- In July 2025, a consultation facilitated by CMF UK, Changing Times, Changing Approaches (CTCA) agreed that the role of Christian healthcare professionals in CCMM is not about repeating the past but about listening, repenting, and re-imagining. This session, led by Dr Philip Finny (EMFI) and Dr Simon Clift (CMF UK), invites participants to reflect on three key themes which emerged the consultation: reshaping mission language to free it from colonial baggage encouraging the global church in Christ’s healing ministry; embracing polycentric mission that empowers local leadership and shared responsibility; and fostering sustainability and self-reliance to strengthen healthcare amidst funding crises and workforce shortages.
MBO_6_12
- Goh Wei Leong
- Title: Principles for long-term, sustaining impact on short-term trips
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_6_13

- Kristina Alikhanyan
- Title: Tent-making for Mission in the 21st Century
- Location: TBA
- Expression of Tentmaker comes from Apostle Paul. He deliberately choose the different way of his finances, he decided do not take support from the church but by working and, namely, making tents to earn money. Today the tentmaker term is used for anyone who seeks to serve Our Lord through working or studying in another culture. Christians in many skills, trades, businesses, and professions, can often go to places where traditional church planters and evangelists may not. God very often uses people in regular jobs and businesses to advance his kingdom and fulfil his Great Commission.
MBO_6_14

- Varghese Philip
- Title: Finding Strategic Direction for Mission Hospitals
- Location: TBA
- Finding a strategic direction for mission hospitals is critical for their survival. Some of the reasons are the difficulty in recruitment of qualified professionals, decline in access to capital, and increasing availability of alternate providers. Since mission hospitals across the globe have different issues facing them, this will be an opportunity to learn from one another and network with each other to find a common voice. This will be an interactive brainstorming session to examine mainly 3 issues: 1. What is the role/purpose of mission hospitals in a changing context? 2. How can we work together to inspire and recruit professionals? 3. What are some of the innovative ways to raise capital funding?
MBO_6_15
- Keith Michael
- Title: Partnership with Local Government for Common Good
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_6_16
- Haniel Eller
- Title: Beyond the curriculum: cultivating Christian character and witness in medical training
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
MBO_6_17

- Daniel O'Neill
- Title: Global Health and Whole Person Care: Approaches to recapture the Judeo-Christan origins
- Location: TBA
- Global health as an academic discipline has grown in many institutions of higher learning over the past 10 years in many nations. In addition, whole person care has become popular in response to depersonalized and reductionist tendencies in modern healthcare. Analyzing these trends, we will discuss the Judeo-Christian origins of both global public health and whole person care, and see how we all might move forward these agendas collaboratively and publicly and express the Christian distinctives so that Christ is magnified as Healer.
MBO_6_18

- Paul Bendor Samuel
- Title: Jesus' diverse healing methods
- Location: TBA
- Healing was a central element in Jesus’ ministry, acting both as the expression of the reality of the kingdom of God present in Jesus and as a sign of the nature and future fulfilment of God’s kingdom. In this session we will explore the diverse approaches Jesus used in healing, its wholistic impact and the example Jesus gives us as we participate in God’s mission today.
MBO_6_19

- Jelena Sivulka
- Title: Secondary Trauma, Compassion Fatigue and Resilience
- Location: TBA
- Compassion is a powerful, God-given response to human suffering—an emotional drive to help those in need. Yet, for those who continually care for the wounded, there is a hidden cost: compassion fatigue, burnout, and even secondary trauma. The very act of helping can deplete our emotional and spiritual reserves, leaving us exhausted, disillusioned, and questioning our capacity to continue. As we serve in a broken world, we must understand the limits of compassion—not to withdraw, but to wisely care for others without losing ourselves. This session explores how to recognize fatigue, set healthy boundaries, and sustain joy in serving.
MBO_6_20
- Mfanelo Sobekwa
- Title: Draw Closer to God when Battling an Illness
- Location: TBA
- Content coming soon
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Day 6, 5th July (Sun)
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- Dae-Young Lee
- Title: Building God's Kingdom amongst the Broken
- Location: TBA
- The biblical revelation of healing and restoration emerges as the primary purpose of God for the world, and reconciliation with God is a fundamental part of healing and restoration. Through the work of Christ, the Prince of Peace, on the Cross, God has opened a door for the whole creation including human beings to reconciliation with God. God calls Christian medical professionals to be His instrument sharing the Gospel of reconciliation with those who suffer from sickness, injustice, oppression, poverty, and slander in the ruins and broken walls because these are major concerns of God. At the ICMDA World Congress in 2026, God’s divine calling that the Gospel brings hope of reconciling salvation and healing by the ongoing work of the reconciling Healer through Christian medical professionals should be acknowledged with the implication that healing is an indispensable part of God’s global mission.

- Jeff Barrows
- Title: Confronting the secular ethics agenda
- Location: TBA
- Secular forces are actively trying to promote a worldview that is not only unbiblical but also anti-biblical, as it aims to overthrow biblical values and replace them with principles that oppose the Word of God. Our Lord Jesus Christ calls Christians to be salt and light in the world, and this session will elaborate on how Christians can fulfill that mandate by advocating for Biblical truth in love. The session will focus on protecting the vulnerable from abortion, transgender ideology, and premature death from assisted suicide or euthanasia.
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