ICMDA Recordings

Recorded on 20 July 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Jamilya Sadykova.

"My dream is to end preventable deaths in Kazakhstan and the best way to achieve it is putting a stop to tobacco use."

Jamilya Sadykova is a well-known and committed tobacco control leader, whose work has led to Kazakhstan’s adoption of life-saving public health measures. She is the founder and charismatic leader of the national coalition For a Smoke-Free Kazakhstan, which advocates for the adoption and implementation of strong tobacco control measures to save lives and improve public health.

Jamilya’s first success was helping Kazakhstan to pass the country’s first smoke-free law in 2009, an achievement that nobody believed was possible.

Dr Jamilya Sadykova is a dedicated and experienced public health advocate who has been supporting the Ministry of Healthcare of Kazakhstan in promoting robust tobacco control measures since 2005.

Currently, she contributes to the advancement of tobacco control work as a member of the Ministry of Healthcare Advisory Board and a member of the working groups organized by WHO, the FCTC Conference of the Parties (COP) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Recorded on 29 June 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Jay Smith.

This is the final in a series of three webinars this month on Understanding Islam with renowned Christian apologist Dr Jay Smith.

Muslim tradition teaches that the Qur'an we use today originated with Muhammad, and was finally canonized by Uthman in 652 A.D., and that "not one word, nor one letter has changed in the last 1400 years". But what do the Qur'anic manuscripts reveal?

This webinar will evaluate the various Qur'anic manuscripts in existence today, comparing their texts and ages and identifying their possible literary sources.

Jay Smith has worked with Muslims since 1983. He has two masters’ degrees and completed his PhD in Islamics, in the areas of Apologetics and Polemics in 2017. Jay is one of Christianity’s principal public evangelists and debaters to the Muslim world. He travels extensively teaching Apologetics for those exploring ministry to Muslims and engages the movers and thinkers of Islam on a weekly basis. He is the founding member of the ‘Hyde Park Christian Fellowship’, a weekly evangelism ministry to Muslims in London’s public places, as well as a co-founder for the Pfander Centre for Apologetics.

Recorded on 15 June 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Jay Smith.

This is the second in a series of three webinars this month on Understanding Islam with renowned Christian apologist Dr Jay Smith.

Muslim tradition teaches that Muhammad was born in Mecca, and then moved to Medina (both in central Arabia) in 622 A.D., and that during this period he received the Qur’an and became the paradigm for the Islamic religion practiced today.

But what do other historical sources reveal? This webinar will evaluate the historical record of Muhammad using evidence from the 7th century and before and comparing it with traditional teaching.

The final webinar will cover the Qur'anic manuscripts.

Jay Smith has worked with Muslims since 1983. He has two masters’ degrees and completed his PhD in Islamics, in the areas of Apologetics and Polemics in 2017. Jay is one of Christianity’s principal public evangelists and debaters to the Muslim world. He travels extensively teaching Apologetics for those exploring ministry to Muslims and engages the movers and thinkers of Islam on a weekly basis. He is the founding member of the ‘Hyde Park Christian Fellowship’, a weekly evangelism ministry to Muslims in London’s public places, as well as a co-founder for the Pfander Centre for Apologetics.

Recorded on 8 June 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Jay Smith.

This is the first in a series of three webinars this month on Understanding Islam with renowned Christian apologist Dr Jay Smith.

Muslim tradition teaches that Mecca is the oldest and possibly the greatest of all cities; that Adam and Eve were thrown down to it; that Abraham lived in it; and that this city was where Muhammad came from and received the Qur'an. But what does history and archaeology reveal? This webinar will evaluate the historical record of Mecca, using evidence from the 7th century and before and comparing it with traditional teaching.

The next webinars will cover the life and work of Muhammad and the Qur'anic manuscripts.

Jay Smith has worked with Muslims since 1983. He has two masters’ degrees and completed his PhD in Islamics, in the areas of Apologetics and Polemics in 2017. Jay is one of Christianity’s principal public evangelists and debaters to the Muslim world. He travels extensively teaching Apologetics for those exploring ministry to Muslims and engages the movers and thinkers of Islam on a weekly basis. He is the founding member of the ‘Hyde Park Christian Fellowship’, a weekly evangelism ministry to Muslims in London’s public places, as well as a co-founder for the Pfander Centre for Apologetics.

Recorded on 1 June 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Walt Larimore.

Christian health professionals often have little training in how and when to incorporate spiritual interventions in clinical care. Walt Larimore, MD, a co-author of ICMDA’s "Saline Process" and CMDA’s "Grace Prescriptions," who has spoken in previous webinars about praying with and for patients, and taking a spiritual assessment with patients, will discuss three additional spiritual interventions for you to consider in your day-to-day clinical care: faith flags, faith stories, and faith prescriptions.

Recorded on 25 May 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Howard Lyons chairs a webinar with Dr Rudi Mygovich.

Rudi is the president of the Christian Medical Association of Ukraine and will share how God has been at work during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

He will share stories of people who saw terrible things, but at the same time saw the good hand of God. There are encouragements in the darkest of situations where the church became a spiritual and literal shelter.

Dr. Rudolph Myhovych is a neurologist and the president of the Christian Medical Association of Ukraine.

Recorded on 18 May 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Mark Pickering.

In the 1820s and 30s, early mission pioneers realized the immense value of combining the healing of the body with the preaching of the gospel. This led to the launch of the Medical Missionary Society in China, which influenced many others in the UK, USA and far beyond. The modern medical missionary movement was born!

Its early history gives us many lessons that are valuable for contemporary challenges, and also helps us reflect on current controversies in mission.

This webinar will expand on an article in the CMF UK/Ireland journal, Triple Helix - The birth of modern medical mission.

Dr Mark Pickering is the Chief Executive of CMF (UK/Ireland). He is based in London where he also works as a secure environment GP (in prisons and similar institutions). He previously led student ministry for CMF UK and for ICMDA. In these roles he has developed many partnerships with organizations in student ministry, bioethics and advocacy, global mission and evangelism/apologetics. He has a long-term interest in apologetics, particularly around biblical reliability, Islam and science/faith issues.

Recorded on 11 May 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Santhosh Mathews chairs a webinar with Dr Rebekah Zechariah & Team.

The practice of Christ-centered Family Medicine is the need of the hour in delivering Christ-centered healthcare all 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.

Join this webinar to hear how ICMDA in partnership with CMC Vellore is training doctors in low- and middle-income countries with distinct family physician attitudes, skills and knowledge.

Dr Rebekah Zechariah heads the Distance Education Department at Christian Medical College Vellore. A Geriatrician by training, Dr Rebekah has always had a passion for teaching, and she had the God-given opportunity to be involved in Medical Education right from the beginning of her career.

She completed her Masters in Higher Education and has been involved with CMC's Distance Education team since early 2015. One of her focus areas is enabling learners to understand education as a whole and being able to equip others to teach and learn well.

She is grateful to God that she has an excellent team to work with, who with the Lord's help, is able to run many courses and training programs on a blended learning platform in India and globally.

Recorded on 4 May 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Johann Ebenezer & Dr Praveen Alexander.

Drs Johann and Praveen are members of the Mental Health Team at CMC Vellore, India and are primarily involved with the design, development and teaching of the Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health (PGDMH) and the Certificate in Community Mental Health (CCMH). These are online distance learning courses for training doctors and other healthcare workers in mental health skills for primary care. They also help with the planning and running of several other courses run by the Distance Education unit at CMC. They love teaching together and designing and developing distance learning experiences.

Dr. Johann Alex Ebenezer did his MBBS from CMC Ludhiana and his MD in Psychiatry from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. He worked in Padhar Hospital, Madhya Pradesh, from 2014 to 2017, where he started a community mental health project called "Project Shifa" in 75 surrounding villages. Since then, he has been working with the Distance Education Unit at CMC Vellore.

Dr. Praveen Mathew Alexander did his MD in Physiology after his MBBS and he has an MSc in Neuroscience from Australia. He also works at the Distance Education Unit at CMC Vellore. His special interests are in designing and evaluating online and distance courses in medical subjects.

Recorded on 27 April 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.

Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Jay Smith.

How can we better understand and explain the differences between the God of the Bible and the Allah of the Qur'an?

Join renowned Christian evangelist Jay Smith as he explains the hermeneutical key which helps us to better understand the gulf which exists between Christianity and Islam and how it can be used to explain the Muslim and Christian views concerning who God is, who we are, and what God intends for us.

Jay Smith has worked with Muslims since 1983. He has two masters’ degrees and completed his PhD in Islamics, in the areas of Apologetics and Polemics in 2017. Jay is one of Christianity’s principal public evangelists and debaters to the Muslim world. He travels extensively teaching Apologetics for those exploring ministry to Muslims and engages the movers and thinkers of Islam on a weekly basis. He is the founding member of the ‘Hyde Park Christian Fellowship’, a weekly evangelism ministry to Muslims in London’s public places, as well as a co-founder for the Pfander Centre for Apologetics.