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February 10, 2023 Webinar #138 Prof John Lennox - Evolution: A theory in crisis
Recorded on 9 February 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a Q&A with Prof John Lennox.

The Neo-Darwinian theory of biological evolution, the so-called modern synthesis is still regarded by many as ruling out theism. However, in order to establish this, two things need to be shown to be true:
1) that it is philosophically legitimate to deduce atheism (a worldview) from biology (a natural science), and
2) that there is scientific evidence that the theory of evolution can bear the weight placed upon it.
I think the evidence shows that these claims have insubstantial warrant.

John Lennox is a Professor of Mathematics (Emeritus) at Oxford University and Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College, Oxford. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School, Oxford University, and teaches for the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme.
Professor Lennox is particularly interested in the interface of science, philosophy, and theology.
His books include Against the Flow (on Daniel), Seven Days that Divide the World (on Genesis 1), Gunning for God (on the new atheism), Stephen Hawking and God (a response to The Grand Design), God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God, and 2084. He has debated a number of prominent atheists, including Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Peter Singer.

For more from Prof Lennox visit https://www.johnlennox.org
To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
1 hr 3 min
February 03, 2023 Webinar #137 Dr Walt Larimore - Using a spiritual history to uncover religious struggle
Recorded on 2 February 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar and Q&A with Dr Walt Larimore.

The use of a spiritual assessment by health professionals as part of a social history has been considered a vital part of quality whole-person health care for decades. However, virtually all of the spiritual assessment tools in use today (i.e., GOD, HOPE, FICA, SPIRIT, etc.) fail to inquire about a critical health factor: religious struggle. A developing and robust literature shows religious struggle can predict future morbidity and mortality of various types. How can Christian health professionals inquire about and deal with the surprisingly common religious struggles patients encounter?

Walt Larimore, MD, a family physician, is the co-author of ICMDA’s “The Saline Process,” CMDA US’s “The Saline Solution” and “Grace Prescriptions,” and the inspiration for CMDA US’s new “Faith Prescriptions.”
Walt has been recognized in International Health Professionals of the Year and International Health Scientists of the Year as well as The 2000 Intellectuals of the 21st Century.
54 min
January 27, 2023 Webinar #136 Dr Trevor Stammers - Organs from the dead
Recorded on 26 January 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar and Q&A with Dr Trevor Stammers.

Rates for deceased donations greatly vary across the world but organ transplantation heavily depends on them and virtually exclusively so for vital organs such as the heart.
But this raises many ethical questions about the nature of death. Can the dead be harmed? Who should give consent for donation when the wishes of the deceased are unclear? Should the 'dead donor rule' be abandoned as some suggest?
These and other questions will be explored from a Christian perspective.

Dr Trevor Stammers is Editor of The New Bioethics journal. He was formerly Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Law at St Mary's University, UK, and was a family doctor for 27 years before going into academia. His latest book on the ethics of organ donation (written with Calum MacKellar) is The Ethics of Generating Posthumans.
1 hr 1 min
January 19, 2023 Webinar #135 Dr John Greenall - Developing Volunteer Leaders
Recorded on 19 January 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar and Q&A with Dr John Greenall.
What does it look like to develop leaders in a national parachurch movement? How do we leverage the time and talents of gifted but busy professionals?
This webinar will consider how we can recruit, select, equip, and then lead volunteer leaders to multiply themselves for the sake of the gospel.
Dr John Greenall is a Pediatrician and Associate CEO at Christian Medical Fellowship UK. He has experience of developing volunteer ministry programmes, developing transformational teams and leading training tracks and workshops for volunteer networks.
58 min
January 12, 2023 Webinar #134 Dr Daniel O'Neill - Jesus' diverse healing methods
Recorded on 12 January 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar and Q&A with Dr Daniel O'Neill.

We all know that healing was a large part of the public ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. The major world religions and the primal religions share the concept of a divine healer. But what was unique about Jesus’ healing ministry?
During this webinar we will explore the patterns of the Messianic hope in the Old Testament, the fulfilment of these in the New, and the many diverse healing methods recorded in the Gospels.
From this, we hope to capture a vision for the diverse ways both the whole church and the whole Christian healthcare community can participate in God’s work of healing all of creation.
Daniel O’Neill, MD, MTh is a physician-theologian and managing editor of Christian Journal for Global Health, Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and holds a master’s degree in theological studies from Bethel Seminary.
He has served on health and development projects among impoverished or displaced populations. He is a co-founder of Health for All Nations and author and co-editor of the book All Creation Groans: Toward a Theology of Disease and Global Health.
1 hr
January 06, 2023Webinar #133 Dr Alex Bolek - Servant Leadership
Recorded on 5 January 2023 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar and Q&A with Dr Alex Bolek.

Leadership is one of the most challenging areas in Christian Ministry. For hundreds and thousands of years, many types of leadership have been developed, but though some of those leadership styles are good, something important is missing in them, the element of being a servant.

The term 'Servant Leadership' was first coined by Robert Greenleaf in the 1970s but even before that, two thousand years ago, the Lord Jesus came as a servant who washed the feet of His followers.
In this talk, we will try to answer the questions:
What is servant leadership and how is it developed?

How do I become a servant leader like my Master, the Lord Jesus?
Brother Alex studied medicine at the University of Oradea in Romania and has a Masters in Public and Tropical Health. He has worked as a GP and Medical Director in Khartoum, Sudan, and also for JHPIEGO and other international NGOs. He is the chairman of the CMDA in South Sudan, is the Africa Coordinator for ICMDA, and is the ICMDA Regional Secretary for East Africa. He is married to Helen and together they help care for 14 nephews and nieces.
56 min
December 15, 2022 Webinar #132 Dr Steven Willing - Top Ten Myths of the Sexual Revolution
Recorded on 15 December 2022 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar and Q&A with Dr Steven Willing.
The "sexual revolution” - as most understand it - began in Western societies in the decade of the 60s.
It promoted a sexual narrative directly opposed to not only Christian teaching, but universal principles that guided most of human civilization.
Yet, most research over the last four decades undermines that narrative, showing the Christian sexual paradigm to be the pathway most conducive to human flourishing.
In this talk, we will examine ten prevailing myths that are fundamental to the contemporary sexual narrative, but are refuted by the best and most current research.

Dr. Steven Willing is an academic neuroscientist with over 40 years of clinical experience in academic and private settings. He is currently a consultant in radiology at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya, a pediatric neuroradiologist for Children’s of Alabama, a visiting scholar with Reasons to Believe, and an Adjunct Professor of Divinity at Regent University.
Dr. Willing is the author of Atlas of Neuroradiology, and more recently, Superbia: The Perils of Pride. The Power of Humility. His personal blog on science apologetics, “The Soggy Spaniel,” may be found at www.swilling.com.
58 min
December 08, 2022 Webinar #131 Dr Calum Miller - Reducing abortion rates
Recorded on 8 December 2022 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar and Q&A with Dr Calum Miller.

Even among pro-life people, there is often debate about what really stops abortions from happening. Is it best to pass laws protecting unborn children and women from abortion directly, or is sex education and family planning the real solution? What about welfare to practically provide for women in difficult financial situations?
In this webinar Dr Miller summarises the empirical evidence on how best to save lives.

Dr Calum Miller is a medical doctor based in the UK, and a Research Associate at the University of Oxford. He is also the International Director for Canopy Global Foundation, an organisation dedicated to combating violence against women, human trafficking and abortion globally. He speaks regularly on mainstream media and to parliamentarians around the world on how to protect both women and children from abortion. He holds a Master's Degree in Biblical Studies.
59 min
December 01, 2022 Webinar #130 Dr Ian Spillman - Funding church hospitals locally
Recorded on 1 December 2022 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar and Q&A with Dr Ian Spillman.
As Christian health-workers we are challenged to show the Father’s heart of compassion to a needy world where there is a huge gap between the high cost of holistic, quality healthcare and the poverty of many of our communities. We need a radical trust in our great God that He will provide all the resources for this noble task.
• What key relationships can help us?
• How can community health insurance help us?
• How can harnessing the power of IT support us?
Ian and his wife, Hanna, have two adult children, Mark and Ruth, and have worked in the NHS until 1987 when they went for 6 years with TearFund to Kisiizi Hospital in Uganda.
He subsequently worked as a Consultant Pediatrician in Macclesfield, UK, during which time he developed Stre@mline, a patient-centered electronic medical record IT system, and served a term as national Senior College Tutor for the Royal College of Pediatrics & Child Health.
They returned to Kisiizi in 2012 as associate volunteers with CMS where they co-ordinate the Friends of Kisiizi internationally, supporting core medical services and the largest community health insurance scheme in Uganda. He further developed Stre@mline winning first prize in the 2022 Swiss Re Foundation Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award and has contributed to the development of the recently launched WHO Quality Toolkit.

59 min
November 25, 2022 Webinar #129 Dr Lois Fergusson - Humanitarian response teams - principles & pitfalls
Recorded on 24 November 2022 for ICMDA Webinars.
Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar and Q&A with Dr Lois Fergusson.
This webinar plans to cover the humanitarian principles and evidence-based responses to the increasing, compounding and dividing crises that are plaguing our world.

Lois Fergusson (Dr Lois Morgan, MB BChir, MRCGP, DRCOG) qualified as a GP in 2013 having completed GP VTS in east London. From December 2013, she has worked for Medair, a Christian faith based international NGO carrying out humanitarian relief and recovery activities. This has taken her to South Sudan, Switzerland and Jordan and seen her do jobs from health manager to being in the global advisory team, covering at various times programming in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Sudan as well as, at times, holding staff health and training responsibilities. Currently on a deliberate break from employment, she's undertaking an MSc in public health at LSHTM.
To listen live to future ICMDA webinars, visit https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/
1 hr 3 min