Podcast

Cultures around the world have differing worldviews, practices, and behaviors related to health, disease, healing, suffering, death, and dying. According to scripture, humility is an attitude believers need to adopt, especially when working cross-culturally, “Clothe yourselves in humility (1 Pet. 5:5). Training nurses and other healthcare workers to use cultural humility allows believers to approach another person with openness, compassion, and the love of Jesus. When believers take the time to appreciate other cultures and beliefs, bridges to the gospel will be built. This session will focus on best practices for serving on missions, ways to be the hands and feet of Jesus, and strategies for approaching other cultures with compassion and His love.

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #2 at 10:00 AM EST ; speaker: Rebecca Meyer

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/training-nurses-and-other-healthcare-workers-to-serve-cross-culturally-on-short-term-missions

People interpret what we do based on their worldview. In Honor-Shame cultures, people might misinterpret and see in our actions merit making, proselytization or apostasy, however pure our motivation may be. We’ll look at honor-shame based worldviews, understand how and why people may misinterpret what we do, look at risks and practices to help show and share God’s love appropriately. We’ll use observations from relief and urban poor work in SE Asia to illustrate. Application is relevant both overseas or close to home when reaching out to neighbors from honor-shame contexts.

Session recorded on Friday, November 10th during Session Block #2 at 10:00 AM EST ; speaker: Alex Tee.

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/honor-shame-dynamics-how-to-serve-effectively

The global missions landscape has shifted and so has the role Americans now play. We'll explore the many new opportunities this has created.

Session recorded on Thursday, November 9th during Session Block #1 at 3:45PM EST ; speaker: Charlie Vittitow.

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/where-do-i-fit-in-todays-missions-landscape

Your emotional health matters as you join God in His work among the nations. Learn to apply biblical principles to experience emotional healing and minister to others. In this session you will walk away with 4 keys that will help you receive God's emotional healing.

Session recorded on Thursday, November 9th during Session Block #1 at 3:45PM EST ; speaker: Francis Bukachi.

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/get-emotionally-healed-a-training-course

The Great Commission is a call for all Christ followers to make disciples wherever we are. So often, however, we think that this takes place on a short-term trip where we "do" a project for the national or indigenous people. Discipleship requires more time than what a short-term trip offers. We will consider how we might have a long-term impact even on a short-term trip by working with and not just for our indigenous brothers and sisters in Christ.

Session recorded on Thursday, November 9th during Session Block #1 at 3:45PM EST ; speaker: Jaime Saint

Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2023/sessions/five-principles-for-creating-long-term-sustainable-impact-on-short-term-mission-trips-2