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the CMF podcast
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Exploring issues and challenges at the interface of the Christian faith and healthcare.
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Teenagers and sexual identity
Head of CMF Public Policy Susan Marriott is joined by Trevor Stammers and Julie Maxwell. They explore Julie's new CMF File on Teenagers and sexual identity (linked below). Trevor Stammers previously authored a CMF File on the same topic (linked below). They come together to share their knowledge…
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Are humans unique? | CMF National Conference 2026
Ever-accelerating AI capabilities raise the question of what it means to be human. What exactly are human beings? Are we advanced apes? Are we machines? Are we souls confined to a body? In this plenary session, Sharon Dirckx helped us to consider questions of core human identity from the...
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Pattern of joyful serving | CMF National Conference 2026
In the second talk of CMF National Conference 2026, main speaker Piyush Jani takes us through Philippians 2:1-18 and the patterns of joyful serving. Support the show
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Source of joyful serving | CMF National Conference 2026
In the first talk of CMF National Conference 2026, main speaker Piyush Jani takes us through John 15:1-17. We learn that Jesus is the True Vine, and when we abide in him, we will bear much fruit, and experience the source of joy. Support the show
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Ethics - a matter of principle
CMF Head of Public Policy Susan Marriott is joined by guests Michael Trimble and Abbie Englund. Michael Trimble is a clinical academic based in Belfast. Abbie is a third-year medical student based in Edinburgh. The three sat down to discuss the widely taught and used ‘four-principles’ approach to...
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Identity | Dr John Greenall
In this episode, Head of CMF Communications Steve Fouch sits down with the main speaker from this year's CMF Student Conference: Dr John Greenall. They discuss what identity means and why it has become a huge issue over the past couple of decades. Support the show
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Being sent: who am I for the world? | Talk 3 | SC26
In the last of his talks for Student Conference, John Greenall looks at what it means to be sent out by God and what that looks like as Christian health professionals. Support the show
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Becoming: holding onto truth in a confused world | Talk 2 | SC26
In his second talk from the CMF Student Conference (2026) Dr John Greenall looks at what happens when our sense of belonging and identity is tested. Who am I when the pressure is on? When my faith is tested? When I find myself struggling and alone? John looks at how we are shaped, transformed…
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Belonging: knowing who you are before you do anything | Talk 1 | SC26
In Dr John Greenall's first talk at the CMF Student Conference 2026, he addresses the questions, Who am I?' What defines me? What does the gospel have to say to me about who I really am? And where do I belong? Focus passage: Matthew 3:13-17 Support the show
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Dr John Greenall | Introductory session | Student Conference 2026
Dr John Greenall, CMF's former Deputy CEO and Head of Student Ministries, speaks about his own journey of faith, his years of ministry of CMF, and begins to outline why a relationship with Jesus is so fundamental to our careers, lives, and identities. This is an introductory session at CMF's...
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Organ donation, transplantation, and trafficking
In this episode, Dr Trevor Stammers is in conversation with CMF's Head of Communications, Steve Fouch, about organ transplantation. Trevor wrote a book in 2023 called The Ethics of Global Organ Acquisition: Moral Arguments about Transplantation. You can find out more and buy a copy from the...
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Living for Christ
In our final episode of 2025, and our last recording made at November's CMF Residents Conference, Dr Paul Coulter is in conversation with Steve Fouch, CMF's Head of Communications, about what it means to live for Christ as a Christian healthcare professional. Support the show
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Servant leadership for Christians in the NHS
In conversation with Steve Fouch (CMF Head of Communications) at the 2025 CMF Resident Doctors Conference, Dr Paula Busuulwa and Prof. Paul Johnson explore what it means to lead as a Christian health professional in the NHS. CMF has a network of Christians in non-clinical and clinical leadership...
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Renewed in Christ | Talk 3 | Resident Doctors Conference 2025
In his third and final Bible talk from the 2025 CMF Resident Doctors Conference, Dr Paul Coulter explores Colossians 3 and what it means to be renewed in Christ. Support the show
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Working with Physician Assistants | Resident Doctors Conference 2025
In the fourth recording from this year's CMF Resident Doctors' Conference in November, Steve Fouch and Dr Mercy Doni-Kwame discuss Physician Assistants, a group of health professionals who have become increasingly controversial in the UK in recent years. Mercy has a strong background of training...
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Raised with Christ | Talk 2 | Resident Doctors Conference 2025
In the second of his Bible talks from Colossians (chapter 2, verses 6-23), Paul Coulter speaks on how Jesus' resurrection brings new life and spiritual freedom to us in our day-to-day. Support the show
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Assisted suicide - plenary session | Resident Doctors Conference 2025
In the past year, politicians in Westminster and Holyrood have taken active steps towards implementing assisted suicide laws in the UK. In the plenary from this year's CMF Resident Doctors Conference, Dr Susan Marriott (CMF's Head of Public Policy) surveys the political landscape and considers…
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Reconciled by Christ | Talk 1 | Resident Doctors Conference 2025
Surrounded as we are by philosophies of self-help, mindfulness, manifesting, and resilience, it's easy to lose confidence in Jesus Christ. As Christian health professionals, we need to recover an approach to life and work that is grounded in him. That is what the Apostle Paul presents to us in…
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Facing the Future | Talk 3 | National Conference 2025
Our main speaker, Peter Saunders examines Daniel’s resolve to stand firm in his identity, his reliance on God for wisdom, and his boldness in witness, even in the face of trials. This is Talk 3: Facing the Future based on Daniel 9. Support the show
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Dedicated but Distinct | Talk 2 | National Conference 2025
Our main speaker, Peter Saunders examines Daniel’s resolve to stand firm in his identity, his reliance on God for wisdom, and his boldness in witness, even in the face of trials. This is Talk 2: Dedicated but Distinct based on Daniel 3. Support the show
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Serving the Sovereign | Talk 1 | National Conference 2025
Our main speaker, Peter Saunders examines Daniel’s resolve to stand firm in his identity, his reliance on God for wisdom, and his boldness in witness, even in the face of trials. This is Talk 1: Serving the Sovereign based on Daniel 1. Support the show
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Assisted suicide update
Welcome to the relaunched CMF podcast. This is a special, extra episode giving an update on what is happening with the two assisted suicide bills for terminally ill adults that are going through the UK and Scottish Parliaments this month (May 2025), with both having hearings, and probably votes…
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Futility and Hope | Talk 3 | CMF Student Conference 2025
What if human limits aren't a bug but a feature of our humanity? What if learning to live well in God's world actually means learning to love our (unlimited) God's (limited) creature. Over three talks, main speaker Matt Lillicrap delved into this topic through the lens of Ecclesiastes and Romans....
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Receiving Time | Talk 2 | CMF Student Conference 2025
What if human limits aren't a bug but a feature of our humanity? What if learning to live well in God's world actually means learning to love our (unlimited) God's (limited) creature. Over three talks, main speaker Matt Lillicrap delved into this topic through the lens of Ecclesiastes and Romans....
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The Endless Round | Talk 1 | CMF Student Conference 2025
What if human limits aren't a bug but a feature of our humanity? What if learning to live well in God's world actually means learning to love our (unlimited) God's (limited) creature. Over three talks, main speaker Matt Lillicrap delved into this topic through the lens of Ecclesiastes and Romans....
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Jesus + Justice | Talk 3 | CMF Resident Doctors' Conference 2024
‘The Lord is a God of justice.’ (Isaiah 30:18) And so, his followers long for justice. Over three talks, Giles Cattermole explored what Isaiah teaches about God’s justice, our injustice, his solution in the justice of the Cross of Jesus, and what it means to live and speak for Jesus and justice...
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Womanhood Podcast Episode 6: Meaning in the Menopause
In the last episode of this series, we examine what the female body tells us about God and what it means to be an embodied person during the menopause, the time of change in women's reproductive lives. Please note that listing these resources does not imply full agreement with all their content;...
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Jesus + Justice | Talk 2 | CMF Resident Doctors' Conference 2024
‘The Lord is a God of justice.’ (Isaiah 30:18) And so, his followers long for justice. Over three talks, Giles Cattermole explored what Isaiah teaches about God’s justice, our injustice, his solution in the justice of the Cross of Jesus, and what it means to live and speak for Jesus and justice...
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Womanhood Podcast Episode 5: Reproductive Lack and Loss
In this episode, we touch on the painful topics of infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth—experiences of profound grief and suffering. How do we face them as Christians? What hope does Jesus offer in both reproductive loss and lack? Resources: Please note that listing these resources does not...
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Womanhood Podcast Episode 4 | Motherhood: physical and spiritual
In this edition, Grace and Felicia are joined by Jane Petkovic, Grace's mother. In this mother and daughter conversation, they discuss the theology, biblical language, and embodied reality of pregnancy and motherhood and what they tell us about God and his grace. To read more about Jane's work...
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Jesus + Justice | Talk 1 | CMF Resident Doctors' Conference 2024
‘The Lord is a God of justice.’ (Isaiah 30:18) And so, his followers long for justice. Over three talks, Giles Cattermole explored what Isaiah teaches about God’s justice, our injustice, his solution in the justice of the Cross of Jesus, and what it means to live and speak for Jesus and justice...
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Womanhood Podcast Episode 3 | Contraception
We all think we understand contraception, but it raises a lot of questions. How each kind of contraception works raises many questions - about how it affects the role of sex in our relationships, how it affects family life, and the ethical questions it can raise. In this episode, Drs Grace…
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Finger on the Pulse | S2, E4: no-one mourns the Wicked
This week, Sally and Ben discuss the recently released film, ‘ Wicked’, and in particular, the film’s counter-cultural emphasis on friendship. They also survey the latest news on the Assisted Dying Bill and how they're thinking about it now that it has passed its second reading. References: In…
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Womanhood Podcast Ep 2 | What periods reveal about God
In this episode, Drs Felicia Wong and Grace Petkovic explore the significance of menstruation from a theological perspective. They delve into the hormonal cycle, discuss societal taboos, and the negative narratives often associated with menstruation. Fur further reading: In the Flow by Alisa…
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Finger on the Pulse | S2, E3: John Smyth, Justin Welby, and Responding to Church Abuse
This week, Ben and Sally discuss the recent resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury, lament the associated abuse scandals previously buried by the Church of England and discuss how we can respond as faithful Christians. There is also a special guest well-known to our resident…
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Womanhood - what our bodies reveal about God | episode 1
The first of a new mini-series from CMF, hosted by Dr Grace Petkovic and Dr Felicia Wong discuss embodiment, womanhood, and what our bodies reveal about God Have you ever wondered why God made women in the form that he did? What does it mean to be a woman and to be made in God’s image? What about...
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Finger on the Pulse Series 2 Episode 2 | Trump, Abortion and Evangelicalism in America
This week, Ben and Sally dissect the astonishing results of the US presidential election. We ask how Trump defied the polls to win a huge victory, what role the abortion debate played in the election, and Trump’s complicated relationships with evangelical Christianity. References: Election exit...
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We are a Multitude of Voices | Episode 4 | Emmie's story: your true identity
Our hope is that we might highlight the diversity of voices represented across our growing Christian nursing and midwifery fellowship in the British Isles, which we have begun by recording some soundbites from our black nurse and midwifery members. But we want to add more stories to this…
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Finger on the Pulse | Series 2, episode 1 - Assisted Dying
Ben and Sally return to the podcast to discuss the recent Assisted Dying Bill introduced to the House of Commons by Kim Leadbeater MP. What are the main moral arguments at play? And how can we, as Christian healthcare professionals, respond well? Please note: The second reading of the Leabdeater...
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We are a Multitude of Voices | Episode 3 | Fumni's story: God knows my name
Our hope is that we might highlight the diversity of voices represented across our growing Christian nursing and midwifery fellowship in the British Isles, which we have begun by recording some soundbites from our black nurse and midwifery members. But we want to add more stories to this…
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We are a Multitude of Voices | Episode 2 | Dudzayi's story: never be limited by other people's imaginations
Our hope is that we might highlight the diversity of voices represented across our growing Christian nursing and midwifery fellowship in the British Isles, which we have begun by recording some soundbites from our black nurse and midwifery members. But we want to add more stories to this…
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We are a Multitude of Voices | Episode 1 | Onahi's story: unique opportunities to connect with patients
Our hope is that we might highlight the diversity of voices represented across our growing Christian nursing and midwifery fellowship in the British Isles, which we have begun by recording some soundbites from our black nurse and midwifery members. But we want to add more stories to this…
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Idol comments | CMF National Conference '24
In the final talk of the CMF National Conference, Dan Strange covers the theme 'Idol comments'. Listen now! Support the show
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Surviving and thriving in the workplace | CMF National Conference '24
Amidst today's cultural landscape, how can Christian healthcare professionals effectively address workplace challenges while being a blessing to those around us? What defines success in the eyes of God? Join us in this plenary session as John Drew (Director of Staff Experience and Engagement at…
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Identity: his and ours | CMF National Conference '24
In the second talk of CMF National Conference 2024, Dan Strange takes us through Isaiah 41 and the theme of 'Identity: his and ours'. Listen now! Support the show
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The Great Big God | CMF National Conference '24
In the first talk of CMF National Conference 2024, Dan Strange takes us through Isaiah 40 and the theme of 'The Great Big God'. Listen now! Support the show
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Homebound Truth | CMF Juniors' Conference '23
In his final talk at CMF Juniors' Conference, Matt Lillicrap speaks of 'Homebound Truth' inspired by John 14. Support the show
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Personal Truth | CMF Juniors' Conference '23
In the first talk from CMF's Juniors' Conference, main speaker Matt Lillicrap takes us through John 1 and explores the theme of 'personal truth'. Support the show
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Being Confident about the Future | CMF Seniors' Conference '23
In the third and final talk, Jonathan Lamb explores how Jesus' resurrection gives us a confident hope, a hope that can empower us in the now. Support the show
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Committed to the Present | CMF Seniors' Conference '23
Jonathan Lamb continues to take us through Psalm 71. In this talk, he explores why it's important to invest in the next generation and also delves in to the beautiful truth of our inner renewal as we age. Support the show
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