Breakout Session Descriptions

Breakout Session Blocks One and Two (choose one for each block)

Being a Healthcare Volunteer

God is calling me to go short term. What do I do now?

Cultural Humility in Healthcare

How can you respect other cultures while delivering good healthcare in a cross cultural setting?

Engaging Islam

Learn how to engage Muslims cross culturally or across town.

Engaging Neopentacostalism and Prosperity Gospel

Learn how to engage Cultural Catholics cross culturally or across town.

Families on the Field

What is it like raising children and ministering together cross culturally?

Pathways to the Mission Field

God is calling me to go overseas. What do I do now?

Prayer Strategy and Prayer Walking

How is prayer the primary strategy? How can I be effective in prayer for the nations?

Varieties of Nursing Service

Nurses bring so many skills to the table, how are nurses being used on the field in modern healthcare missions?

Breakout Session Blocks Three and Four (choose one for each block)

Being Effective as a Healthcare Volunteer

You know how to go, but how can you make the biggest contribution to field strategy? How can you be effective as a volunteer? Come and hear from field workers what they are looking for in a volunteer.

Caring for Global Personnel

How do missionaries get healthcare? Come hear how the IMB supports missionary health through medical consultation with our global personnel – could there is a role for you in this important ministry?

Disaster! What Can I Do Now?

A disaster has struck, you have skills. What do you need to know before you can go and help?

Engaging Hinduism
Join us in this session as we discuss conversation starters and bridges to engage our Hindu friends, neighbors, and colleagues. How can we make our Gospel message engaging and powerful, without being offensive or critical regarding our differences? 

Fitness and Wellness Strategies

Explore approaches to health strategy that focus on helping people get healthier, can you work out together and make disciples?

Providing Healthcare for the Underserved in Your Community

Developing and sustaining medical, dental and behavioral health centers in your local community.

Shattered Expectations

Sometimes our ministry on the field isn’t what we expect – how do you keep your call central and adjust to these unexpected realities?

Serving as a Single

Explore the challenges and joys of serving as a single healthcare missionary.