ICMDA Recordings

Recorded on 16 December 2025In this interview, Peter Saunders, CEO of ICMDA, speaks with Peter J. Williams about his recent book Can We Trust the Gospels?We will see how well the evidence for Jesus compares with the writings we have about famous people in history. We will see that the writers of the four Gospels were deeply familiar with the land and culture they wrote about, and we will see that we can test the Gospels for reliability in many ways—and that they pass the test. We will also consider some of the common objections to the Gospels being true.This webinar is run in partnership with the Forum of Christian Leaders (FOCL).To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Recorded on 18 December 2025 for ICMDA Webinars.Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Ben Chang Almost every aspect of modern life has been impacted by the social media revolution, from how we view ourselves, to how we relate with those around us, to how nations are governed.Underpinning social media platforms are powerful intelligent algorithms that harvest the data we generate when we click, scroll and post, and use these to feed us content design to maintain our attention and keep us scrolling. The result is a society addicted to its screens.How can Christians navigate this new social media reality? How can we practise self-control in the age of screen-addiction? Do our mere human faculties stand a chance against the intelligent algorithms?Dr Ben Chang is a speaker, writer and emergency medicine registrar working in London. He is author of the book “Christ and the Culture Wars: Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics” (Christian Focus Publications), and speaks regularly at conferences, churches and universities on a range of issues including bioethics, technology, cultural engagement and identity politics. He is currently writing a new book about social media.⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Recorded on 4December 2025 for ICMDA Webinars.Dr David Randall chairs a webinar with Dr Daniel O'Neill God’s word is a meta-narrative, and threaded throughout the ancient text is a healing meta-narrative. Understanding the healing purposes of God’s redemptive story allows us to weave our individual micro-narratives into this greater story. The bible reveals a unique way to engage in purposeful, health-promoting, missional living wherever we are called to serve.This first of a three-part series will present a comprehensive overview of the biblical healing meta-narrative in the Hebrew Old Testament. The Law, the Prophets and the Writings can enhance our understanding of the vital role of healthcare and global health engagement for the healing of all nations.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 biblical & theological studies from Bethel Seminary. He serves as pastor of missions in his local church. He is a co-founder and Interim Director of Health for All Nations Institute at William Carey International University and author and co-editor of the book All Creation Groans: Toward a Theology of Disease and Global Health.⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Recorded on 11 December 2025 for ICMDA Webinars.Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Prof Paul JohnsonIn a chaotic and under-resourced workplace, conflicting motives and drivers exist, and pressure to meet treatment targets and address huge waiting list backlogs, can easily lead to a culture in which there is subtle creativity with the truth.As apprentices of Jesus, we are called to model a different way - a Christian counterculture - in which truth and justice are central, and in which Kingdom values are prioritised. In this talk we will reflect together on promoting and modelling truth in a chaotic workplace.Paul is Professor of Paediatric Surgery at the University of Oxford and Director of the Oxford Pancreatic Islet Isolation and Transplant Programmes. His clinical and research interests are in transplantation and endocrine surgery. He is Clinical Lead for NHSE Thames Valley and Wessex Surgery Surgery in Children Operational Delivery Network, with oversight of Children’s Surgery across 19 hospitals. Paul is currently President-Elect of the European Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association and Past-Chair of the NHSBT Islet Steering Group, and he sits on the CMF Council of Reference. He is married to Hilary, a retired Consultant Child Psychiatrist, and has 2 grown up children and a 3 year old grandson. ⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Recorded on 27 November 2025 for ICMDA Webinars.Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Christopher HolcombeDealing with the daily challenge. Working and leading in healthcare is a challenge; whether it is challenging clinical situations or the constant pressure of too much work, and not enough resource. But this is where God has put us to be his hands, to bring his wisdom, to show his love and compassion. This webinar will explore what we bring distinctively as Christians to modern healthcare and how God has uniquely equipped us to cope with that.Chris Holcombe is the medical lead for Clinical Reliability Groups at the Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust. He is currently President of the Association of Breast Surgery and has had a long career as a breast surgeon in Liverpool, UK.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠