Brian Fikkert, Jonathan Hall and Others to Be Plenary Speakers at 2013 Global Missions Health Conference
(PRWEB) July 25, 2013 -- The Global Missions Health Conference is excited to announce the plenary speaker line-up for this year’s event, scheduled November 7-9, 2013 at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY.
On Thursday night the conference will welcome Dr. Brian Fikkert, Professor of Economics and Community Development and the founder and Executive Director of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA. Fikkert is co-author (with Steve Corbett) of the paradigm-shifting book When Helping Hurts, and through the Center’s Helping Without Hurting Network he leads one-day regional training seminars exploring the book’s themes. Fikkert earned a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University, specializing in international economics and economic development. He has been a consultant to the World Bank and is the author of articles in both academic and popular journals.
Friday morning will kick off with a message from Kelly P, the alias for a missionary in a high security nation. God is leading her team to work alongside local church planters, using training and technology to open doors in remote unreached areas. They focus on community development and church planting strategies to facilitate their work. Kelly is a Fulbright Scholar and received her MPH from John’s Hopkins in the mid 2000s, and then spent several years working in Central Asia and East Africa as a training ground in public health and missions. She brings exciting news of God’s movement right now in remote corners of the world, the role of indigenous churches in a new “wave” of missions, and a charge for the next generation of harvest hands to join God's redemptive story for the nations.
Friday evening conference attendees will hear from Dr. Bill McCoy. Since 1996, Bill has worked as a medical missionary at the Nazarene Hospital in Papua New Guinea. Before this he also served in Swaziland in Southern Africa as well as at several medical clinics in the States. His degrees include a B.A from Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego and a Doctor of Medicine from University of California. He did his family practice internship and residency at Oral Roberts University and also served on the faculty of ORU for three years. Bill is the author of “Until We All Have Names,” published in 2005.
The 2013 GMHC ends with a message Saturday morning from Jonathan Hall, a dentist with Christ Community Health Services in Memphis, TN. He is a graduate of Asbury College and the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. Committed to becoming a part of the community he serves, he works in the inner-city neighborhood of Binghamton where he lives with his wife and daughter. Whether working in closed countries or in clinics in the U.S. he’s convinced it is the call and joy of every follower of Jesus to live a counter-cultural life of radical obedience. Jon and his family are currently in the process of moving to North Africa as medical missionaries.
The GMHC is the largest event in the country dedicated to healthcare missions. In addition to plenary sessions, the event includes more than 75 breakout sessions grouped around themes of patient care, global health issues, community health and development and missions preparation. Continuing education credit is offered for many of these courses.
Register for the Global Missions Health Conference, learn more about its speakers and sessions, and explore exhibitors and partners at http://www.medicalmissions.com.
Jennifer Johnson, Medical Missions, http://www.medicalmissions.com, 6155179699, [email protected]
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