Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?' For it is not wise to ask such questions. (Ecclesiastes 7:10) Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book. (Cicero, c43BC) Digging into the archives has become something of a passion for me. It...
Christians in Healthcare Leadership Network On Saturday, 17 September, over 60 healthcare leaders joined in-person and online for the first hybrid day conference of CMF's Christians in Healthcare Leadership Network (CHLN). Talks from five experienced leaders complemented breakout groups and discussions. There was time to dream of how we could better...
Global Track and overseas trips CMF's fourth Global Track has started! Do pray for the 14 participants and the mentors supporting them after our introductory weekend at All Nations Christian College in September. Global Track is an 18-month programme to help Christian health professionals explore their calling to global mission. Find...
Volunteers Deep:ER Fellowship This autumn, we welcomed six new Deep:ER Fellows onto the Deep:ER Fellowship programme. Lizzy Alexander, Olivia Abrams, Liz Birdie Ong, Susanna Enongene, Onahi Idikwu, and Rachel Mitchell. All six live in almost all four corners of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and we joined in London for our...
Movements incoming, outgoing staff & volunteer Associates Trevor Stammers (Public Policy Associate) known to many as a former Chair of CMF is joining the Public Policy team. In a long and varied career, he has been a GP, a lecturer in bioethics at St Mary's University, Twickenham, and most recently, the editor...
Keith Douglas John Vowles (b 1923, q Bristol 1946, d October 2021). Keith worked in several mission hospitals in India, Kenya, Zambia, and Thailand, teaching surgery in resource-poor contexts. Desmond Guy (q Belfast 1958, d 17 April 2022). Desmond worked as a GP in the UK and Nigeria with Mission Africa....
Students all change for the new academic year The beginning of a new academic year marks the start of a fresh cycle of activity for the Student team. This year, the team consists of Rachel Owusu-Ankomah (Head of Student Ministries), Laurence Crutchlow and Chris Borges da Silva (Associate Heads), Marolin Watson (Field...