Lessons Learned as a Missionary Nurse

How do you keep up with the demands of ministry while balancing the needs of family, not to mention your own needs?How do you keep doing more with less?How do you protect yourself from burnout while advocating for the least of these?How do you establish boundaries without neglecting the needs of your community? These are some of the questions Dr. Thomas hopes to explore as he shares lessons from the field. He serves as the Medical Director at Dayspring Family Health Center and co-pastors a local church, answering a call to serve vulnerable and marginalized communities. He is married and has three teenage children. Serving his family and discipling his children are some of his top priorities. Despite the busyness and numerous challenges of ministry and family life, he continues to learn the importance of balance, boundaries, and rest. If you are experiencing burnout or having a difficult time keeping “afloat”, this session may give you some insights on how to maneuver through the ups and downs of missional living.

Have you ever met a cynical doctor, nurse, or pharmacist? One who sees nothing but the problems with practicing medicine in today’s culture, complete with a distrust of the patients they serve? Remarkably, these cynical professionals started out with the same idealism you did. So what happened to jade their outlook and so negatively change their perspective? More importantly—how can you avoid falling into that same trap? Discover how to become the (un)cynical healthcare professional God has called you to be, with six simple steps that you can use today!