June 2024 Announcements
NatCon 2024 Recap
Our very first track at CMDA's national conference was a powerful time for our ministry! We made connections with Side By Side women from around the globe and were blown away by God's goodness and love for medical marriages. 75 women registered for Side By Side sessions and over 175 women attend our Heart to Heart coffee fellowship. Attendees spanned from medical school students' wives to retirees' wives; we had some women who had been members of Side By Side from the beginning to women who had never heard of our ministry before. What a privilege meeting new friends and reconnecting with old ones. We are already eagerly looking forward to what God has in store for 2025!
“NatCon 2024 was amazing! Incredible speakers poured truth from their hearts, precious fellowship was had, and crazy connections were made that only God could orchestrate! It was an absolute joy to be surrounded by our medical community brothers and sisters in Christ. I was so encouraged to see first hand how God is being represented on so very many different medical frontlines. It was an invaluable reminder that we don’t serve our Lord alone and we can do so much when we come together!” -Lindsay Ilgenfritz
NatCon 2025
It’s not too soon to decide to be involved in what is happening for CMDA and Side By Side 2025- Registration for NatCon 2025 is already open! Titled “A Spoke in the Wheel”, next year’s convention will be held May 1st thru 5th in St. Charles, Missouri. "Early Early Bird" pricing will be available through September 10, 2024, with Early Bird pricing until January 14.
Marriage Enrichment Weekend
The next Marriage Enrichment weekend is in beautiful Grand Rapids, Michigan from October 4-6, 2024!
The Marriage Enrichment Ministry was started by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® members who saw a need to minister to married healthcare professionals. This ministry provides four to six conferences per year, known as Marriage Enrichment Weekends to provide healthcare couples with an opportunity to nurture and grow in their marital relationships. The conferences are led by members of the Marriage Commission of CMDA. They have a three-fold format consisting of brief information sessions, private time for couples to work on assignments to assess their marital relationship, and small group sessions which address the unique needs and stresses of healthcare marriages.
The effects of today’s healthcare professions have taken its toll on marriages. Increasing time pressures, fiscal burdens, continuing education requirements, and countless demands have made building strong marriage relationships all the more difficult. CMDA recognizes a need to provide healthcare couples with an opportunity to nurture and grow in their marital relationships. The Marriage Enrichment Weekends offer a comfortable, get-away-from-it-all setting, allowing couples to communicate and experience a deeper appreciation for their marriage partnership. Interested in attending in October? Click here!
