2023 Meeting:
Lament for a Father:
The Journey to Understanding and Forgiveness
with Marvin Olasky
April 15-16, 2023
Chicago, IL
registration details
If you're a surgeon who follows Christ, we hope you'll consider joining us for an encouraging and thought-provoking time with fellow Christian surgeons, their spouses, and the esteemed journalist and Christian thinker Marvin Olasky. After a several year hiatus, the Christian Surgeons Fellowship is thrilled to resume its meetings in conjunction with the annual board meeting of the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons. After the board meeting's conclusion around 12:30pm on Saturday, April 15th, the Christian Surgeons Fellowship meeting will begin that afternoon and continue through through Sunday morning.
The time will include hearing from Marvin Olasky about his recent book, Lament for a Father: The Journey to Understanding and Forgiveness as well as the unparalleled joy of fellowship with other surgeons who follow Jesus. Spouses are welcome to attend, and we encourage you to attend both to be encouraged by the renowned speaker and to make connections with colleagues who might prove to be lifelong friends. This meeting has accomplished that for countless surgeons and their spouses, and we hope you might be the next!
If you'd like to come, here are the next steps:
-RSVP to Dr. Jonathan Saxe at jmsaxe@aol.com to let us know you plan to come (this is important for room space and food).
-Make a donation to CMDA under Christian Surgeons Fellowship. Suggested donation is $125 per person.
-Reserve your room at Hilton Garden Inn in Des Plaines, Illinois. If you're already attending the PAACS board meeting, simply add one night to your reservation to stay through Sunday, April 16.
Scholarships are available for those who are interested in attending but need financial assistance to do so (such as missionaries or surgery residents). If you would like to inquire about assistance, just email us at jmsaxe@aol.com.
The time will include hearing from Marvin Olasky about his recent book, Lament for a Father: The Journey to Understanding and Forgiveness as well as the unparalleled joy of fellowship with other surgeons who follow Jesus. Spouses are welcome to attend, and we encourage you to attend both to be encouraged by the renowned speaker and to make connections with colleagues who might prove to be lifelong friends. This meeting has accomplished that for countless surgeons and their spouses, and we hope you might be the next!
If you'd like to come, here are the next steps:
-RSVP to Dr. Jonathan Saxe at jmsaxe@aol.com to let us know you plan to come (this is important for room space and food).
-Make a donation to CMDA under Christian Surgeons Fellowship. Suggested donation is $125 per person.
-Reserve your room at Hilton Garden Inn in Des Plaines, Illinois. If you're already attending the PAACS board meeting, simply add one night to your reservation to stay through Sunday, April 16.
Scholarships are available for those who are interested in attending but need financial assistance to do so (such as missionaries or surgery residents). If you would like to inquire about assistance, just email us at jmsaxe@aol.com.
"This was our first year to attend, and I was greatly blessed to see so many generations of Christian surgeons and their spouses! The fellowship and networking was wonderful as well as inspiring speakers and testimonies."
- 2018 Christian Surgeons Meeting attendee
the venue
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This year's meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn near Chicago O'Hare airport. To make your reservation, call 847-296-8900 or visit click here.
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meet this year's speaker: Marvin Olasky
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Marvin Olasky (PhD, University of Michigan) is a senior fellow of Discovery Institute and its Center for Science and Culture as well as an Acton Institute affiliate scholar. He edited World magazine from 1992 to 2021 and was a professor, provost, chairholder, and dean at The University of Texas at Austin, The King’s College, Patrick Henry College, and the World Journalism Institute from 1983 to 2021. He is the author of 28 books including The Tragedy of American Compassion, Fighting for Liberty and Virtue, Abortion Rites, Reforming Journalism, and Lament for a Father. He and his wife, Susan, have four sons.
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a refreshing weekend for
Christian surgeons and their spouses
The Christian Surgeons Fellowship is a section of the Christian Medical and Dental Association, and we meet each year to offer renewal and encouragement to Christian surgeons and their spouses. For more than twenty years, surgeons have found this meeting to be a unique place of refreshment and fellowship with colleagues who share faith in Christ. The weekend is open to all surgeons and residents in academic or community practice, and spouses are very much encouraged to attend if possible. We look forward to this time of growing together in our understanding of how to live out the gospel in the practice of surgery.
