CCHFtalk
Be inspired by CCHFtalk, a monthly podcast produced by Christian Community Health Fellowship. Join Steve Noblett and the CCHF staff as we explore topics related to healthcare to marginalized communities. Listeners will be refreshed, encouraged, inspired, empowered to continue in your ministry & mission, and you might even learn something new! Find more information online at CCHF.org
Episodes
CCHFTalk: Who Is Defining Your Clinic’s Culture? 🎙️
Every clinic has a culture—but who is shaping yours? In this episode, Dr. John English, CEO of Bethesda Health Clinic in Tyler, TX, unpacks what it takes to build and sustain a healthy, Christ-centered culture in healthcare. Drawing from 21 years of leadership at Bethesda,...
From Conception to Community: Legacy Interview with Dr. Lance Loberg
In this special legacy interview, Dr. Lance Loberg takes us back to the origins of the Christian Community Health Fellowship—when it was just an idea sparked by a medical student’s research project and a shared vision with co-founder H Spees. From his early encounters with Dr. John Perkins during the civil rights era, to shaping CCHF’s name, motto, and first publi...
🎧 New on CCHFTalk: The Rich, The Poor, and The Kingdom of God with Katie Stinar, Accredited Financial Counselor
What does the gospel of Luke have to teach us about wealth, poverty, and the upside-down Kingdom of God?
Recorded live at the 2025 CCHF Conference as one of our 75+ workshops, this thought-provoking session features financial counselor and seminary student Katie Stinar as she explores how Luke’s gospel paints a radical v...
🎧 Episode Title: "Mainstreaming Addiction Medicine in Primary Care"
Guest: Dr. Zach Sartor, Faculty Physician, Waco Family Medicine
What happens when addiction treatment becomes a normal part of everyday primary care—especially in places where specialty services are out of reach? In this episode, Dr. Zach Sartor of Waco Family Medicine shares how their Primary Care Addiction Medicine (PCAM) team is reshaping care for patients stru...
From flunking high school to founding a clinic in one of New York’s toughest neighborhoods, Dr. Bob Paeglow’s story is nothing short of miraculous. In this Legacy Interview, Dr. Bob shares how God radically called him—at age 34—into medicine, mission, and a life of service to the poor.
You’ll hear:
-How a supernatural vision changed his life forever
-Why he believes Albany, NY is one of the hardest mission fields on earth
-His exp...
In this special episode of CCHFTalk, we sit down with Grace Tazelaar—nurse, mentor, missionary, and lifelong advocate for Christ-centered healthcare—for a moving legacy interview titled “Champion of Missionary Nursing.”
Grace’s journey into nursing began early, inspired as a child by a vi...
Duane Claassen has a fascinating story that’s woven throughout the early days of CCHF. He grew up on a Mennonite farm in Central California and followed God’s call to become a doctor. That eventually led him to New Hebron, Mississippi, where he worked with Voice of Calvary—alongside some of the very earliest organizers of CCHF, including H. Spees and others.
He presented a workshop at the very first CCHF conference in Washington, D...
Ted Hewson was officially the first executive director of the fledgling organization known as Christian Community Health Fellowship, or CCHF. CCHF was birthed in southern Mississippi around 1980, but it moved to Philadelphia shortly after its first national conference in 1982. Ted was hired as the first director, but he eventually handed off most of those duties and became part of an early team along with his wife, Patty. Patty had...
In the earliest days of Christian Community Health Fellowship (CCHF), when models of Christian healthcare for the underserved were nearly nonexistent, a small band of pioneers answered a clarion call to serve. Among them was Dr. Carol Parks—a trailblazer in Christian public health whose legacy continues to shape how we understand medicine, community, and mission.
Dr. Parks passed away recently, leaving behind a profound legacy of s...
CCHF's new CEO, Dr. Rick Donlon had the second part of the Friday morning plenary session of the 2025 CCHF Conference. This plenary session was recorder on Friday April 11th during the 2025 CCHF Conference in the Cincinnati area.
Rick currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Christian Community Health Fellowship (CCHF) in Memphis, TN., and recently as the Interim Chief Medical Officer at Mercy Community Health Services in...
Dr. Esther Kim of Clarkston, GA had the Saturday plenary session of the 2025 CCHF Conference. This plenary session was recorder on Saturday April 12th during the 2025 CCHF Conference in the Cincinnati area.
Esther, originally from Malaysia, spent much of her school years in Texas. After a transformative experience at Summer Medical Institute (SMI) in Harlingen, TX, and a student rotation at Christ Community Health Services in Memph...
Dr. Grant Scaroborough of Columbus, GA had the Friday morning plenary session of the 2025 CCHF Conference. This plenary session was recorder on Friday April 11th during the 2025 CCHF Conference in the Cincinnati area.
Grant, M.D. Grant currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer Mercy Med of Columbus. A native of Columbus, Dr. Scarborough graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Biology. Immediately following g...
Rev. Dr. Christopher Dodd of Chicago, IL had the opening plenary session of the 2025 CCHF Conference. This plenary session was recorder on Thursday April 10th during the 2025 CCHF Conference in the Cincinnati area.
Rev. Dr. Christopher Dodd serves as the Lead Pastor of New Community Church in Dolton, Illinois, where he has been instrumental in fostering community partnerships and inspiring growth since 2013. A native Chicagoan, Rev...
We can trace the beginnings of the modern movement of opening Christian clinics that integrate faith and medical care to serve those experiencing poverty back to five or six clinics that started in the mid to late 1970s. Bill Morehouse was one of those pioneers who started His Branches Community Health Center, a clinic that would serve his vulnerable neighbors in Rochester, New York, and do it in a way that honored Christ and share...
CCHF CEO, Dr. Rick Donlon, talks with 2025 CCHF Conference Plenary speaker, Dr. Grant Scarborough in this new episode of CCHFTalk.
Dr. Grant Scarborough currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer Mercy Med of Columbus. A native of Columbus, Dr. Scarborough graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Biology. Immediately following graduation, he spent two years on staff with Young Life in metro-Atlanta. It was dur...
CCHF CEO, Dr. Rick Donlon, talks with 2025 CCHF Conference Plenary speaker, Rev. Dr. Christopher Dodd in this new episode of CCHFTalk.
Rev. Dr. Christopher Dodd serves as the Lead Pastor of New Community Church in Dolton, Illinois, where he has been instrumental in fostering community partnerships and inspiring growth since 2013. A native Chicagoan, Rev. Dodd completed his Bachelor’s degree at Northern Illinois University, followed...
CCHF CEO, Dr. Rick Donlon talks with Dr. Esther Kim about her work at Ethne Health and about her plenary at the upcoming 2025 CCHF Conference.
Esther, originally from Malaysia, spent much of her school years in Texas. After a transformative experience at Summer Medical Institute (SMI) in Harlingen, TX, and a student ro...
Legacy Series | Ron & Carolyn Klaus
Carolyn and Ron Klaus are the founders of Esperanza Health Center in north Philadelphia. They have a remarkable story of living among people in communities that most people avoid, being changed by their experiences in the community, and stepping into needs that they would never have seen had they not been obedient to God and followed him into unlikely places. They have been pioneers in both domes...
Learning Series | Chanté Calais-Morgan
For Such a Time as This: Transforming our Lived Experiences Into Relatable and Compassionate Patient Care.
There has been a more recent emphasis on the effects of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and application of Trauma Informed Care as it relates to the patient populations that we serve. However, there have not been many studies on how doctors' personal experiences with ACEs or other li...
Popular Podcasts
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Season Two Out Now! Law & Order: Criminal Justice System tells the real stories behind the landmark cases that have shaped how the most dangerous and influential criminals in America are prosecuted. In its second season, the series tackles the threat of terrorism in the United States. From the rise of extremist political groups in the 60s to domestic lone wolves in the modern day, we explore how organizations like the FBI and Joint Terrorism Take Force have evolved to fight back against a multitude of terrorist threats.
Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.