Healthcare Core Values
Healthcare is more than patient appointments and diagnosing illness. It's a calling to deal honestly, keep our word, and put people before profit. We're guided by the conviction that how we work matters as much as what we achieve —
Our core values aren't just principles we admire — they're commitments we live out. Rooted in a faith that calls us to honesty, stewardship, and service, here's what guides how we work with every patient, every day.
Feel free to download our Core Values document.
Recommended Books for Healthcare Professionals
Scripture and Scrubs: A Christian Calling to Healthcare by Michael E. Sherr, Jason Lee, Angelia Mickle, Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver
When Christian healthcare professionals engage in their practice, they serve people who are hurting, ill, and in positions of vulnerability—from newborn infants to people in their last days of life. As a group, Christian healthcare professionals serve on the frontlines of spiritual and temporal warfare where theology and praxis intersect.
In Scripture and Scrubs: A Christian Calling to Healthcare, social work professor Michael E. Sherr, dean of nursing Angelia M. Mickle, and theologian Jason K. Lee partner together to provide Christian healthcare professionals with tangible guidance and scriptural encouragement in their chosen vocation. Part One investigates the role of the healthcare professional as an agent of common grace and a frontline worker for the God of the Bible. Part Two then unpacks specific character traits of the Christian healthcare professional and ends with concrete tips for thriving amid the many challenges of healthcare service.
Useful as a textbook for students pursuing degrees in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, social work, and allied health fields, each chapter provides real-life scenarios that can be used as case studies. Additionally, chapters include questions for further reflection or classroom discussion.
The Anxious Christian Dentist: Conquering Anxiety Through God by mark P. Vogley D.D.S
Do you ever worry? The Anxious Christian Dentist tells the real story of how Dr. Mark P. Vogley is conquering anxiety and panic. Lost appetite, negative circular thoughts, sleepless nights and a feeling of "running too fast" were just some of the signs that anxiety was having an impact on his life. From getting nervous about the possibility of failing third-grade social studies to the complex stressors associated with his career as a successful dentist, Mark found his way.
In this book, through personal reflection and prayer, Mark chronicles the discoveries that he has made which have contributed to his ability to conquer anxiety through God. He will take you on an entertaining roller coaster ride of true anecdotes that colored his journey from boy to dentist. In the end, you will learn that, all along, God had his back. God has yours too—you just need to know how to see Him. Stop worrying and start living. This book will allow you to put anxiety in perspective and live a life full of purpose and joy.
Dr. Mark P. Vogley is a general dentist and his family practice, Dentistry at Winbury, is in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He is a cum laude graduate from The Ohio State University College of Dentistry. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1996 and continued his training through an Advanced General Dentistry Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in 1997. He completed several years of study at the premier center for advanced dental education, the Pankey Institute. In addition to his accolades, he is also and has always been a worrier and prayer warrior. Yes, he is not afraid to tell you this!
Christian Counseling by Gary R Collins PH.D.
The classic counseling handbook for churches, classrooms, and the helping professions.
This revised and expanded third edition of Gary R. Collins's comprehensive counseling guide offers solid biblical teaching on how to counsel and wise guidance on a broad range of situations counselors are likely to encounter.
Christian Counseling provides updated, extensive coverage of the most common issues troubling those who seek counseling, such as
Abuse, Addictions, Aging, Anxiety, Career decisions, Crises, Depression, Grief, Inferiority, Marriage and relationship problems
Clearly written and easy-to-read, Christian Counseling provides lasting value as a textbook for students and their professors, a training tool for lay counselors, a source of information for those seeking a greater understanding of human behavior, and a primer on the biblical foundation for Christian counseling.
Called to Care by Judith Allen Shelly & Arlene B. Miller
Nursing keeps changing. The role of the nurse grew out of a Christian understanding of the human person as created in the image of God, and viewed the body as a living unity and the "temple of the Holy Spirit" (1 Cor 6:19). Contemporary nursing, however, is increasingly characterized by a diminished understanding of personhood. The impact on patient care has proven confusing and discouraging to many nurses. In the newly revised and expanded Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing, Judith Allen Shelly and Arlene B. Miller define nursing for today based on a historically and theologically grounded understanding of the nurse's call: Nursing is a ministry of compassionate care for the whole person, in response to God's grace toward a sinful world, which aims to foster optimum health (shalom) and bring comfort in suffering and death for anyone in need. Called to Care asserts that nursing is a vocation, giving nurses a framework for understanding their mission and living out their calling: service to God through caring for others.
Healthcare and the Mission of God by Paul J Hudson MD
Can healthcare and the gospel truly work together without competing for priority?
For many, healthcare and gospel ministry are driven by separate agendas. In Healthcare and the Mission of God, Dr. Paul J. Hudson draws on thirty years of experience as a healthcare missionary in Africa and Asia to bridge this divide. He invites Christian medical professionals to recover an integrated healthcare ministry that aligns with the Great Commission.
Through heart-gripping stories from the field, Hudson explores the raw reality of cross-cultural missions, addressing the deep questions every practitioner faces: Is compassionate care enough? How do I share my faith appropriately in resource-limited settings?
This book is more than a guide; it is a "healing balm" for those facing burnout or disillusionment in the crucible of service. By looking at the whole story of the Bible, from creation to redemption, Hudson reveals how healing and faith are designed to transform both the provider and the community for God's glory.
Inside, you will discover:
A Biblical Framework: Why healing and faith are inseparable in God's plan for restoration and shalom.
Practical Wisdom: Lessons on avoiding cultural blind spots while ministering to the whole person.
Spiritual Renewals: How to find lasting joy in global health missions, even when the work feels overwhelming.
Whether you are a medical missions veteran or a student preparing for your first trip, this book provides the theological and practical foundation needed to fulfill your Christian calling to healthcare.