2/3 Tues lunch mtg 12:15pm, and many other announcements

Dear Public Health Christian Fellowship,

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is, his good, pleasing, and perfect will (Rom 12:1-2). In these verses, Paul transitions from teaching doctrine to application. Dear ones, praying that in all your to-do's with the beginning of the year (or for many of you, the impending end of a degree program), that you are not driven by the urgent. Instead, let your attitudes and actions stem from the inward working of and outward walking with the Spirit. Praying for you to rest on Him who directs your steps (Prov 16:9) always.

Tomorrow, join PHCF for lunch! 12:15-1:15 in W2033 (note: back to the classroom we were in during summer and first term!) to reconnect, share, and plan/pray for third and fourth term! Ideas for Bible study, faculty (or other guest) talks, socials, or other events/gatherings welcome. Heads up on things-in-the-works: 1) Hopkins interministry worship night and 2) Baltimore City-wide health professionals fellowship. If interested in helping organize either/both of these, please contact jhsph.phcf@gmail.com :)

And lots of other announcements/events coming up:

Johns Hopkins International Fellowship - meeting Friday nights, 7pm in the Green House Cafe

Tues Feb 4, 12pm in W1214 (Sheldon Hall) - TI Seminar: Can a Feminist be Pro-Life? 

A lecture by Angela Knobel (Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America), hosted by the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes Thomistic Institute. Coffee/tea and desserts provided. RSVP here.

Sat Feb 8, 8:30am-12pm at George Washington University (DC) - CMDA Workshop: Taking a Spiritual History
Free workshop this Saturday by the Christian Medical and Dental Association to equip healthcare students and health professionals to assess and address the spiritual needs of their patients. See flyer for more information. RSVP by Feb 6. Contact Katie (School of Nursing) if interested in carpooling!

Tues Feb 11, 12pm in W5030 - Department of International Health Seminar: The Intersection of Faith and Public HealthKeynote speaker: Eboo Patel, Founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core, a non-profit organization working to make interfaith cooperation a social norm in America. Eboo served on President Obama’s Inaugural Faith Council and is the author of Acts of Faith, Sacred Ground, Interfaith Leadership: A Primer, and Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise. -- plus panel discussion with Rupali Limaye and Naor Bar-Zeev, moderated by David Peters.

Sat Apr 25, 9am-4pm at Central Presbyterian Church (Towson) - Ethnos Conference 

Theme: the multi-ethnic church as mission. Learn from excellent speakers how God uses the multiethnic church as a means of allowing His people to display His glory to a fractured and divided world. A great way to connect with brothers and sisters from churches all around the Baltimore region. Lunch included. More info here. Super early registration ($20) through March 15.

CCIH Conference (June 2020)

Registration is open for the Christian Connections for International Health Annual Conference June 4-6 in Washington, DC (Catholic University). We hope you will join us to explore how Christians are working to provide Holistic Care of Body, Mind and Spirit. More information here including registration rates and links to register - early bird discount through Feb 29.

Housing opportunity by Bayview campus (for males)

See description here of two rooms available for rent at Bayview campus, preferably to Christian males. Contact Owen Smith for more information/pictures.

Leadership: if interested in leadership, please email jhsph.phcf@gmail.com - this group relies on Jesus first and foremost for guidance and direction, but also needs you as student leaders as His hands and feet here in our school.

Biostatisticians: For those of you looking into a biostats career... a PHCF alumnus (Sherlly Xie) wanted to share that the American Statistical Association (ASA:statisticians::APHA:MPHers) has a interest group called International Christian Statisticians (ICS). ICS just began offering a mentorship program: sign up to be mentor or mentee; get paired up with a mentee/mentor. The coordinator of this mentorship program is Dr. Jason Wilson at Biola University.