Lift Up Your Eyes: 2026 CMDA National Convention

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“I lift my eyes to the hills... My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

APRIL 23-26, 2026

Loveland, Colorado

Kristin Collier, MD, FACP

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan

Kristin Collier, MD, FACP, is an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she serves as the director of the University of Michigan Medical School Program on Health, Spirituality and Religion. She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed her internship, residency and chief residency at The University of Michigan Hospitals. Her academic interests are in the overlap of spirituality, religion and medicine, and her peer reviewed work has been published in JAMA Internal Medicine, British Medical Journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, The Journal of General Internal Medicine and American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She has had writings published in Notre Dame’s Church Life Journal, Theopolis, America Magazine, Public Discourse and The New York Times. She is also a wife and a proud mother of four boys.

Gordon L. Chen, MD

CEO, ThriveWellTM

Gordon L. Chen, MD, is the co-founder and CEO of ThriveWellTM. ThriveWell brings the best of longevity medicine to older adults across America and helps them add more purposeful and healthy years through a transformative approach that emphasizes the 5 Drivers of Health, Wellness and Longevity. As a board member and former Chief Medical Officer of ChenMed, and co-author of The Calling: A Memoir of Family, Faith, and the Future of Healthcare, Dr. Chen discovered that the secret to health, wellness and longer lives was determined by where people lived, what they ate, how much they laughed and moved around and whether they connected to something bigger than themselves. Together with his family, Dr. Chen grew the practice into a multi-state enterprise and helped patients live, on average, five to seven years longer in communities across America.

Lina Abujamra, MD

Founder, Living With Power

Lina Abujamra, MD, is a pediatric emergency room physician, now practicing telemedicine, and the founder of Living With Power Ministries. Known for her bold faith and down-to-earth honesty, she’s passionate about helping people connect biblical truth to everyday life. Whether through teaching, writing or podcasting, Lina brings hope to those wrestling with life’s hardest questions. When she’s not speaking or creating content, she’s providing medical and humanitarian aid in crisis zones like Lebanon and Uganda. Learn more at LivingWithPower.org.

Dr. Peter Saunders

CEO, International Christian Medical and Dental Association

Dr. Peter Saunders trained as a general surgeon in Auckland, New Zealand before serving as a missionary doctor in Kenya. After theological training at All Nations Christian College, he then left clinical medicine and served with the Christian Medical Fellowship UK for 27 years, including eight years as Head of Student Ministries and 19 years as Chief Executive. At the same time, he served 13 years as Director of the Care Not Killing Alliance in end-of-life advocacy. In 2019, he became Chief Executive of the International Christian Medical & Dental Association (ICMDA), which brings together Christian medical and dental associations in more than 100 countries. His current work involves leadership training, teaching evangelism and ethics, medical missions, writing, editing and media work. Peter and his wife Kirsty live in St. Albans in the United Kingdom, and they have three sons and four grandchildren. They are members of Spicer Street Church St Albans.

Carl R. Trueman, MA, PhD

Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies, Grove City College

Born and raised in England, Carl R. Trueman is a graduate of the Universities of Cambridge (MA, classics) and Aberdeen (PhD, church history), and he has taught on the faculties of the Universities of Nottingham and Aberdeen. In 2017-18, he was the William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life in the James Madison Program at Princeton University. Since 2018, he has served as a professor at Grove City College in the Calderwood School of Arts and Humanities. For academic year 2025-26, he is the Busch Family Research Fellow at the University of Notre Dame. Originally a specialist in Reformation and Post-Reformation Protestant thought, more recently his work has focused on identity, critical theory and the impact of the sexual revolution. He is a Contributing Editor at First Things and a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. His most recent books are The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Expressive Individualism, Cultural Amnesia, and the Road to Sexual Revolution, (with Bruce Gordon) The Oxford Handbook to Calvin and To Change All Worlds: Critical Theory from Marx to Marcuse (B and H). His writing has appeared in Deseret Journal, Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, American Mind, Claremont Review of Books and Public Discourse. He and his wife Catriona, a proud Gaelic Scot, have two adult sons, a daughter-in-law and a granddaughter.

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Loveland, Colorado 2026

Loveland, Colorado is a popular destination due to its proximity to the Rocky Mountains, and rich arts and culture scene. It offers a slower pace of life than larger cities like Denver, with plenty of outdoor activities, unique shops, and diverse entertainment options.

Embassy Suites by Hilton Loveland Conference Center

Embassy Suites by Hilton Loveland Conference Center opened in April 2009. Located 50 minutes north of Denver International Airport and near great shopping, dining and entertainment at The Promenade Shops at Centerra. Fort Collins/Loveland Airport is .5 miles from the hotel and accommodates private and charter flights - serving MD80, Boeing 727 and 737 aircraft. The hotel features 59,570 square feet of flexible meeting space, including an impressive 28,800-square-foot Front Range Ballroom that accommodates as many as 3,160 guests

With easy access on I-25 between Cheyenne, WY and Denver, CO, this Northern Colorado conference center is ideally suited for regional conferences in the Mountain West. The hotel is centrally located between Fort Collins, Greeley, Windsor and Loveland and close to Estes Park at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.

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