The Christian Physician | Healthcare, Faith, Medicine, Leadership, Healing Prayer, Trust God

Inga Hofmann, MD – Physician, Leadership Coach, Life Coach, Discipleship
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Do you feel called to medicine, but unclear what God is asking of you in this season? Are you longing for deeper intimacy with Jesus, but struggling to make space for Him in the demands of medicine? Do you crave clear direction from the Holy Spirit, yet feel stuck in overthinking, uncertainty, or spiritual noise? I’m so glad you’re here. This podcast will help you hear God’s voice clearly in your daily life so you can boldly integrate your faith and medicine and step confidently into your God-given purpose in every season. I’m Inga, a Christian physician, mom, wife, and follower of Jesus. For years, I tried to live out my faith authentically while navigating the relentless pressures of academic medicine. But honestly? I was exhausted, overwhelmed, and often unsure whether I was hearing God… or just my own thoughts. I wanted clarity about career decisions, patients, and daily life. I tried to stay consistent with prayer and Scripture, but medicine kept pulling me off track. My quiet time was hit-or-miss. Faith felt compartmentalized. I felt defeated. Then something shifted. I realized I didn’t need more striving — I needed margin. I needed habits rooted in intimacy, not performance. When I committed to daily Scripture and prayer (for real this time), intimacy with God became my foundation. And from that place, I began hearing His voice with clarity — in prayer, in intercession, and even in caring for my patients. That shift led to Spirit-led discernment, bold obedience, and even a miracle with one of my patients that changed me forever. I have never been the same. Now I help Christian physicians: • Hear God’s voice — even on their busiest days • Integrate faith and medicine without apology • Walk confidently as Spirit-led doctors who honor both God and science If you’re ready to stop compartmentalizing your faith and start walking fully in your calling, this podcast is for you. Grab your journal and your sword (yes, your Bible).Let’s become the physicians God created us to be. Next Steps: 👉 Join my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/612707987672374 🖥️ Visit my website: https://www.ingahofmann.com/ 📪Get my Weekly Dose of Encouragement: https://www.ingahofmann.com/weeklydose 📩 Email me: inga@ingahofmann.com

  1. 1d ago

    67. Want to Become a Better Leader? The #1 Leadership Principle Every Christian Physician Should Know

    Send us Fan Mail What if becoming a better leader has less to do with getting a title and more to do with how you lead yourself when no one is watching? Leadership begins long before you lead a team, department, organization, or ministry. It begins with your everyday choices, habits, reactions, priorities, and willingness to follow through on what God has already asked you to do. In this episode, we’re talking about self-leadership as a spiritual discipline and why self-control is more than a productivity skill. It’s a fruit of the Spirit. We’ll talk about: Why you can be highly disciplined and still struggle with self-leadershipHow your reactions, boundaries, and follow-through affect your leadershipThe difference between self-control and simply trying harderHow to recognize procrastination, avoidance, and misplaced prioritiesWhy sometimes “waiting for more confirmation” is actually keeping us from obeying what God has already shown usHere’s your challenge: Where is God asking you to lead yourself better in this season? Take that question into your quiet time this week. Ask the Lord to show you one area where you already know what to do, but haven’t consistently followed through. Ready for deeper support? Step 1: Join the Heal the Healers Facebook community for Christian physicians Step 2:  Explore 1:1 coaching at https://ingahofmanncoaching.com/  Step 3: Join us at the Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference in Boston, October 30–31, 2026. Come get: Healed. Restored. Equipped. Episode mentioned in this podcast 🎙️ Ep. 6: 6. Discerning Divine Timing: Are You Truly Trusting God, or Stuck in Procrastination? Are you a Christian physician or healthcare professional longing for a deeper walk with God and a supportive community that truly gets it? 📍 Mark your calendar: October 30–31, Boston, MA The Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference on Healing & Miracles This is more than a conference—it’s a space to encounter God, be restored, and be equipped to live out your calling in medicine. This event is for physicians and healthcare professionals! Registration is NOW open. Sign up today. https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join our growing Facebook Community.It's free and fun.   Follow me on Facebook Check out my YouTube Channel

  2. Aug 13

    66. Mentor, Coach, or Community? How Physicians Can Find the Right Support

    Send us Fan Mail You have the vision. You know there is more God has called you to do. So why do you still feel stuck trying to figure it all out on your own? Sometimes the problem isn’t that you need another strategy, book, or piece of advice. Sometimes the problem isn’t that you need more information or another strategy. Perhaps you simply need the right people around you. Do you need a mentor who has already walked the road? A coach who can help you uncover the blind spots and patterns keeping you stuck? Or a community of people who understand the unique road you’re walking? In this episode  I unpack the very different roles of mentors, coaches, and community and how to recognize what you actually need in this season. I share lessons from my own journey in academic medicine, leadership, coaching, and ministry, including why great mentors can be incredibly valuable but still have limitations, why more information often doesn’t solve the problem, and why isolation can quietly make everything harder. Because you were never meant to navigate your career, leadership, faith, and calling alone. If you’ve been feeling stuck, isolated, or unsure how to move from where you are to where you believe God is calling you, this episode will help you identify your next step. Want support taking that next step? If you’re looking for coaching, email me at inga@ingahoffmann.com or use the coaching application link below. I’d love to hear what you’re working toward and see if I can help. And if you’re looking for community, come join us October 30–31 in Boston for the Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference: Healing & Miracles — Bridging Science and Faith. This is an opportunity to get into the room with Christian physicians, healthcare professionals, scientists, and ministry leaders who are asking many of the same questions you are. Register at healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Are you a Christian physician or healthcare professional longing for a deeper walk with God and a supportive community that truly gets it? 📍 Mark your calendar: October 30–31, Boston, MA The Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference on Healing & Miracles This is more than a conference—it’s a space to encounter God, be restored, and be equipped to live out your calling in medicine. This event is for physicians and healthcare professionals! Registration is NOW open. Sign up today. https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join our growing Facebook Community.It's free and fun.   Follow me on Facebook Check out my YouTube Channel

  3. Aug 4

    65. Get in the Right Room: How Christian Physicians Accelerate Spiritual and Leadership Growth

    Send us Fan Mail What if the breakthrough you've been praying for isn't another book, podcast, or course—but simply getting into the right room? As physicians, we're conditioned to believe that more knowledge is the answer. But I've learned that some of the greatest transformations in my life didn't come from gaining more information. They came from being surrounded by people who challenged my thinking, stretched my faith, and expanded my vision of what God could do. In this episode, I share one of the most significant turning points in my own journey—attending a conference where I knew almost no one, but where God radically shifted the direction of my life and ministry. We'll talk about why the people and environments you intentionally place yourself in matter, how the right relationships accelerate growth, and why investing in yourself is often one of the greatest acts of stewardship God calls us to make. If you've been sensing that God is inviting you into something deeper, this episode will encourage you to stop waiting and start stepping into the rooms where He can grow you. In this episode, you'll learn:  Why information alone rarely produces lasting transformation  How the right community expands your vision and strengthens your faith  Why leadership and spiritual growth happen best in relationships—not isolation  How mentors, conferences, and intentional environments can accelerate your growth  Practical questions to help you discern whether a room is the right one for your next season Sometimes the next step in your calling isn't learning something new. It's simply having the courage to walk into the right room. Resources & Links Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference 📍 Boston | October 30–31, 2026 Learn more and register: https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Enjoying the podcast? If this episode encouraged you, would you take a minute to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another Christian physician or healthcare professional? It helps us reach more clinicians who desire to integrate their faith and practice medicine with wisdom, excellence, and the power of the Holy Spirit. God bless, and I'll see you next week. Are you a Christian physician or healthcare professional longing for a deeper walk with God and a supportive community that truly gets it? 📍 Mark your calendar: October 30–31, Boston, MA The Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference on Healing & Miracles This is more than a conference—it’s a space to encounter God, be restored, and be equipped to live out your calling in medicine. This event is for physicians and healthcare professionals! Registration is NOW open. Sign up today. https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join our growing Facebook Community.It's free and fun.   Follow me on Facebook Check out my YouTube Channel

  4. Jul 22

    64. Is Your Leadership Lid Limiting Your Calling? 3 Ways Christian Physicians Can Grow Their Impact

    Send us Fan Mail Is Your Leadership Lid Limiting Your Calling?  What if the biggest obstacle to the impact God has called you to make isn't your circumstances, but your current level of leadership? As physicians, we spend years developing our clinical expertise, but very little time developing our leadership. Yet if God has given you a bigger vision, He will often grow your capacity before He expands your influence. In this episode, I explore The Law of the Lid—a leadership principle that has shaped my own journey for more than a decade. We talk about why leadership is a learnable skill, common leadership blind spots physicians face, and practical ways to grow your influence so you can better steward the calling God has placed on your life. You'll learn: Why your leadership sets the ceiling for your impactCommon leadership lids that keep physicians stuckWhy growth requires intentional investmentQuestions to help identify the leadership lid God may be asking you to raise in this season If you're ready to grow as both a physician and a Kingdom leader, this episode is for you. I'd love to hear from you—what leadership lid is God asking you to raise in this season? Join the Heal the Healers Facebook Community to continue the conversation, and if you'd like to grow alongside other Christian healthcare professionals, learn more about the Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference this October in Boston: https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Early Bird registration closes 7/31/26 Are you a Christian physician or healthcare professional longing for a deeper walk with God and a supportive community that truly gets it? 📍 Mark your calendar: October 30–31, Boston, MA The Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference on Healing & Miracles This is more than a conference—it’s a space to encounter God, be restored, and be equipped to live out your calling in medicine. This event is for physicians and healthcare professionals! Registration is NOW open. Sign up today. https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join our growing Facebook Community.It's free and fun.   Follow me on Facebook Check out my YouTube Channel

  5. Jul 14

    63. 3 Lessons from Evangelism You Can Apply to Your Medical Practice

    Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt the Holy Spirit nudging you to pray for someone—but you weren't sure what to do? Wonder what evangelism or healing ministry could actually look like as a physician? Wish you could integrate your faith more naturally into your everyday clinical practice? In this episode, I share stories from a recent ministry outreach and evangelism weekend that I hosted in Madison, Wisconsin with my friend, Dr. Alissa Hinkle. What began as a simple gathering for worship, healing prayer, and equipping quickly turned into a powerful reminder that God loves ordinary acts of obedience. From praying for a homeless man who had just left the hospital to unexpected conversations at the farmers market, I'll share several testimonies along with three practical lessons that every Christian physician can apply—not only in ministry, but also in patient care and everyday life. Whether you've never prayed for a stranger before or you're longing to grow in hearing God's voice and stepping out in faith, I hope these stories encourage you to take your next small step of obedience. In this episode, I discuss:  Why God often works through simple acts of obedience  A powerful testimony of leading a man to Christ after he was discharged from the hospital  Why both giving and receiving prayer require humility  What Jesus teaches us about praying more than once  Why people are desperate to be heard in today's hurried world  How slowing down can transform both ministry and patient care  Practical ways to begin integrating faith into your everyday medical practice Resources Mentioned Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference October 30–31, 2026 | Boston, MA Healing and Miracles: Bridging Science and Faith Register: https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join my free Facebook community for Christian physicians.  Looking for a mentor or have questions? Email me:  inga@ingahofmann.comAre you a Christian physician or healthcare professional longing for a deeper walk with God and a supportive community that truly gets it? 📍 Mark your calendar: October 30–31, Boston, MA The Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference on Healing & Miracles This is more than a conference—it’s a space to encounter God, be restored, and be equipped to live out your calling in medicine. This event is for physicians and healthcare professionals! Registration is NOW open. Sign up today. https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join our growing Facebook Community.It's free and fun.   Follow me on Facebook Check out my YouTube Channel

  6. Jun 30

    62. How Busy Physicians Can Prioritize Their Week Without Burning Out

    Send us Fan Mail How Busy Physicians Can Finally Make Progress Without Feeling Overwhelmed Do you ever end your week wondering where all your time went? You were busy. You worked hard. But somehow, the things that mattered most still didn't move forward. If you've ever felt like you're constantly reacting instead of leading your life with intention, this episode is for you. Last week, we talked about prioritizing with God. Today, we're getting practical. I'm sharing the same four-step framework I've used personally and taught physicians for nearly a decade to help them move from overwhelm to focused, consistent progress. In this episode, you'll learn how to: Write a compelling vision for where you're headed.Set SMARTER goals that actually get accomplished.Break big projects into manageable next steps.Build a simple weekly planning rhythm that keeps you moving forward.These aren't complicated productivity hacks—they're simple habits that can transform how you approach your work, your calling, and your life. Join Me in Boston If you're longing for a deeper integration of faith and medicine, I'd love to invite you to the inaugural Heal The Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference in Boston, October 30–31, 2026. Together we'll explore healing, miracles, prayer, and the integration of faith and medicine through both biblical depth and scientific rigor. Early Bird registration is now open: HealTheHealersConference.com/Boston2026 Ready for Personalized Support? Looking for a physician coach and mentor? If you're looking for personalized guidance to clarify your vision, overcome overwhelm, and accelerate your growth as a physician leader, I'd be honored to work with you. Learn more about physician coaching and mentorship in the links below. https://ingahofmanncoaching.com/ Are you a Christian physician or healthcare professional longing for a deeper walk with God and a supportive community that truly gets it? 📍 Mark your calendar: October 30–31, Boston, MA The Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference on Healing & Miracles This is more than a conference—it’s a space to encounter God, be restored, and be equipped to live out your calling in medicine. This event is for physicians and healthcare professionals! Registration is NOW open. Sign up today. https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join our growing Facebook Community.It's free and fun.   Follow me on Facebook Check out my YouTube Channel

  7. Jun 24

    61. Feeling Overwhelmed? How to Prioritize with God as a Busy Physician

    Send us Fan Mail You don't need another productivity system. You don't need a longer to-do list. What if the reason you feel overwhelmed isn't because you have too much to do—but because you're carrying things God never asked you to carry? As physicians and healthcare professionals, we juggle clinical responsibilities, leadership, research, family, faith, church, and countless other commitments. It's no wonder so many of us feel stressed, overwhelmed, and unsure where to focus our attention. In this episode, I share a practical and deeply spiritual framework for helping busy physicians prioritize with God, reduce stress, and gain clarity for the season they're in. We explore how daily time with the Lord, journaling, reflection, and listening to the Holy Spirit can help us discern what truly matters—and what may be keeping us from God's best. I also walk through several powerful questions I regularly use when I need clarity and direction. Reflection Questions God, what do You say my priorities need to be right now?Jesus, what do You want me to focus on in this season?What is getting in the way?What do I need to surrender to You?What do I need to let go of?What have You already placed in my hand?What resources do I need to ask You for?Join Me in Boston If this episode resonates with you, I would love to invite you to join me October 30–31, 2026, for the inaugural Heal The Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference in Boston. Together, we will explore healing, miracles, prayer, spirituality, and the integration of faith and medicine through both biblical depth and scientific rigor. My prayer is that every attendee leaves personally refreshed, spiritually renewed, and equipped to step more fully into God's calling on their life and work. Early Bird registration is now open: HealTheHealersConference.com/Boston2026 Are you a Christian physician or healthcare professional longing for a deeper walk with God and a supportive community that truly gets it? 📍 Mark your calendar: October 30–31, Boston, MA The Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference on Healing & Miracles This is more than a conference—it’s a space to encounter God, be restored, and be equipped to live out your calling in medicine. This event is for physicians and healthcare professionals! Registration is NOW open. Sign up today. https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join our growing Facebook Community.It's free and fun.   Follow me on Facebook Check out my YouTube Channel

  8. Jun 2

    60. A Physician’s Testimony: Integrating Faith and Medicine Through Prophetic Intercession

    Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had an encounter with God that changed the trajectory of your life? In this episode, I share the patient story that transformed my faith, my understanding of prayer, and ultimately my calling. What began as caring for a critically ill child during COVID became a powerful lesson in hearing God's voice, prophetic intercession, and partnering with Jesus in medicine. If you've ever wondered whether God still speaks, still heals, or how faith and medicine can truly work together, this testimony is for you. ❗️✝️ Registration to the Heal The Healers Conference in Boston (Oct 30-31st, 2026) will open soon. Get on the waitlist for exclusive early access, VIP sessions, and more perks and suprises: https://ingahofmann.com/events  Are you a Christian physician or healthcare professional longing for a deeper walk with God and a supportive community that truly gets it? 📍 Mark your calendar: October 30–31, Boston, MA The Heal the Healers Physician & Healthcare Conference on Healing & Miracles This is more than a conference—it’s a space to encounter God, be restored, and be equipped to live out your calling in medicine. This event is for physicians and healthcare professionals! Registration is NOW open. Sign up today. https://healthehealersconference.com/boston2026 Join our growing Facebook Community.It's free and fun.   Follow me on Facebook Check out my YouTube Channel

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Do you feel called to medicine, but unclear what God is asking of you in this season? Are you longing for deeper intimacy with Jesus, but struggling to make space for Him in the demands of medicine? Do you crave clear direction from the Holy Spirit, yet feel stuck in overthinking, uncertainty, or spiritual noise? I’m so glad you’re here. This podcast will help you hear God’s voice clearly in your daily life so you can boldly integrate your faith and medicine and step confidently into your God-given purpose in every season. I’m Inga, a Christian physician, mom, wife, and follower of Jesus. For years, I tried to live out my faith authentically while navigating the relentless pressures of academic medicine. But honestly? I was exhausted, overwhelmed, and often unsure whether I was hearing God… or just my own thoughts. I wanted clarity about career decisions, patients, and daily life. I tried to stay consistent with prayer and Scripture, but medicine kept pulling me off track. My quiet time was hit-or-miss. Faith felt compartmentalized. I felt defeated. Then something shifted. I realized I didn’t need more striving — I needed margin. I needed habits rooted in intimacy, not performance. When I committed to daily Scripture and prayer (for real this time), intimacy with God became my foundation. And from that place, I began hearing His voice with clarity — in prayer, in intercession, and even in caring for my patients. That shift led to Spirit-led discernment, bold obedience, and even a miracle with one of my patients that changed me forever. I have never been the same. Now I help Christian physicians: • Hear God’s voice — even on their busiest days • Integrate faith and medicine without apology • Walk confidently as Spirit-led doctors who honor both God and science If you’re ready to stop compartmentalizing your faith and start walking fully in your calling, this podcast is for you. Grab your journal and your sword (yes, your Bible).Let’s become the physicians God created us to be. Next Steps: 👉 Join my Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/612707987672374 🖥️ Visit my website: https://www.ingahofmann.com/ 📪Get my Weekly Dose of Encouragement: https://www.ingahofmann.com/weeklydose 📩 Email me: inga@ingahofmann.com

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