The Christian Physician | Healthcare, Faith, Medicine, Leadership, Healing Prayer, Trust God
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
Episodes
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-leaders...
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 r...
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 ...
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 influenc...
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....
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Do you ever feel guilty every time someone talks about quiet time because deep down you’re barely surviving the day?
You love God. You want to spend time with Him. You know it matters. But between patient calls, inboxes, charting, family responsibilities, and the nonstop pace of medicine, it can feel almost impossible to make time with God consistent.
If you are feeling a bit discouraged or stuck with your quiet...
What if the breakthrough you’ve been praying for in medicine isn’t more effort… but surrender?
For years, I lived what many Christian physicians quietly experience—faith and medicine running on parallel tracks. I prayed, I showed up, I worked hard… but deep down, I was still striving, still carrying the weight, still treating prayer like a last resort instead of a living relationship.
E...
You can love God… be fully committed to your patients… and still feel like you’re living two separate lives.
One in medicine.
One in your faith.
For years, that’s exactly how I lived.
In this episode, I’m reintroducing myself and sharing my journey—from growing up in Germany to training and practicing as a pediatric hematologist-oncologist—and the subtle way I began to com...
You can love God, be an excellent physician… and still feel driven by fear.
Fear of missing something.
Fear of making the wrong call.
Fear of not being enough.
I’ve been there too.
In this episode, I’m sharing something deeply personal, something I find myself coming back to again and again.
Because the real issue isn’t just fear.
It’s the place we’re leading from.
So e...
What if healing prayer wasn’t separate from your work as a physician… but part of how you were designed to practice medicine?
In this powerful episode, I sit down with emergency physician Dr. Alyssa Hinkle to explore what it really looks like to integrate faith, prayer, and the Holy Spirit into everyday clinical practice.
If you’ve ever wondered how to hear God’s voice, pray for patients, or s...
What if hearing God’s voice isn’t reserved for a select few… but something you’re actually invited into as a physician?
In this episode, I’m tackling one of the biggest areas of confusion I see: prophetic gifts vs. the office of a prophet—and why this matters for you in medicine.
Because here’s the truth:
You don’t need to be a “prophet” to hear God...
Have you ever asked God for clarity about a decision — your career, a patient, or the season you’re in — and felt like you heard nothing?
Many Christian physicians long to hear God’s voice but aren’t sure how to recognize it in the middle of busy medical lives.
In this episode, I share four simple habits that can help you cultivate a lifestyle of hearing from God. Instead of waiting for d...
Have you ever prayed: “God, I just need clarity. Just tell me what to do.”
As physicians, we’re trained to rely on data, protocols, and evidence-based decision trees.
But what if hearing from God doesn’t work like a clinical algorithm?
What if God isn’t trying to give you GPS coordinates…
but is inviting you into relationship?
In this episode, I’m sharing powerful teac...
Have you ever sat down to pray… and it felt like your words barely made it past the ceiling?
You love Jesus.
You believe in prayer.
But lately? It feels dull. Routine. Directionless.
Maybe you’re exhausted.
Maybe you’re overwhelmed by medicine.
Maybe you’re just spiritually dry.
If you’re a busy Christian physician trying to stay anchored to God in the ...
Practical ways Christian physicians can pray for protection, peace, and spiritual grounding at work.
Have you ever walked into the hospital or clinic and immediately felt heavy, drained, or unsettled? Do you sometimes wonder if the exhaustion you feel at work is more than just physical fatigue?
In this episode, I talk about something we don’t often discuss in medicine—the spiritual atmosphere of our workpl...
Are you sensing that something is shifting in medicine, but you’re not quite sure how to respond? Have you been asking God for clarity, direction, or wisdom—and wondering if you’re truly hearing His voice or just trying to figure things out on your own?
If you’re a Christian physician who feels stretched, discerning your next steps, or longing to hear God more clearly in this season, this epis...
48. New Year (Re)Solutions with the Lord: Prayer, Reflection, and Direction for Christian Physicians
Hey Physician Healers!
Welcome to a special New Year's edition of the podcast.
We often think about New Year's resolutions, but what if we focused on solutions with the Lord?
In this episode, I invite you to pause and reflect on the past year with gratitude—both the victories and the challenges—through a spiritual lens. I share personally about a year marked by deep growth, hard lessons, a...
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