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Arts Theatre and Seminars

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Art Theatre

Tuesday 13th May

11.00-12.15 - When I’m Calling You – Saltmine Theatre Company
A thought provoking and amusing comedy.
1.30 – 2.30 - BIG STORY LITTLE FILM – Luke Walton
Popcorn and pulpit, church and the cinema. Allies or aliens? Resources,
discussion and the latest developments. Arts Development Office, Bible Society
3.00 – 3.45 - The Walk by Andrew Harrison
A critically acclaimed, powerfully performed one-man show telling
the true story of William Wilberforce.

Wednesday 14th May

10.30 – 11.30 - WORKSHOP – Saltmine Theatre Company
Engage with the Saltmine Theatre Company to enjoy the
experience of expressing yourself dramatically and learn how
to get the message across creatively.
12.00 – 1.00 - The Isaac Project – Comedy
Paul Kerensa and Tony Vino will be performing and talking about
the Christian comedy movement.
1.30 – 2.45 - When I’m Calli ng You – Saltmine Theatre Company
A thought provoking and amusing comedy.
3.00 – 4.00 - The Isaac Project – Comedy
Paul Kerensa and Tony Vino will be performing and talking about
the Christian comedy movement.

Thursday 15th May

10.30 – 11.15 - The Walk by Andrew Harrison
A critically acclaimed, powerfully performed one-man show telling
the true story of William Wilberforce.
12.00 – 1.00 - London Community Gospel Choir – Live concert
Guaranteed to get the feet tapping!
1.30 – 2.30 - Freddie Kofi – Singer, songwriter
introduces his new BritGos™ Sound and performs songs from his
long-awaited new album, Undisputed.
3.00 – 4.00 - Messy Church – Lucy Moore
Creative ideas for drawing the community together for fun, food, fellowship
and worship. Sponsored by Bible Reading Fellowship.

Friday 16th May

10.30 – 11.30 - VOCAL WORKSHOP – London Community Gospel Choir
An inspiring, practical and fun workshop on how to sing Gospel.
12.00 – 1.00 - DANCE WORKSHOP – Marie Bensley, Christian Dance Fellowship of Britain
Learn how dance can be effectively used as an expression of worship.
1.30 – 4.00 - WORSHIP WORKSHOP – Musicademy, Andy Chamberlain &
Gayle Bamberger
Training tips & discussion on vocal training, worship leading skills as
well as improving your group’s musical arrangements. Come for part or all.

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Seminar Program Day 1

Tuesday 13th May (Park View Suite)

10.30am – 11.30am - Your Church:
breathing new life into Sunday
Releasing those creative gifts in your congregation
Marie Page
Musicademy
12.00pm – 1.00pm - Your Church:
making the Bible live
Unveiling a major new survey revealing the gap between the Bible and daily life
Discover fresh resources to help you respond
Bible Society Advocacy Team
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
putting your spare cash to good use
Exploring how church funds and your personal savings can be used effectively, until you need them back
Jim Gilbourne
Charity Bank
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
why mentoring matters
Helping others to develop their true potential
Jeannette Barwick
& Lynette Brooks
CWR

Tuesday 13th May (Buchan)

10.30am – 11.30am - Your Church:
unearth justice
How you & your church can act to stop mining harming people & the environment
Lucy Hurn
CAFOD
12.00pm – 1.00pm - Your Church:
big ideas for small groups
Skills & resources for small group leaders
Steve & Mandy
Briars
Conference Speakers & Authors
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
shaping its future
Exploring alternative ways to be church in today’s complex world
Revd. David Graham
Southcourt Baptist Church, Aylesbury
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
searching for all abilities?
Discovering the contribution and blessing disabled people can bring to the church
David Bendor-Samuel and Gordon Temple
Prospects for People with Learning Disabilities

Tuesday 13th May (Ayrshire)

10.30am – 11.30am - Your Church:
property - asset or agony?
How Trustees and officers can comply with the Charities Acts when managing church property
Roger Chisnall
C-Space
12.00pm – 1.00pm - Your Church:
for a changing world
Are new forms of church gimmicks or essential?
Dr Rachel Jordan
Associate Evangelism Adviser for the Church of England and a member of the Fresh Expressions team
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
& other churches, working together for the Gospel
Understanding the issues & supporting those who are responding
Ian Chisnall
Hope 08
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
easy and effective church websites
Top ten tips to success and methods to update websites in minutes
Gordon Thorn, Church 123

Seminar Program Day 2

Wednesday 14th May (Park View Suite)

10.30am – 1.00pm - Your Church:
Come and join us for the UK Christian Book Awards and find out the winners of the Biography, Christian Living and Children’s categories for 2008.
Sponsored by Speaking Volumes and hosted by Adrian and Bridget Plass, this is much more than just an awards ceremony.
Opportunity to buy copies of the shortlisted books
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
all-age worship - how to survive it
Nick & Claire Page
Sponsored by Authentic Media
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
living water for your church
Brother Yun
Sponsored by Zondervan & Monarch Books

Wednesday 14th May (Buchan)

10.30am – 11.30am - Your Church:
fundraising - what’s it all about?
Exploring a variety of ways in which we can put our faith into action
Bernadette McIntosh, Alexandra
Pennington & Sophie Stanes
CAFOD
12.00pm – 1.00pm - Your Church:
dealing with people in debt
How to bring hope to those in crisis & help them out of it
Richard Talbot
Stewardship
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
creating a heart in Kabubbu
The regeneration of a rural Ugandan village Enoch Kagoda of the Kabubbu
Development Project Quicken
Trust
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
truth, lies & climate change
Brendon Bowles
A Rocha

Wednesday 14th May (Ayrshire)

10.30am – 11.30am - Your Church:
Social action at the heart of the gospel, building sustainable communities
Ian Chisnall
Hope 08
12.00pm – 1.00pm - Your Church:
what has the climate ever done for our Church?
Your Church and climate change
Revd. Prof. Ian James
University of Reading Dept
Metereology & Diocese of Oxford on climate change & the science
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
the long arm of the law!
How to get it right with employment law, child protection & more
Paul Martin
Wellers Solicitors
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
easy and effective church websites
Top ten tips to success and methods to update websites in minutes
Gordon Thorn
Church 123

Seminar Program Day 3

Thursday 15th May (Park View Suite)

10.30am – 11.30am- Your Church:
preparing students for the university challenge
Krish Kandiah
Sponsored by IVP
12.00pm 1.00pm - Your Church:
keeping it shipshape
Skills and resources to help church administrators
Marie Page
Musicademy
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
an agenda for change
Reclaiming the word ‘Evangelical’ for both spiritual & social transformation
Revd Joel Edwards
Sponsored by Zondervan
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
leading for change
Equipping your church leaders to shape God’s kind of change: transformation
Rt. Revd. Mike Hill
The Bishop of Bristol

Thursday 15th May (Buchan)

10.30am – 11.30am - Your Church:
children & the Bible
Principles, ideas and techniques to bring God’s message alive
Ray Tibbs
Go Teach
12.00pm – 1.00pm - Your Church:
youth ministry
The essential elements revealed
Karen North
Diocese of Southwark Youth Ministry
Sponsored by Redemptorist
Publications
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
learning through CAFOD
Demonstrating how to introduce issues in development and aid to schools and youth groups through teaching resources
Claire Bogue
CAFOD
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
place of refuge or centre for mission?
Revd. Chris Stoddard
Reaching the
Unchurched Network (RUN)

Thursday 15th May (Ayrshire)

10.30am – 11.30am - Your Church:
mapping the emerging church
Passing phase or paradigm shift?
Revd. Jason Clark
Emergent-UK
Vineyard Church
12.00pm – 1.00pm - Your Church:
its call to leadership
What does our faith say we can do to combat climate change?
Mark Dowd
Operation Noah
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
working with local government, the police & the media
Matt Bird
Make It Happen UK
Sponsored by Hope 08
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
making the Bible live
Unveiling a major new survey revealing the gap between the Bible & daily life
Discover fresh resources to help you respond
Bible Society Advocacy Team

Seminar Program Day 4

Friday 16th May (Park View Suite)

10.30am – 11.30am- Your Church:
boys, God and the Church
Helping children’s leaders and Sunday school workers to understand why boys are so messy, the way boys’ brains work, praying in a ‘boy’ way and more
Nick Harding
Scripture Union
12.00pm 1.00pm - Your Church:
for a changing world
Are new forms of church gimmicks or essential?
Dr Rachel Jordan
Associate Evangelism Adviser for the Church of England & a member of the Fresh Expressions team.
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
working with local government, the police & the media
Your questions answered
Ian Chisnall
Hope 08
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
proven methods of evangelism in a Post-Modern environment
Laurence
Singlehurst Cell UK
Sponsored by Hope 08

Friday 16th May (Buchan)

10.30am – 11.30am - Your Church:
shaping its future
Exploring alternative ways to be church in today’s complex world
Revd. David Graham
Southcourt Baptist Church,
Aylesbury
12.00pm – 1.00pm - Your Church:
facing gang culture
Understanding the issues and supporting those who are responding
Revd.Carver Anderson & Revd. Robin
Thompson
Bringing Hope
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
living simply, sustainably & in solidarity with the poor
Susy Brouard
CAFOD
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
reaching our “worlds”... just DO it!
High impact, low maintenance ideas to empower your people to reach out
Syd & Liz Doyle
The Sharing Show Centre for Contemporary Ministries

Friday 16th May (Ayrshire)

10.30am – 11.30am - Your Church:
searching for all abilities?
Discovering the contribution and blessing disabled people can bring to the church
David Bendor-Samuel & Gordon Temple
Prospects for People with Learning Disabilities
12.00pm – 1.00pm - Your Church:
wonder of the web
How to build an effective Church website
Kyle Cottingham
Church Edit Websites
1.30pm – 2.30pm - Your Church:
mapping the emerging church
Passing phase or paradigm shift?
Revd. Jason Clark
Emergent-UK
Vineyard Church
3.00pm – 4.00pm - Your Church:
the environment
Are they on the same planet?
Dave Bookless
A Rocha
Sponsored by IVP

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