Brixton Baptist church are hosting a day conference about gun crime on Saturday 12th July. Hosted by the Baptist Union of GB and the Ascension Trust, it will look at issues during the day, pray, and hold a Gospel concert in the evening. See:
http://www.baptist.org.uk/training_events/bitethebullet.html
Helen Wordsworth has sent details of the Parish Nursing Symposiuum to be held at Hothorpe Hall in Leicestershire 14/15th September 2008. Sharing the experience of people doing mission through Parish Nursing, together with key note speakers, forms the program which can be see on:
http://www.parishnursing.co.uk/events.htm#UK%20Symposium%202008
Chris Stoddard has circulated news of the various contributers to the major RUN conference 17-19 June in Peterborough. Rowan Williams on video and Jonny Baker, Gerard Kelly, Tom Burke, Stephen Croft, Krish Kandiah and Pete Askew in person alongside the main speaker Brian Mclaren. Booking is on:
Jewels in His Crown is an all age conference for everyone engaged in ministry among British Asians and Asian Churches. One of the speakers is Krish Kandiah, a member of Group for Evangelisation. It will be held at Cliff College 18-20th July 2008 and all details can be found on:
A growing interest and opportunity for holiding an Alpha course in the workplace is being resourced by a day conference on Friday 23rd May. Mark Greene will be speaking alongside the Alpha coordinators, and the intention is to help people get started. Web link is:
The next main Alpha conference will be held 19/20th May 2008 with many new features for people interested in running a course. A Market Place will be held covering youth, student, prison and workplace Alpha, and a seminar held on 'How to give a good live talk'. All details are on:
'Is Evangelism a Sin? Ethical evangelism in a pluralistic socity' is the theme for this one day conference in Warwick to be run by Faith to Faith on 10th June 2008. Various speakers will explore the ethical issues of evangelisation with Muslim, Hindu and other faith communities. Details on Global Connections website:
Working closely with Edinburgh 2010, and in partnership with the World Evangelical Alliance, the third Lausanne Congress for World Evangelisation meets in Cape Town in 2010. Four thousand delegates are expected and preparation will take place with study themes and papers, all of which can be found on the web site:
Chris Stoddard writes advance notice about the RUN (Reaching the Unchurched Network) conference in Peterborough June 17/18/19 with Brian Mclaren speaking on 'Breaking the mould of mission' alongside other speakers and workships on this theme. Details will soon be on:
I am sorry ... yesterdays post about 'multi congregational church' should have said 'multi cultural' ... which is the theme of the conference on 15th March at the Kings Centre in Catford:
