- worship, with sermons to listen to and discuss, and Bible study breaks
- an opportunity to sample new College of Preachers e-learning material
- the AGM chaired by Bishop Stephen, where you can have your say in shaping the future of the College
- and possibly a gospel choir to entertain and lead worship.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
from Monday 18th June to Wednesday 20th June 2012
(lunchtime to lunchtime)
at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbys.
Singing's a metaphor for preaching; and the Lord's song book is the Bible. We're called to preach in a strange land. It's not a foreign or a hostile land, because it's God's world; it's holy. But it's strange in that it's biblically illiterate, secularized - and going through a communications revolution!
We're still working on the Conference programme, but here's some of what's in store.
The Right Rev. Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford the new Chairman of the College, will set the conference going, with a call to have confidence in our preaching; yes, we can sing and we must!
Rev. Dr. Rosalind Brown from Durham Cathedral believes that we preachers need to know and be sustained by the Lord's song ourselves before we can help others to sing it.
Rev. Dr. Stephen Wright from Spurgeon's College will listen to the different voices of the Bible, and share thoughts about how they indicate the agenda for preaching, the sort of music we need to be singing.
Professor J.W. Robertson, Professor Emeritus of biblical studies at Sheffield University, will look at some of the problems of interpreting the Bible in a strange land.
And Dr. Katie Edwards, also from Sheffield University, will talk about 'biblical illiteracy' in our strange secular land. She may surprise us, and make us think afresh about the ways we use the Bible in our preaching.
Other speakers are 'under negotiation'.
On top of all that, there'll be:
The conference is residential. The full cost per person to attend this three-day conference, inclusive of en-suite accommodation and all meals, is £250.
To book now, please post a cheque, made out to "College of Preachers" with the word "conference" written on the back, for £250, to us at 6th Floor, City Gate East, Toll House Hill, Nottingham NG1 5FS. If you prefer, you can reserve your place by paying a deposit now - and the remainder later. The deposit is £40 per person. Having paid £40 deposit, the balance (£210 per person) can be paid any time up to one month before the conference starts, i.e. 18th May.
But why not simply pay at our on-line shop? Here you can pay the full cost, the deposit or the balance. If you booked before end-February, and hence qualify for the reduced 'early bird' price, you can pay that via the shop too.
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