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Practical Ministry Seminars
Our best reviewed conferences are also the hardest to fill! I don't know why that is, perhaps because the thought of a few days away of intensive ministry and training seems a little daunting. I can understand that. But, invariably, those who come to the practical ministry seminars go away full of joy and saying how much they've been helped by both the group work and flexible pastoral time together. We've got some places free for our next Practical Ministry Seminar in May (23-26 May). Why not think about a last minute booking? As with all our conferences, we do not want cost to be an issue, so please contact us if cost would preclude you coming.
To get you in the mood, here's a review by a first timer from last year, Tim Silk.
What was helpful for me was the way the various ingredients were experienced together. It was great fun! The food was amazing! The people were almost normal! The focus was a robust declaration of Isaiah’s message in a broken world; and there was time to pray together. The conversation flowed between the Bible, our lives, and the different missional contexts in which we found ourselves. This was further facilitated by the evenings where we were taught from the Bible about the nature of following Jesus today.
This led on naturally to the consideration of various challenges we all faced. It was particularly helpful to be part of a group of leaders at a similar stage as it allowed us to help each other back to the heart of gospel ministry. It was a great investment of time and resources, because it allowed each of the encouraging ingredients to be experienced simultaneously, and allowed time to consider the issues. Whilst the planned input was really very helpful personally, it was the unplanned time available to talk through ministry challenges with others who had been there before that made it for me.