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Conference

EMA 2019

Day rate £55

3 days £120

Student day rate £30

Student 3 days £80

Tuesday 25th June 2019 –
Thursday 27th June 2019

When - Tuesday 25th - Thursday 27th June

Where - Westminster Chapel, London

Cost - £120 for 3 days or £55 individual days (student discounts are available)

Theme - Lifted Up: Preaching the Cross

Speakers - Don Carson, CJ Mahaney, Hugh Palmer, Nigel Styles, David Gobbett, James Hely-Hutchinson, Andrew Sach.

Timings - Registration open from 9am. Bookstall open until 5pm (except Thursday - 3.30pm)

Programme - Runs from 10.30am until 4.30pm each day

Timetable:

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
Session 1 10.30am	From study to pulpit Gospel of John Passion Narrative Don Carson	From study to pulpit Gospel of John Passion Narrative Don Carson	From study to pulpit Gospel of John Passion Narrative Don Carson
11.30am	Coffee	Coffee	Coffee
Session 2 Noon	Cross Shaped Ministry (1) CJ Mahaney	Pen Portrait: Billy Graham Hugh Palmer	EMA lecture on preaching The Cross Nigel Styles
1pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Session 3 2pm	Seminars: see further details		Cross shaped ministry (2) CJ Mahaney
3pm	Tea	Tea	Tea
Session 4 3.30pm	Conference sermon 1 Peter 2:21-25 Dave Gobbett	Conference sermon Psalm 22 James Hely Hutchinson	Conference sermon Leviticus 16 Andrew Sach

Further details of EMA 2019 can be found here

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Proclaimer blog

Flourish - Lydia Brownback

Jon Gemmell

Subtitle: How the Love of Christ Frees Us from Self-Focus In the age of “self-help” and “self-care”, Lydia Brownback’s latest book is definitely not one of them. Although, it kind of is, in that the aim of the book is ultimately to help you find happiness and live a more fulfilling life… to “flourish”.

The main difference is that you’re not going to accomplish that by trying to look within to unleash your inner strength. In fact, Brownback would advise that you choose the better option. Forget about yourself entirely and look to Christ instead! She sets the tone at the beginning of her book by reminding the reader of what Paul tells Timothy in II Timothy, chapter 3: “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self…” (verses 1-2) And how does Paul go on to warn Timothy? “Avoid such people.” (verse 5) Brownback tells the reader that we too are now living in these last days before Jesus’ return. Rather than trying to hammer in her reader’s head that they ought to think more about Christ and less about themselves, the author is a bit more ambitious. She wants to use this book to train the reader to think and come to this conclusion for themselves. Not only that, she wants the reader to learn the necessary tools to be able to make discerning decisions going forward based on biblical understanding to differentiate between these two mentalities.

The way she goes about doing this is by using a 3-part structure in each of the 6 chapters. Each chapter focuses on a common area where people may be tempted to focus too much on the self:

1. Self-Consciousness
2. Self-Improvement
3. Self-Analysis
4. Self-Indulgence
5. Self-Condemnation
6. Self-Victimisation

Within each chapter, Brownback then goes on to divide the content into 3 smaller sub-sections:

i. Dig (going deeper into the heart of the issue)
ii. Discern (gaining clarity on the biblical mindset required to tackle the issue)
iii. Flourish (conclusion of the matter and what it looks like to embrace Christ over self)

With this simple formula, she proceeds to walk the reader through various examples of what each mentality might look like in everyday life. What the author does extremely well is show the reader how the solution to each of these problems is to think more of Christ rather than self, through specific biblical passages. That’s where true freedom from the bondage of self is found — in Christ. This is a short book, quite light, and a relatively easy read. That said, it has real substance and is structured in a very helpful way to equip the reader to think for themselves going forward. Even in the title (using trendy buzzwords/phrases like “flourish” and “free us from…”), I think this book effectively draws in people who need to read this most — those who may find themselves drawn to the self-help trend. I also really enjoyed how she didn’t limit herself to providing obviously silly examples of first world problems so that she can easily debunk them. In the chapter on self-victimisation, Brownback shares the story of a woman who was forced into marrying a Taliban fighter when she was a child and suffered much abuse as a result. The author doesn’t shy away from addressing tough things and deep pain. Brownback does an excellent job of listing countless everyday examples throughout the book to illustrate her points. She also embeds various passages from the Bible throughout to support her argument. I think at times the book is a bit example-heavy and Bible light. That said, I think the balance she strikes is still adequate in encouraging her reader to think more biblically when it comes to the struggle of finding freedom from self in Christ. I’d recommend this book for Christians who have gone down (or have been tempted to go down) the self-help book route.

by Michelle Cheng

Proclaimer blog

Indonesian Ephesians...

Jon Gemmell

We are so excited that our Teaching Ephesians book has just been published in Indonesia. We are so thankful to our friends at UFM and also Langham for making this possible. As always we want to thank Christian Focus for their continued partnership in this project. Please do pray with us that this volume might be greatly used to equip pastors and build up churches in the region.

Conference

Ministry Wives Spring Conference 2019

Monday 4th March 2019 –
Thursday 7th March 2019

Our Spring wives conference is all about encouraging, equipping and energising ministry wives in the work that God has called them to, alongside their husbands. It is for wives who have been in ministry for more than 7 years and is run by a great team. In 2019 the main speakers are Andrew Sach (pastor of Grace Church Greenwich & tutor at Cornhill London) and Nancy Guthrie (author, speaker and host of TGC podcast 'Help Me Teach the Bible'). The conference is a great blend of teaching from the front, seminars and prayer groups as well as lots of opportunity for rest, fellowship and prayer.

This conference is for wives of evangelical ministers who have been in full-time paid ministry for seven or more years. (The Summer Wives conference caters for wives of those who have been in ministry for less than seven years).

A limited number of crèche spaces are available for children under a year. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Accommodation on site is now fully booked but if you are willing to book your own accommodation offsite you can still come as a non-residential guest.

The non-residential rate for Hothorpe Hall would be £150 for the 3 days - this includes all meals from dinner Monday evening up to and including lunch on Thursday. If you would like to pursue this route please contact the PT Office 020 7407 0569. We can send you a list of some local hotels/B&Bs or there are a Premier Inn and Travelodge both just under 6 miles away.

The conference will begin at 5pm on Monday and conclude with lunch at 12.30pm on Thursday. You can find more information about our residential conferences including a sample timetable here.

Sorry, this conference is not currently open for online booking. To see if there are spaces, please call the office (0207 407 0569) or email conferences@proctrust.org.uk.

Conference

Teaching Day for Women 2019

Price £10

Saturday 23rd March 2019

Teaching the Epistles.

A teaching day for women in the local church who are teaching the Bible regularly to children, young people or adults, whether in large groups, small groups or one to one. Join us as we look at the Epistles and the tools needed to unpack this more familiar but sometimes badly handled genre.

The day will run from 9.30am - 4pm and will be held at Willcox House on Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB.

The cost is £10, which includes refreshments and materials, but please bring your own lunch.

The epistles are some of the best-known and most loved books of the bible, but over-familiarity is a dangerous thing! Too often we draw a straight line to us and forget that they were written to real people in a variety of different contexts. So, how are we to understand the epistles and how can we teach them faithfully, without making them all about us?

Join us for a day at Willcox House in London, as we discover some of the tools we need to handle this biblical genre well.

The Day is currently fully booked but if you would like to be added to the waiting list please email conferences@proctrust.org.uk

Sorry, this conference is not currently open for online booking. To see if there are spaces, please call the office (0207 407 0569) or email conferences@proctrust.org.uk.

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The Cornhill Training Course

Started in 1991, PT Cornhill exists primarily to train preachers, as well as equipping men and women to teach the Bible in other contexts, such as youth/children's work and women's ministry. Click here for more details

Resource

Latest media: talks from Women in Ministry 2019

Women in Ministry 2019

Daniel and Revelation

Talks from Women in Ministry 2019 by Nigel Styles and Andrea Trevenna on Daniel and Revelation

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Featured from the archives: EMA 1993

We're gradually adding material from our archive. EMA 1993 featured Dick Lucas, Phillip Jensen, Don Carson, David Petersen and John Lennox for a mix of inspiring teaching, challenging exhortation and encouraging reports of gospel work. (Click the title, left, for the talks)