Friday 20th and Saturday 21st September 2019

Highfields Church, Cardiff, CF24 4QW

Two packed days of teaching, networking, and encouragement to support you in your local church ministry

Friday 20th September

8.30am

Registration with tea & coffee on arrival

9.30am

Welcome & introduction

10.00am

Morning plenary session – Lindsay Brown:

  • Surviving and thriving in personal life

11.00am

Worship & prayer

11.15am

Tea & coffee

11.45am

Jonathan Thomas interviews – is the church in Wales surviving, shrinking, thriving or dying?

  • Simeon Baker
  • Meirion Morris
  • Arnallt Morgan

12.30pm

Preview networks

12.45pm

Lunch

There are numerous lunch options available within walking distance of Highfields Church Centre, if you’d prefer not to bring your own sandwiches.

1.45pm

Katharine Hill – UK director of Care for the Family:

  • Surviving and thriving in a digital age

3.45pm

Tea & coffee

4.15pm

Afternoon plenary session – Jonathan Thomas:

  • Surviving and thriving in work, church, politics and family. Lessons from the life of David Davies of Llandinam

5.00pm

Worship & prayer

5.15pm

Close

7.00pm

Evening dinner at the Park Inn Hotel. An opportunity to enjoy some great conversation and fellowship over some good food. You’ll also be able to ask questions of the EQUIP 2019 forum speakers on the topics that you face in your church.

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Saturday 21st September

8.30am

Registration with tea & coffee on arrival

9.00am

Welcome

9.15am

Morning plenary session – Ian Parry:

  • Psalm 32 : Surviving and thriving in the Welsh church – how is that possible?

10.00am

Worship & prayer

10.15am

Tea & coffee

12.00pm

Lunch

There are numerous lunch options available within walking distance of Highfields Church Centre, if you’d prefer not to bring your own sandwiches.

1.00pm

Sian Baker interviews – surviving and thriving in ministry as volunteers

3:00pm

Tea & coffee

3.30pm

Worship & prayer

3.30pm

Afternoon plenary session – Roger Carswell:

  • Thriving as  an evangelistic church

4.30pm

Worship & prayer

4.45pm

Finish

The main sessions for this year’s conference are delivered in English. However, we would like to extend the use of Welsh language speakers in future events. If you would like to recommend someone, please email info@walesleadershipforum.org.uk