12:30pm – 2:30pm
Friday 25th September - Lunchtime Event
Waterfront Community Church, Swansea
“Where are we now?” – Perspectives on the state of Mission in Wales
Join us on a journey this lunchtime with Jonathan Thomas, Pastor and broadcaster.
“Speaking Life in a Post-Christian Age”
Glen Scrivener will help us think about ways to speak Jesus into a culture that has seemingly walked away from the Christian church.
Friday 25th September - Evening Event
OM Logos Hope, Cardiff Bay
7:00pm – 9:30pm
“Bringing the hope of the gospel to our culture”
“Three mile an hour evangelism!”
Jonathan Thomas explores how to share the Gospel effectively and personally.
“Speaking Life in the Everyday”
In this second session, Glen Scrivener looks at how we can bring Jesus with us in our day-to-day lives.
Saturday 26th September - Morning Conference
Glenwood Church, Cardiff (& Online)
8:30am – 9:00am
Registration and continental breakfast
9:00am – 9:20am
Welcome and Worship
9:20am – 10:00am
“Speaking Life: How to Strike a Chord”
In the first of two sessions this morning, Glen Scrivener explores ways in which sharing our faith can resonate with those around us.
10:00am – 10:15am
Coffee break
10:15am – 11:15am
Network streams
- Beginning with Moses. Discipleship shaped by the whole Story
– Paul Edwards (Hope Church Merthyr) - Values-based leadership
– Geoff Cresswell (Highfields Cardiff) - When sorrow speaks – the place of lament in personal and pastoral care
– Sheila Stephen (Christian Counsellor) - Good News for Gen Z: Equipping Churches to Reach Youth Today
– Mike Thomas (Rumney Chapel Cardiff / WLF Youth Training Director) - The Gospel gone viral: engaging in digital mission
– Caleb Shaw (Head of Media & Communications, Lansdowne Church) - Serving Together: Partnership in Mission (Korea–Wales)
– Rev Eunjig Yang (York Place Baptist Church, Swansea) & Daesuk Yang (Bridge Church, Cardiff)
11:20am – 12:10pm
“Reasons for hope! Lessons from a life engaging the big issues of faith, science and culture”
Professor John Lennox
12:10pm – 12:30pm
News and updates from Wales Leadership Forum
12:30pm – 1:15pm
‘Speaking Life: How to Hit a Nerve’
In our final session with Glen Scrivener, we’ll consider how sharing the Good News of life in Jesus can, and does, stop listeners in their tracks.
1:15pm
Close
Thursday 1st October
Thornhill Church, Cardiff (& Online)
7:30pm – 9:00pm
(Online from 8pm)
“Jesus Meets Us On The Journey”
Jesus loves to meet with us, wherever we might be on our life journey. An evening event especially for women.
Speaker: Alison Williams
Hosted by Lois Adams
Please note: The Friday events will not be streamed live online, but we hope to make recordings and resources available via the WLF website shortly after the conference.
The majority of the main sessions for this year’s conference will be delivered in English. However, we are keen to extend the use of Welsh language speakers in future events. If you would like to recommend someone, please email info@walesleadershipforum.org.uk
