Journeys 2025
Thinking about Christian ministry? Or perhaps already training and planning your next step? We'd love to share your journey with you.
Journeys is a weekend devoted to helping you as you consider and plan for the path ahead.
We want to journey with you and provide the space, help and input so you can make wise decisions. We want to journey with you alongside your church as they sacrificially set you apart for this new season of serving Jesus.
Journeys is a chance:
- To spend time with others at a similar stage.
- To hear from those who have made the journey before.
- To gain wisdom from FIEC church leaders and wives chosen specifically to represent the wide range of contexts and ministries within our church family.
- To leave aside day-to-day routines, pause, reflect and pray about the right next steps.
All our spaces are subsidised, and wherever you are on this journey, we’d love to see you.
Journeys is our Hub conference re-imagined. You can find out what The Hub was like from Matt Tromans' report of the 2024 conference.
Phil Topham (Executive Director) and Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) spoke about Journeys on the In:Dependence podcast
Venue
We will be gathering at Staverton Park Hotel, near Daventry in Northamptonshire. It's a central location and close to the M1, making it ideal for travel.
Arrival is from 5pm on Friday 12 January to sit down for a meal at 6pm. The programme will close with lunch on Sunday 14 January and you'll be able to head home by 2pm.
Booking
As a Fellowship, we want to encourage Independent churches to be training the next generation of gospel workers. That’s why we subsidise the cost of this conference and encourage your church to pay for you to attend, or at least contribute significantly towards the cost of doing so. If you haven’t spoken to your church leadership about this, please do so.
The conference costs £100 per person or £150 for a married couple and includes your accommodation and all your meals.
To book your place, select the button at the bottom of this page and complete the booking form - please note that accommodation and all your meals are included in the booking fee.
Please note: You cannot book for Journeys without a reference from one of your church leaders. Please include their contact details when asked during booking.
Please book early to help us with planning. Booking closes at midnight on Sunday 19 January.
Children Policy
There is no facility for children to be accommodated at Journeys and so couples with children are encouraged to make arrangements with family or friends for childcare during the weekend.
However, if it would be a barrier to attending, babies up to 12 months old may be brought to the conference. Please get in touch to discuss if this is the case.