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Leaders' Conference 2019

Wisdom All Church Leaders Need
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Ray Evans

A plenary seminar about church leadership and strategy given at our 2019 Leaders' Conference.

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The Reality of Gospel Leadership
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Andy Prime

The closing talk from 2 Corinthians 4 that was given our 2019 Leaders' Conference.

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The Nature of Gospel Leadership
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John Stevens

A talk from Ephesians 4 that opened our 2019 Leaders' Conference.

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Leadership & Skillset
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Colin Smith

Drawing leadership principles from John 10, this is the second of two talks given by Colin Smith at our 2019 Leaders' Conference.

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Leadership & Character
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Colin Smith

Looking at the character of a leader from Deuteronomy 17. This is the first of two talks given by Colin Smith at our 2019 Leaders' Conference.

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Marriage, Ministry & Family Life under the Spotlight

Marriage, Ministry & Family Life under the Spotlight
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Siân Baker

This seminar explores some of the challenges ministry wives face in keeping focus on Jesus, especially when they feel under the spotlight.

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Elders & Trustees: How to make it work

Elders & Trustees: How to make it work
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Caroline Eade

To what extent should the role of an elder and that of a charity trustee overlap? This seminar looks at the legal issues related to church leadership.

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Sexual Passions, Purity and the Pitfalls of Leadership

Sexual Passions, Purity and the Pitfalls of Leadership
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Ste Casey

No leader sets out to shipwreck their ministry through sexual sin. So how can we pursue purity, satisfaction and solace as leaders?

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Emotional Intelligence in Leaders

Emotional Intelligence in Leaders
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Tom Fenning

In recent years there has been a growing interest in 'Emotional Intelligence'. But what is it and how can it help us lead more effectively?

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Being a Ministry Wife

Being a Ministry Wife
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Elinor Magowan

This seminar looks at the ministry wife's identity in Christ, her calling and its privileges, and her character.

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On Sermon Preparation and Delivery

On Sermon Preparation and Delivery
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Mark Dever

Mark shares his conviction and practice of expositional preaching, and describes his own process and method of sermon preparation.

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Leading Your Church in Evangelism

Leading Your Church in Evangelism
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Colin Smith

How can the church best do the work of evangelism in a post-Christian culture?

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Women's Workers in the Local Church

Women's Workers in the Local Church
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Mike Kendall, Catherine Heath

A Pastor and a Women's Worker share some of their experiences of what the role of Women's Worker looks like within a staff team and wider church.

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Leading Leaders: Staff Teams

Leading Leaders: Staff Teams
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Johnny Prime

With a growing staff team, a pastor discovers he has new responsibilities alongside his usual work. So how can you lead a happy and united staff team?

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Equipping Leaders to Lead Teams

Equipping Leaders to Lead Teams
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Ray Evans

How can any church team achieve greater effectiveness? What makes a good team player... and team leader? How do you lead great team meetings?

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Developing Youth and Children’s Leaders

Developing Youth and Children’s Leaders
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Mel Lacey, Stui Chaplin

How do you develop skilled and committed children’s and youth ministry leaders? How do you conceive a training programme to nurture and equip them?

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Developing Women’s Ministry in the Local Church

Developing Women’s Ministry in the Local Church
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Elspeth Pitt

Why women’s ministry must be an essential part of the life of any church; what we are aiming to do in women’s ministry; and how to go about it.

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Raising Leaders: Risk & Failure

Raising Leaders: Risk & Failure
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Liam Garvie, Pete Stewart

How do we know when to take a risk with training people to be leaders? What can we do to minimise failure?

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Raising Leaders: Diverse Backgrounds

Raising Leaders: Diverse Backgrounds
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Raymond Brown

Is it important for churches to be multicultural and, if so, how should this be reflected in their leadership?

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Raising Leaders: Volunteers

Raising Leaders: Volunteers
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Ray Evans

How do you raise up volunteers, and then train, motivate, and support them? And what happens if it all goes sour?

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Raising Leaders: Godly Elders

Raising Leaders: Godly Elders
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Mark Dever

How can you disciple and raise up elders in the church? And how can you cultivate leadership gifts in others?

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Growing as a Team

Evangelism Today

Primer

Communication 101

All in the Family

Exploring the breadth that exists amongst FIEC churches on matters that our Doctrinal Basis doesn't touch on and yet are important in church life.

Andrew Heard on Leadership

Teaching on leadership given by Andrew Heard in June 2017.

Attendance, Migration & Community

Ray Evans explores three contemporary church issues with four other FIEC pastors.

Communication 101

Ray Evans unpacks some advice for preachers.

Evangelism Today

Andy Paterson, Rico Tice and John Stevens discuss the issues we face as we seek to share the gospel in our culture.

Evangelistic Momentum

A five-part series looking at how we can build evangelistic momentum in our churches.

Get to Know...

Short films introducing two FIEC churches each time, with prayer points for each.

Growing as a Church

Ray Evans shares wisdom about church membership, vision, strategy, Sunday meetings and more.

Growing as a Disciple

Ray Evans gives advice to help leaders grow in their character, spiritual disciplines and pastoral care.

Growing as a Leader

An informal discussion about church growth and leadership between three experienced pastors.

Growing as a Preacher

Ray Evans gives advice to preachers.

Growing as a Team

A collection of articles by Ray Evans focused on elders & deacons, staff teams, training others, and leading meetings.

Leaders' Conference 2016

Engaging Evangelism: The cultural context of evangelism, evangelistic preaching and Jesus' approach to mission in the Gospel of Luke.

Leaders' Conference 2017

Transforming Church: What does leading a transforming church look like?

Leaders' Conference 2018

Here & Now: communicating the gospel in our post-Christian culture.

Leaders' Conference 2019

Leadership at Every Level: Exploring the role of a leader and the task of training other leaders in the church.

Ministry Journeys

A series of books for those on their journey into vocational ministry - and anyone who wants to grow in their ministry!

Primer

Primer is a theological resource for gospel workers and church leadership teams.

The Hub 2018

The main talks from The Hub Conference 2018 by Adrian Reynolds and Sam Buckley.

The Hub 2019

The main talks from The Hub Conference 2019 by Nathan Howard and Ian Williamson.

The Three Cs

Ray Evans draws lessons for church leaders on the topics of Character, Capability and Chemistry.

Leaders' Conference 2019

Wisdom All Church Leaders Need–

The Reality of Gospel Leadership–

The Nature of Gospel Leadership–

Leadership & Skillset–

Leadership & Character–

Marriage, Ministry & Family Life under the Spotlight

Marriage, Ministry & Family Life under the Spotlight–

Elders & Trustees: How to make it work

Elders & Trustees: How to make it work–

Sexual Passions, Purity and the Pitfalls of Leadership

Sexual Passions, Purity and the Pitfalls of Leadership–

Emotional Intelligence in Leaders

Emotional Intelligence in Leaders–

Being a Ministry Wife

Being a Ministry Wife–

On Sermon Preparation and Delivery

On Sermon Preparation and Delivery–

Leading Your Church in Evangelism

Leading Your Church in Evangelism–

Women's Workers in the Local Church

Women's Workers in the Local Church–

Leading Leaders: Staff Teams

Leading Leaders: Staff Teams–

Equipping Leaders to Lead Teams

Equipping Leaders to Lead Teams–

Developing Youth and Children’s Leaders

Developing Youth and Children’s Leaders–

Developing Women’s Ministry in the Local Church

Developing Women’s Ministry in the Local Church–

Raising Leaders: Risk & Failure

Raising Leaders: Risk & Failure–

Raising Leaders: Diverse Backgrounds

Raising Leaders: Diverse Backgrounds–

Raising Leaders: Volunteers

Raising Leaders: Volunteers–

Raising Leaders: Godly Elders

Raising Leaders: Godly Elders–

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Growing as a Team

Give Your Best

Give Your Best–

Reviews & Appraisals

Reviews & Appraisals–

Action Points

Action Points–

Team Structures

Team Structures–

Developing Deacons

Developing Deacons–

Developing Elders

Developing Elders–

Not an Exact Science

Not an Exact Science–

Effective Lay Leadership 2

Effective Lay Leadership 2–

Effective Lay Leadership 1

Effective Lay Leadership 1–

First Among Equals?

First Among Equals?–

A Growing Staff Team

A Growing Staff Team–

Are Your Meetings SMART?

Are Your Meetings SMART?–

Wisdom All Church Leaders Need
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The Reality of Gospel Leadership
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The Nature of Gospel Leadership
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Leadership & Skillset
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Leadership & Character
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Marriage, Ministry & Family Life under the Spotlight
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Elders & Trustees: How to make it work
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Sexual Passions, Purity and the Pitfalls of Leadership
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Emotional Intelligence in Leaders
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Being a Ministry Wife
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On Sermon Preparation and Delivery
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Leading Your Church in Evangelism
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Women's Workers in the Local Church
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Leading Leaders: Staff Teams
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Equipping Leaders to Lead Teams
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Developing Youth and Children’s Leaders
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Developing Women’s Ministry in the Local Church
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Raising Leaders: Risk & Failure
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Raising Leaders: Diverse Backgrounds
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Raising Leaders: Volunteers
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Raising Leaders: Godly Elders
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Give Your Best
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Reviews & Appraisals
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Action Points
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Team Structures
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Developing Deacons
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Developing Elders
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Not an Exact Science
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Effective Lay Leadership 2
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Effective Lay Leadership 1
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First Among Equals?
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A Growing Staff Team
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Are Your Meetings SMART?
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Team Time
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Effective Communication
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Succession Planning
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Candid Conversations
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Using Evangelistic Courses
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Storytelling and Evangelism
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Evangelism in 2019
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Primer 09: All Being Equal
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Primer 08: How Great a Being
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Primer 07: Show & Tell
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Primer 06: Newness of Life
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Gender Identity Today
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Primer 05: Coming Soon
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Out with the Old?
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Primer 04: A Place to Stand
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Finding Our Feet in Shifting Sands
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Primer 03: True to Form
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The Essence of Sin
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Primer 02: How Far We Fell
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Primer 01: True to His Word
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Communication 101: What’s Getting in the Way?
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Communication 101: The Place of Prayer
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Communication 101: Mind Your Language
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Communication 101: Loving Your Listeners
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Communication 101: Making it Personal
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Communication 101: Preaching the Passage
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Ministry Amongst Britain’s Poorest
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Give Your Best
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The Creaking on the Stairs
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He Made His Dwelling Amongst Us
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Plugged In
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