Leaders' Conference 2019

Our 2019 Leaders' Conference took place 11-13 November in Torquay. Together we thought about different aspects of being a church leader, as well as raising-up and training leaders for different ministries across the church.

An Interview with Mark Dever

Mark Dever , Andy Paterson

A conversation about building regular rhythms of Bible reading and prayer, training the next generation of leaders, recommended resources, and more.

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Wisdom All Church Leaders Need

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

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

John Stevens

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

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Leadership & Skillset

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

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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Raising Titus 2 Women

Raising Titus 2 Women

Johnny Prime

How can ‘Titus 2’ women be raised that they might teach younger women? Johnny Prime explores in a seminar from the 2019 Leaders' Conference.

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Marriage, Ministry & Family Life under the Spotlight

Marriage, Ministry & Family Life under the Spotlight

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mel Lacy , 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

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

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

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

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

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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Leaders' Conference 2019

An Interview with Mark Dever

Wisdom All Church Leaders Need

The Reality of Gospel Leadership

The Nature of Gospel Leadership

Leadership & Skillset

Leadership & Character

Raising Titus 2 Women

Raising Titus 2 Women

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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