SALT, LIGHT AND FEET OF CLAY:
CELEBRATING THE MINISTRY OF LAY PEOPLE
With George Dunn CEO, Tenant Farmers Association
Wednesday 15 May, 10am-2pm
£15 until 31 March then £20 (including refreshments and lunch)
John Kirkham Hall King’s Park Conference and Sports Centre, Kings Park Road, Northampton, NN3 6LL
Often when we think about church and leadership we think immediately of clergy of various descriptions. But what about head teachers, office managers, newspaper editors, financial controllers, magistrates, farm managers, school governors, youth football coaches, scout leaders and chief executives?
In rural, suburban and urban communities across the UK, congregations are peppered with individuals such as these with spheres of influence that may never be touched by traditional forms of leadership within our churches.
Exercising Christian leadership in a secular context requires wisdom, sensitivity and strength. How can our rural churches find ways to nurture, support, protect and grow the leaders in our communities? And what might those leaders have to offer to our churches?
This event is for anyone who is interested in the nature and exercise of leadership in the rural church. Whether you’re a clergy person, lay leader, involved in a rural church or just curious, we’d love to see you!
George Dunn has been CEO of the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) since January 1997 and is on the leadership team of his local, Reading-based, Elim Pentecostal church.
OUTLINE OF THE DAY:
10.00: Coffee
10.30: Lecture and Q&A
12.00: Lunch
1.00: Celebration of completion of Germinate Leadership 2017-19
2.00: Close
Please book online via Eventbrite here.
For more information email leadership@germinate.net or phone 024 7685 3060. Please inform us of any dietary requirements in advance.
Directions to King’s Park can be found at acuk.net/kings-park.
Germinate Lecture 2018: Examining the ground under our feet
The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek moved from ministry in the urban Diocese of London to become Bishop of Gloucester in a predominantly rural diocese. In her lecture she will help us explore the soil of our landscape, including some of the stones and thistles, as we seek to be fruitful in being the Church in traditional and new ways in rural areas.
Bishop Rachel encouraged us to recognise the ways in which rural churches are heralding the Kingdom of God, acknowledging who we are and where we’ve come from and learning to spot the Holy Spirit at work in our communities.
You can watch the lecture in full here or on our YouTube channel.
Germinate Lecture 2017: Where you stand is how you lead
Canon Anne Tomlinson, Principal of the Scottish Episcopal Institute, works within a team forming candidates for ordination and Lay Readership in the Scottish Episcopal Church. She has been a Deacon for 23 years and is passionate about equipping leaders for the task of collaborative mission.
Anne spoke about the model of leadership offered by diaconal ministry and encourage those in Christian leadership to view their call as a ministry of service.
You can watch the lecture in full here or on our YouTube channel.
Germinate Lecture 2016
The Germinate Lecture 2016 was given by Revd Dr Michael Volland, Principle of Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
You can watch the lecture in full here or on our YouTube channel.
