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Talking About God in a Sceptical World: How to Persuasively Communicate and Defend the Gospel

20 May 2026 | Pasi Turunen

In order to persuasively communicate the Gospel, we need to identify and expose the worldview assumptions behind the arguments and evidence presented against Christianity. Drawing from Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans, this workshop explores how Christians can speak about God based on what He has made known and how He reveals Himself. We consider how this shapes effective apologetic engagement without drifting into either cold rationalism or blind faith, equipping participants to respond to challenges to the Gospel with clarity and confidence.

God & Drugs: Understanding and Stemming the Drug Tide

17 May 2026 | Peter Imming

Drug abuse floods the world. Opioids are claimed to have lowered the average life expectancy of the white US population, a line of cocaine has become almost as cheap as a beer in Germany, and amphetamines are reported to be a major source of income for some governments. What do people try to compensate for or attain through using drugs? This talk categorises drugs according to the "paradise" they suggest and will contrast these artificial paradises with this life and transcendent paradises.

Top 10 Mistakes Organisations Make When Applying for US Foundation Grants and How to Avoid Them

19 May 2026 | Jeremy Taylor

Funding from foundations is a key part of many nonprofit organisations’ annual fundraising goals. There are many generous Christian individuals and organisations that are eager to support the Lord’s work in Europe and around the world. But interacting with foundations can be tricky, and it’s all too easy to get caught in some very common pitfalls. Luckily, mistakes don’t have to be fatal for your ministry, and errors can be avoided with a little advance information.

Preparing the Messengers: Motivating and Equipping the Scattered Church Throughout the Week

19 May 2026 | David Brown

Very few people spontaneously enter an Evangelical church in today’s world. Indeed, a great many of our contemporaries have no contact with biblical Christianity except with the Christians whom they meet in the course of the week - at their work, in their neighbourhood, or in their leisure activities. How can we prepare our church members to be witnesses in this context?

Leader-to-Leader Interview: Building a Culture of Care

20 May 2026 | Helen Thorne-Allenson

Church is designed to be a beautiful community of Christ-centred love where those inside the church are helped to persevere and grow, and those outside are shown the goodness of God. But how do we help our churches become those communities of transformational love? Through praying, teaching, role-modelling, and serving, we each have a role to play. In this interview, Jay Mosser talks with Helen Thorne-Allenson about how we can encourage each other to intentionally care for one another well.

 

How to Share the Gospel When It's Not Your Gift

19 May 2026 | Jerry Root

Most of us don’t have a gift of evangelism. How can we remain faithful in sharing the good news, even through the discouragement of mistakes and perceived failures? This workshop offers encouragement for those struggling in their evangelistic efforts and discusses the blessing of sharing our faith, even when it’s done imperfectly. Drawing from his own mistakes and successes, Jerry Root offers practical and effective ways of sharing the Gospel.

Discipling Youth Through Seasons of Doubt

17 May 2026 | Zala Cempre

Is it possible to question faith without losing it? How can we faithfully disciple and love young people who wrestle with hard questions about God, the Church, and their faith? Deconstruction of faith and addressing doubts one has, especially in the church, can feel like walking through a desert alone. Yet doubt is not the enemy of faith. In this session, we explore what deconstruction of faith is and is not, and why it is increasingly common among young people.

Spiritual Vitality: Cultivating Resilience and Intimacy with God

19 May 2026 | Nate Irwin

The Psalmist says, 'The righteous will flourish like a palm tree... they will stay fresh and green' (Ps. 92:12-14, NIV). The challenges of life and the demands of ministry can suck the life right out of us. What is the secret to staying 'fresh and green'? In this workshop, we explore how we can partake more fully of the life of Christ and thereby live and serve in His strength and joy.

How to Talk About LGBTQ+

18 May 2026 | John Dickson

Christianity is often viewed as not only wrong but arrogant, hypocritical, and moralistic. Many of these challenges come from the sexual revolution that is sweeping the world. How are Christians to talk about the Gospel in a world that is being shaped by the LGBTQ+ movement? This session proposes some ideas for defending and commending the classical Christian view of sex.

Discerning God’s Will for Your Life: Purpose, Gifts, and Calling

19 May 2026 | Adrian Reynolds

What is God's purpose for your life? How has He gifted you? How do you know what He has called you to do? These key questions are at the heart of the biblical understanding of faithful living. As we explore them together using the pages of Scripture, we find some surprising (and even shocking) answers. These answers will help us get to the very centre of determining how and where God wants us to serve Him.

Building a Culture of Care

17 May 2026 | Helen Thorne-Allenson

Church is designed to be a beautiful community of Christ-centred love where those inside the church are helped to persevere and grow, and those outside are shown the goodness of God. But how do we help our churches become those communities of transformational love? Through praying, teaching, role-modelling, and serving, we each have a role to play. In this session, we encourage each other to be intentional about caring for one another well.

The Dream and the Pit: Nurturing the Artist’s Soul

18 May 2026 | Heather Holdsworth

As artists, we know the tension of living between vision and reality — the dream that stirs our heart and the pit that tests it. In this session, we explore the creative life through the lens of a biblical dreamer whose imagination was both a gift and a burden. Together, we uncover what it means to stay spiritually alive when circumstances and waiting stretch us thin.

Intentional Organisations: How to Reap the Benefits of Strategic Planning While Avoiding the Pitfall

17 May 2026 | Kay Carter

Having a clear, big-picture framework helps organisations to be more effective and increase job satisfaction across the team. This talk focuses on shaping a planning process that produces clarity and unity while remaining flexible to respond to a changing context.