Friday 7th October
4:00pm
to 6:00pm
Arrivals
Participants arrive & register. Please come to the main entrance of the conference centre where you can collect your key. We will have a welcome desk.
6:45pm
to 7:45pm
Dinner
Location TBA
8:00pm
to 8:15pm
Welcome
The Chair of the Steering Group, Martin Lee, will introduce the aims of the conference.
8:15pm
to 9:15pm
Church growth – The Role of Deaneries
The conference will kick off with a session with Bishop Ric Thorpe, the Bishop of Islington. Reform and Renewal should ultimately be about growth in depth, impact and numbers, but this can be lost in the detail. Bishop Ric will remind us of the bigger picture. |
9:15pm
to 9:45pm
Night Prayer
Saturday 8th October
8:00am
to 8:20am
Morning Prayer
8:30am
to 9:00am
Breakfast
9:30am
to 10:15am
Reform and Renewal: Discipleship, Evangelism & Witness
Emma Buchan, from the Archbishops Council Task Force will introduce the agenda of Reform and Renewal.
10:30am
to 11:15am
Renewal and Reform Agenda: The Place of Deaneries
Canon John Spence, Finance Chair of the Archbishop's Council, will discuss the place of deaneries in the Reform and Renewal agenda |
11:15am
to 11:45am
Coffee
11:45am
to 12:45pm
Reform and Renewal: Discussion
1:00pm
to 2:15pm
Lunch
Fringe Meetings
There will be three sessions. Each one will run twice.
2:15pm - 3:00pm, and
3:15pm - 4:00pm
From Relationships to Mission
Full time Area Deans, Tim Norwood and Rod Cosh will tell the the story of their experimental roles as full-time area deans.
2:15pm - 3:00pm, and
3:15pm - 4:00pm
Online Pastor
Roz Clark talks about mission in an online community
2:15pm - 3:00pm, and
3:15pm - 4:00pm
Making Waves
Journalist and broadcaster, Ali Burnett, talks about using mass media for mission. She has a particular interest in commercial radio, and some surprising stories about the impact advertising can have.
4:00pm
to 4:30pm
Tea
4:30pm
to 5:45pm
Reimagining Ministry
Canon Dr Roger Matthews discusses structures and models
5:45pm
to 6:00pm
What can the NDN do for you?
The NDN Steering Group wants your help as they think about the future development and growth of the network. This is your chance to raise questions and ideas...
We'll be kicking of the process of Saturday night, but continuing the discussion in the morning...
6:45pm
to 8:00pm
Dinner
8:45pm
to 9:15pm
A Little Night Music
Jazz followed by winding down music with Peter Marshall
9:15pm
to 9:45pm
Night Prayer
Led by Tug Wilson
Sunday 9th October
8:00am
to 8:20am
Morning Prayer
Led by Ven Alastair Cutting in the Conference Hall
8:30am
to 9:15am
Breakfast
9:30am
to 10:30am
My Deanery and Me
Bp Peter will help us to think about what we will do when we come home from the conference...
10:30am
to 10:45am
Notices and Parting Thoughts
10:45am
to 11:15am
Coffee
11:15am
to 12:15pm
Conference Eucharist
President and Preacher: Rt Revd Peter Hancock Bishop of Bath and Wells
12:30pm
Lunch and Depart
A packed lunch will be provided for those who need to leave early
Future Conferences
• Conference: 5th to 7th October 2018
• Conference: 9th to 11th October 2020