Programme

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.Bishop Ric Thorpe

9:15pm

to 9:45pm

Night Prayer

Saturday 8th October

8:00am

to 8:20am

Morning Prayer

8:30am

to 9:00am

Breakfast

9:15am

to 9:30am

More for Less?

Bishop Peter Hancock sets the scene...Peter Hancock

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 agendaJohn Spence

11:15am

to 11:45am

Coffee

11:45am

to 12:45pm

Reform and Renewal: Discussion

Table discussion with John Spence and Emma Buchan

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

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