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Insights from keynote speakers: Rt Rev Dr Nigel Peyton, ("More or less the same? Church of England Parish Clergy in the 21st Century") and Heather Buckingham, Church Urban Fund ("Church in Action: A National Survey of Church-based Social Action"). You will also be able to attend two of four breakout sessions which will tackle: Wellbeing, Cultural trends and the church, Chaplaincy, Society and congregations.

The Ekklesia, Jesus’ church, was never meant to resemble a POW camp but a world changing army on the march. The Gates of Hades are deeply entrenched in our cities but so is the church, which in most nations has a branch in every city and a representative in every neighbourhood. This conference will show you how to be Jesus’ Ekklesia in order to overcome those gates in your personal life, in your family and in your sphere of influence and see your cities and nations transformed.

Exploring a Culture of Discipleship and Mission. The LICC Imagine team share what they’ve learnt about how to create a whole-life disciple-making church. For church leaders and leadership teams. Exploring the biblical vision and the practical principles and process learnt in work with churches of different sizes and denoms across the UK and a framework for moving forward. What are the implications for leaders and leadership teams who want to create a missional disciple making community?

We still have some way to go until we can truly say we have built churches where the poorest and most vulnerable are not only welcomed, but fully included and involved. This national conference, now in its eighth year, will envision, equip and encourage you to increase your impact on those around you and build churches where people from all backgrounds and social situations worship, lead and serve together.

Christian mission often focuses on spiritual and social renewal but what about cultural renewal? What part should that play and how should we go about it? This Conference which is open to all who want to be equipped to use the resources they have to create a better world. There will also be opportunities for worship and prayer and we will hear from our special guests who are all working for cultural renewal in different sectors of society and will equip and inspire us to do the same