Apprentice Conference 2010: Programme
Wednesday 6th January Thursday 7th January Friday 8th January From 12noon Arrival 8:30am Breakfast 8:30am Breakfast 1:00pm Lunch 9:30am Bible Reading 2 9:30am Practical Bible Talk 3 2:00pm Bible Reading 1 10:30am Prayer groups 10:30am Coffee 3:00pm Prayer groups 11:15am Coffee 11:00am Bible Reading 3 4:00pm Tea 11:45am Practical Bible Talk 2 12:15pm Prayer groups 4:30pm Teaching Skills Groups 12:45pm Lunch 1:00pm Lunch 6:30pm Supper Free Time 2:00pm Depart 8:00pm Practical Bible Talk 1 4:00pm Tea Drinks 4:30pm Teaching Skills Groups 6:30pm Supper 8:00pm Question Panel 9:00pm Drinks
Talks
Richard Coekin will give three Bible talks on Christian leadership on passages from the New Testament. These will be supplemented by three practical Bible talks from other church leaders from around the country. These talks are the foundation of the conference and will outline what it is that God wants in Christian leaders in our gospel mission.
Teaching Skills Groups
Each apprentice will be in a small group which will a number of times throughout the conference. Each apprentice will give a short talk on a specified Bible passage, which relates to the topic of the conference, ‘The Christian Leader' and the area of mission. They will then receive feedback from the leader of the group (who will be trained and in full-time gospel ministry) and the rest of the group. The aim is to sharpen our Bible handling and teaching skills, whilst learning from God's word.
For some, this may seem like a scary prospect, or inconvenient (to spend time on) at a busy time of year. But this part of the conference is consistently quoted as being the most useful, even for those who are regularly involved in this type of workshop at a regional ministry training course.
Prayer Groups
At other times the above groups meet to pray through what has been raised in the Bible talks and specific things from each apprentices' placement.
Pray for 9:38
The work of 9:38 won't happen if we don't commit it to our great God.
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Give to 9:38
Please consider whether you could give financially to further the work of 9:38.
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