What will church look like in 2020 is the question at the heart of a special visioning day to gather and seek God for the Huddersfield area.
The all day conference will take place on Sat June 20th from 9.30am to 4.30pm with speakers including the Bishop of Huddersfield, the Rt Rev Jonathan Gibbs, Michael Harvey from Back to Church Sunday and the Revd Roger Sutton from the Evangelical Alliance.
The day is for anyone in leadership in your local church – not just senior leaders but also younger emerging leaders.
The day will include input from a variety of speakers who will be asked to reflect on one of four searching questions but the aim is not just to hear speakers, but to engage with each other in discussion and prayer.
The day has been organised by church leaders who have been part of Hope Huddersfield in 2014 and represent churches from across the traditions including Anglicans, Baptists, Elim and New Frontiers.
Co-chair of the conference, Wayne Clarke, from New North Road Baptist Church said: “We want to gather together people in leadership roles across all the different church traditions, denominations and streams in our towns and region.
“We want to look ahead five years towards the year 2020 and ask some searching questions.
“We want to hear from God through listening to each other on how we can prepare ourselves now for what the future will bring.
“And in doing so we hope to set the tone for how we work together over the coming years,” he added.
Saturday June 20th 2015, 9.30am to 4.30pm
• Grace Centre, 23 St John’s Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5BW
• For people in any kind of leadership role in your church.
• Booking fee: £15 includes lunch and drinks.
• Please contact the CCN Office on 01484 663733
Conference Topics and Speakers
10:15am What will our world be like in 2020?
Daniel Webster – Evangelical Alliance, advocacy programme manager
Andrew Marchington – Golcar Liberal Democrat Councillor – TBC
Wayne Clarke – New North Road Baptist Church, Huddersfield
11.30am What is our gospel message towards 2020?
Jonathon Gibbs – Bishop of Huddersfield
Jonny Skinner – Huddersfield Christian Fellowship
Gill Atkinson-Heck – Town Centre Workplace Chaplaincy - TBC
1.15pm What are our mission priorities towards 2020?
Michael Harvey – Back to Church Sunday
Roger Simpson – Archbishop of York’s Evangelist
Patrick Pryce – New Testament Church of God, Huddersfield
2.30pm How can we work together towards 2020?
Roger Sutton – Gather, unity for mission movements
John Manwell – Together for the Harvest, Merseyside
Graham Hutchinson – One Voice York