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THAN YOU* *for requesting this information about the Stronger Conference 2009
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God has called us to reach our local communities more effectively and this conference is designed to equip you, and your whole church team, for that task. We believe that greater things are still to come in our communities but this demands a fresh commitment and focus from us all. Great things do not come to those who wait; they come to those who work hard to reach their communities for Christ. Greater things will come if we get practical about what it means to be salt and light in the world, to influence society for good and infuse new life into our dying world.
Here at Abundant Life we believe that the local church is the best idea God ever had and if you share this passion, Stronger 2009 is for you. It will inspire and strengthen you and your whole team as you meet others of like vision, and are sharpened by both the exchange of ideas and the faith building ministry from God’s Word. This year our conference has a distinctly European focus, as reflected in our speaker line up. Europe is crying out for thriving, contemporary local churches to be established all across this great continent. Our quest is to play our part in answer to that call and be the difference making people God wants us to be by building thriving, relevant, life-changing church communities all across Europe. It is an honour for us to have three significant European ministries with us this year: Magnus Persson from United Church, Malmo, Sweden, Zhenya Kasevich from Hillsong, Kiev, Ukraine and Scott Wilson from the Institute of Creativity, Leadership and Management in Denmark. These join our good friend Kevin Gerald from the Champions Centre, Tacoma, USA. Each brings a wealth of church building and leadership development experience to what promises to be a feast of learning and growth opportunities. Finally we are delighted to have Israel Houghton as our guest artist this year. So all in all, Stronger 2009 promises to be a feast of worship, word and changed lives! We look forward to hosting you at Stronger 2009. Every Blessing Paul & Glenda Scanlon Senior Pastors
SINGER / SONGWRITER
ISRAEL HOUGHTON Lakewood Church, Houston, TEXas houston population: 2,125,069
PASTOR
CHARLOTTE GAMBILL ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH BRADFORD, ENGLAND PASTOR
KEVIN GERALD Champions Centre, Tacoma and Bellevue, Washington washington population: 6,549,224
UK Population: 60,943,912
yorkshire population: 4,964,833 PASTOR
PAUL SCANLON ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH BRADFORD, ENGLAND PASTOR
MAGNUS PERSSON United, malmo, Sweden MALMO population: 255,000
PASTOR
SCOTT WILSON
PASTOR
Institute for Creativity, Leadership, and Management, copenhagen, Denmark
ZHENYA KASEVICH Hillsong Church, Kiev, Ukraine kiev Population: 2,642,486
copenhagen Population: 3,042,748
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. Henry Kissinger
OVERVIEW
Stronger begins on Wednesday 23rd September with an Evening Celebration and continues through until the evening of Friday 25th September. Delegates will enjoy a programme made up of the following elements:
KEYNOTES These are daytime sessions for all delegates to sit under the inspirational and equipping ministry of both our guest speakers and our host pastors, Paul Scanlon and Charlotte Gambill.
STREAM SEMINARS You can select one of the three streams described in this brochure at the time of booking. Each stream directs you towards seminars which take a more focused look at specific aspects of church life and ministry. God wants you to ‘soar with your strengths’ and the seminars within each stream will focus on practically equipping you in your more specific ministry tasks. On your arrival at the conference, you will be given a list of seminar choices within your stream. Delegates will therefore have to make two choices: • On booking you will choose your stream • On arrival you will select the seminars you wish to attend within that stream
CELEBRATIONS Each evening there will be a Celebration at 7.00pm. These will be inspirational times of worship and ministry from God’s Word by our Keynote speakers.
Go out and train everyone you me far and near...
STREAM 1
STRONGER LEADERS All our guest speakers - Pastors Kevin Gerald, Magnus Persson, Zhenya Kasevich and Scott Wilson - will contribute to this broad tream, which will include a special segment entitled Love Europe for those with a special interest in more effectively reaching this great continent we are a part of. A full list of seminars will be available to delegates on arrival.
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GER ERS
It takes strong leadership to build a thriving church that changes its community! So in this stream we offer a wide range of exciting seminar options to strengthen leaders of departments and teams right across the church, including bespoke sessions for Lead Pastors, their Associates, Youth and Children’s Pastors, Church Business Leaders, Administrators and Pastoral Team members.
These will be facilitated in a range of formats by Abundant Life’s senior leadership team of Pastors Paul Scanlon, Charlotte Gambill and Stephen Matthew, supported by other key team members including Pastors Steve Gambill, David Niblock and Esther MacIntyre and others from our front-line team. Together we will examine the unique challenges of carrying the responsibility for decision making, vision casting, teaching, training and pastoral care within a growing Church environment.
Worship, music, media and the creative arts form a crucial part of a thriving 21st century church. They are some of the tools we use to help people connect with God, understand him more deeply and express their innate creativity for the benefit of all. This stream and its seminars therefore have something to better equip everyone who has a passion for worship and a desire to build a thriving local church worship, media and creative arts team. We will explore innovative ways to achieve this by taking you behind the scenes of our creative departments in the company of Pastors Matt Hooper, Mark Stevens, Jock James and Abundant Life’s media and creative arts teams. In addition, we will be holding a range of interactive sessions with our special guest artist, Israel Houghton. Together, these inspirational sessions will strengthen your leadership, grow your emerging creativity and inspire you to take your expression of worship to a new level.
STREAM 2
STRONGER WORSHIP
What does it take to really demonstrate God’s love in your community? In this hands-on stream and its seminars we get behind the scenes of projects which have done just that. This stream offers a blend of teaching and practical opportunities to equip and inspire all who are working in front-line community outreach projects. There’s something for everyone wanting to love their community and bring lasting change to it.
STREAM 3
STRONGER COMM
Contributions will come from some of our guest speakers supported by Pastor Clare Hooper, Director of Love Bradford and other key staff from Abundant Life’s community outreach initiatives. They will be presenting seminars under the broad theme of: Love Your City and exploring simple but successful, tried and tested outreach methods that will work anywhere. A full list of seminar options will be given to delegates on arrival at the conference.
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SCHEDU
ULE Wednesday 23rd 3.00pm - 6.30pm Arrive and register. All full conference delegates must register in this period 7.00pm Evening Celebration
Thursday 24th and Friday 25th 9.00am - 10.00am Registration for day delegates 10.00am - 11.00am Keynote 11.00am - 11.15am Break 11.15am - 12.00am Seminar choice 12.00am - 12.15am Break 12.15am - 1.00pm Seminar choice 1.00pm - 2.15pm Lunch 2.15pm - 3.30pm Keynote 3.30pm - 7.00pm Break 7.00pm Evening Celebration Please note that the programme is subject to change but is correct at time of print
GENERA INFO Speakers
The evening Celebrations and daytime Keynote sessions will be taken by Pastors Paul Scanlon, Kevin Gerald, Charlotte Gambill and our other guests. Our guest speakers will also be contributing to the various seminar stream sessions. All the other seminar teachers are members of the Abundant Life Church, many of whom work as part of our full time staff team. Each is gifted within their field and we have great confidence in their ability to inspire and equip you. Above all else, they carry our heart to build a God centred, purpose driven and people empowering church.
Accommodation
Delegates are responsible for arranging their own overnight accommodation. For bookings and discounted rates, please use the ALC Hotel Booking Service: Online booking: www.alm.org.uk/accommodation Call: +44 (0)1274 307233 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5pm)
Children and Babies
There are no childcare facilities during Stronger, although an unsupervised parents room with a live link to the main auditorium will be available for parents with babies under the age of one year.
Parking
Limited free parking is available on site and on roads close to the venue.
Price
ÂŁ60 per delegate ÂŁ35 day delegate fee
AL Food
There are 3 food outlet options for you, see map for locations. Tickets for the following must be pre-purchased from the sales point or at registration.
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A variety of hot noodle dishes served from the Noodle Bar. Authentic Italian lasagne with fresh salad, served from the main hall Y&C. A range of deep filled baguettes, served fresh from the Coffee Room & Gallery Coffee Bar.
COFFEE ROOM The Coffee Room is now open & proudly brewing Starbucks. GALLERY & OUTDOOR DECKING Our Gallery is open over lunch and evenings for a variety of drinks, cakes and freshly made baguettes. Please note there will be no hot drinks served on campus over the 15min morning break.
Cancellations
If you are unable to attend the conference, you must notify us of your cancellation by the 31st August 2009. Please note a 20% cancellation fee will apply for each delegate. No refunds will be given after this time although you may transfer your registration to another person.
How to Book
Please complete the Booking Form within this brochure. The Booking Form can be used for either an INDIVIDUAL or GROUP booking. Complete your individual or group leader’s contact details in full, as this is where all correspondence relating to your booking will be sent. Alternatively, book online at www.alm.org.uk/stronger or call +44 (0) 1274 307233.
Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself.
When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. Jack Welch