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God For Allincludes a desire for church growth. As Methodists, we want to see more people exploring faith and encountering grace, more people coming to a living faith in Jesus Christ, more people growing in faith and discipleship and more people becoming committed members of Methodist churches. Growth involves great change, and great change requires great leaders.

Emma Nash (Mission & Community Engagement Officer)

Gather with Methodist colleagues and the Evangelism and Growth Team to inspire one another into Spirit-led transformation.

Yarnfield Park Training & Conference Centre

Methodist Connexional Evangelism and Growth Team

The Evangelism and Growth Team hold regular  in-person and online events. Join with us as we reflect on our practice together and spur each other on to live out our renewed commitment to becoming a growing, evangelistic, justice-seeking, inclusive church.

Transformational Leadership

Methodist churches and circuits are led by teams of lay and ordained people, some of whom are paid and many of whom give their time voluntarily. Investing in all these leaders is crucial in pursuing church growth.

If you're seeking Spirit-led transformation in your church, circuit or NPNP, gather together with other Methodists to seek God, share stories, inspire one another and get unstuck. This weekend conference aims to help us all ‘see the wood for the trees’ by having some time away from our local contexts, opening us (we pray) to the bigger picture of the Missio Dei. It is time carved out for the ‘important non-urgent’ work of seeking God, discerning vision, engaging in strategic planning and workshopping knotty problems. Individuals and teams would be welcome to attend. The conference is suitable for, but not limited to:<ul><li>Pioneers on the Methodist Pioneering Pathways; </li><li>People starting a new Christian community for unaffiliated people;</li><li>Circuit and church teams sensing a call to start an NPNP;</li><li>People developing evangelism in their church, circuit or NPNP;</li><li>People s﻿eeking to embed A Methodist Way of Life in their church, circuit or NPNP;</li><li>Lay or ordained leaders engaged in mission planning, such as church and circuit stewards;</li><li>People wanting to develop their leadership skills. </li></ul>The weekend will include worship, opportunities for storytelling, workshops and direct, coaching-style interventions. Workshops will be tailored to different contexts (such as those listed above), but we hope and expect that people engaged in different areas of mission will come together in creative, unexpected and life-giving ways.P﻿lease note that, while we are not offering a children's and youth programme, children and teenagers are very welcome to attend with their carers. The order form asks for the age of any children attending: we will use this to provide some games and activities to keep them amused during programmed sessions. However, children and teens remain the responsibility of their carers at all times.Places on the conference, including all accommodation and food costs, are fully funded by the Evangelism and Growth Team, but a deposit will be required at the time of booking. This deposit will be returned in full after the weekend to all who attend. (Please note that, if you book and do not attend, the deposit will not be returned). There are both residential options and day tickets available for Saturday 13th January. If you have any questions, please contact the Evangelism and Growth Team: evangelism@methodistchurch.org.uk.

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