The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the biggest change to Data Protection for years and is coming into force on 25 May. It has major implications for how organisations store and process personal data. In this seminar you will understand some of the different elements that make up GDPR and how it specifcally affects churches.

Kyle Cottington runs the UK’s Leading Christian Software Company working with churches around the country. Due to the large amount of personal data that churches store in iKnow Church, iKnow has been working on GDPR since Summer 2017.

How will an emerging generation of leaders be defined? Exploring the hallmarks of leadership and the practices needed to be a generation with the courage, curiosity and imagination to shape our communities and impact culture.

Kiera has recently started working for Archbishop Justin Welby in his Reconciliation Ministry; where she is Director of the Reconciling Leaders Network and is developing a global movement of peacemakers. Previously she worked at Tearfund for over a decade,

pioneering a lifestyle response to global poverty and leading their engagement with an emerging generation. She regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio 2 as a Pause for Thought contributor. She is a trustee of The Cinnamon Network and Fusion. Kiera lives in London with her young family.

Why is it vital to see believers in every sphere of society who are intentional about leading change for the glory of God? How can the church cultivate these public leaders?

David Landrum is the Director of Advocacy at the Evangelical Alliance UK. His work involves public policy, theology, research and media. He is a frequent contributor on Christian and secular media on a range

of social and political issues. He has an academic background in political philosophy and previously worked in Parliament for over ten years. He is passionate about Christian social and political engagement, and his interests include public leadership, religious liberty, citizenship and religion, identity in plural society, post-secularism and post-liberalism.

In a broken and fractured world, the challenge for us ordinary people in local church is to be Christ’s ambassadors and ministers of reconciliation. We are invited to participate in God’s re-making of our world. What does this mean for our relationships, communities, wider world and culture?

Kiera Phyo has recently started working for Archbishop Justin Welby in his Reconciliation Ministry; where she is Director of the Reconciling Leaders Network and is developing a global movement of peacemakers. Previously she worked at Tearfund for over a decade, pioneering a lifestyle response to global poverty and leading their engagement with an emerging generation. She regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio 2 as a Pause for Thought contributor. She is a trustee of The Cinnamon Network and Fusion. Kiera lives in London with her young family.

Chris Cartwright is the General Superintendent of the Elim Pentecostal Church. The son of Elim pastor Des Cartwright, Chris was ordained in 1993 and ministered for over twenty-five years in two city churches. He began his ministry in the late 1980’s serving on the pastoral team in Kensington Temple in a variety of ministry roles including Worship Pastor and Director of IBIOL.

From 1997-2010, Chris was the Senior Pastor of the City Temple in Cardiff, (now renamed as City Church, Cardiff). In 2010 he became the Regional Leader for Wales and the Southern Region before being appointed as the General Superintendent of Elim in May 2016.

Four quick tips for attracting income: know what’s needed, test the water, create solutions, and don’t compromise! In this new world of community partnerships and making our budgets stretch further than ever, what should we focus on?

Nigel Williams is part of the Rediscover Church Team in Exeter. Previously he was called from conventional ministry to founding a charity where 1000’s overcame social depravation.

This session provides you with all the basics you need to be able to run children’s work in your church effectively and safely, including an outline of all the safeguarding essentials from Simon Bass, Director of Church Safeguarding Consultancy. A free sample of kids work plans, processes, procedures and paperwork will be also be provided as a part of the session.

Nick is the Associate Pastor at Birmingham City Church with oversight of the kids ministry.

The sex revolution, rooted in a powerful cultural narrative of authenticity and freedom, has brought about far-reaching changes in attitudes to sex, marriage and gender. In this challenging context, how can Christians who hold to biblical teaching begin to craft a narrative that wins hearts as well as minds?

Glynn Harrison was formerly Professor and Head of Department of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, where he was also a practicing Consultant Psychiatrist. He now speaks widely on issues at the interface between Christian faith and psychology, pastoral ministry and psychiatry. He and his wife Louise are members of Emmanuel Church, a plant from Christ Church, Clifton. His new book ‘A Better Story: God, sex and human flourishing’ is published by IVP.

Take a closer look into some of the key elements of how to grow and envision a team. Explore how to go from having leaders who help in kid’s ministry out of duty to growing people into passionate leaders who go above and beyond the one hour on a Sunday Morning. Fruitful leaders grow fruitful kids.

Dani has been involved with kid’s ministry over many years and currently serves as Kids Pastor in LGCC.

How do you plant a pioneer church? How do you launch a branch church plant without damaging what you have already built? Lee Trabucchi (Leighton Buzzard) and Leon Evans (Halesowen) will practically share the challenges and opportunities they have faced in two very different situations and the story so far.

Leon is the Lead Pastor of Life Central Church (Halesowen) and as a ‘local lad’ has a passion for not only the local church but also for the region and beyond. The Church is now ‘multi site’ meeting in 3 locations with a newly refurbished building and extensive community work impacting hundreds of people every week. Leon founded the youth charity Phase Trust and also has a passion for leadership development locally and overseas.

Lee Trabucchi moved back to his home town with his family in 2015 and planted the pioneer church, Spirit and Truth Leighton Buzzard in line with the vision God gave them several years previously.