Speakers
Confirmed so far : Simon Ponsonby, Mark & Lindsay Melluish, Elaine Storkey, Charity Quin, Matt Levitt - youth, James Hamilton & Freerunners - children, The Neals - pre-school, Susanna & Paul Coleman, Sara Savage, Matt Finch, David Bracewell, Steve Hughes
Simon Ponsonby is Pastor of Theology at St Aldate’s, a role that combines teaching, travelling and writing. St Aldate’s is a vibrant Anglican church in the centre of Oxford. He is the author of 'More' and ‘God Inside Out’.
Mark Melluish is the Senior Pastor at St Paul's Ealing where Lindsay works with him as an Associate Pastor. In addition to all this, her role is to oversee the women’s and family ministries as well as helping with leadership training. They have 5 children and have been at St Paul's for 16 years. Mark and Lindsay are also part of the leadership team of New Wine, which is a network of over 700 churches.
Elaine Storkey is an internationally recognised speaker, writer, broadcaster and lecturer. She is currently president of Tearfund and has a passion to relate the Christian Gospel to contemporary culture. Elaine is based in Cambridge and attends her local village church.
Charity Quin is a local singer/songwriter and also a vocal coach. She has run workshops and worship leader training both locally and nationally. Charity has been part of New Wine Arts for the last 2 years running both singing and song-writing workshops last year. She is currently one of the worship leaders at FCBC a new church plant in Framlingham. At the moment Charity is working on a series of songs about the women’s stories of the Bible. She is married with two grown-up children. www.charityquin.com & www.myspace.com/charityquin
Matt Levett is an experienced youth worker at The Forge Community Church (formerly Mendlesham Christian Fellowship), a trustee of Street Kids Direct and a sought after local speaker for youth events.
James Hamilton is the Managing Director of Bible to Life Productions and co-founder of Relive Resources. He is also Director of Children’s Work at Zion Christian Centre in Halesowen. As an experienced actor, writer, and church children’s leader, James has been involved in theatre, schools and children’s work throughout the UK, Europe, the Middle East, USA and Africa for over a decade. James leads ‘Freerunners’ - the 8-11's programme at Spring Harvest. James and his wife Cally train church children’s workers and lead various children’s events throughout the UK and abroad.
Susanna & Paul Coleman of Christian Concern for our Nation which is an organisation that exists to serve the Church by providing information to enable Christians to stand up publicly against a tide of unchristian legal and political changes in the United Kingdom. It brings together focused legal, policy and media expertise and strategic intervention in order to secure favourable legal and political outcomes in areas of concern.
Dr Sara Savage is co-author of a book called Conflict in Relationships, with a special chapter dedicated to difficult people, it moves on their work on the Human Face of Church. Sara is a Senior Research Associate in the Psychology and Religion Research Group at the University of Cambridge.
Rev Matt Finch is a Methodist Minister in the West Norfolk Circuit where he shares oversight of ten rural chapels. He is a Fresh Expressions Associate Missioner and passionate about seeing churches flourish in all contexts. He has experience of mission in a variety of places from the nightclubs of Ibiza to the more traditional rural Methodist Circuit.
For 25 years David Bracewell has been rector of St Saviour’s Guildford where the quality of preaching has played a significant part in the growth of the congregation to over 1000. He has also served in Bolton, Tonbridge Kent and Shipley in West Yokshire. He has taught Pastoral Studies at Ridley Hall Cambridge and serves on the Council of the ‘Leaders of Larger Churches’ network. He is married to Sue and they have three children and two grandchildren. He is now giving time to nurturing leaders in the Church of England. He will be leading the final evening celebration.
Steve Hughes is the Chief Executive of A Rocha UK which is a Christian environmental organisation passionate about making a difference in Caring for God’s World through practical action. He held senior international HR roles for many years before studying at LST for a year and then joining A Rocha four years ago. He is married to Jean and they are parents of two and grandparents of two. He is on the leadership team of his local Baptist church and is a keen bird ringer and an Everton fan.