{"id":1966,"date":"2012-01-11T11:13:21","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T15:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2013-06-13T12:59:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T16:59:00","slug":"pastors%e2%80%99-conference-in-edinburgh-feb-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=1966","title":{"rendered":"Pastors’ Conference in Edinburgh, Feb 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

February 25 I will have the privilege of participating in a conference for church leaders at Charlotte’s Chapel in Edinburgh, Scotland. “The Call: Leadership Conference”\u009d<\/a> will have as its theme “The Leader as Shepherd”\u009d and will take place from 9:30am to 4:00pm. The cost is just \u00a315 which includes lunch and over 10 books on church life (a reduced price of \u00a310 is available for students, retirees, etc.). Full details for booking can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The speakers and topics are as follows (taken from the website):<\/p>\n

The Shepherd’s Soul: Jeremy Walker (video<\/a>)
\n<\/strong>This session focuses on the leader’s spiritual condition realizing the necessity of any leader to daily and intimately walk with God to be a qualified, effective leader in the church.<\/p>\n

The Shepherd’s Ministry to the Church: Brian Croft (video<\/a>)
\n<\/strong>This session discusses the practicality of ministry within the church in areas such as visiting the sick, facing death, caring for widows, discipleship, prayer, accountability and others and how to be most faithful and biblical as we labor in those tasks.<\/p>\n

The Shepherd’s Ministry beyond the Church:\u00a0 Matthew Spandler-Davison (video<\/a>)
\n<\/strong>This session discusses the Christian leader’s practical ministry outside of the church in areas such as evangelism, mercy ministry, training and sending pastors and missionaries, pastoral networking, local church association, and how to be a faithful display of the gospel as we engage with other churches and the world.<\/p>\n

The Shepherd’s Call:\u00a0 Dr. Ray Van Neste (video<\/a>)
\n<\/strong>This lesson looks at the call of the shepherd to faithfully love the Lord and love the Lord’s people.\u00a0 We will be challenged to lead with the heart of a shepherd.\u00a0 We will focus on the call of God for Christian leaders to faithfully feed, lead and protect the people of God.<\/p>\n

Breakout Sessions: <\/strong><\/p>\n