Upcoming Events

Join us for a morning aimed at helping Bible study leaders and youth and children’s leaders get better at understanding and preparing to teach a text. We’ll look at how you start with a text (e.g. you’ve been asked to teach Sunday School on the story of the lost son, or lead a homegroup from Philippians 2), and move from understanding it rightly, to working out application and teaching points from it. This would also be suitable for anyone who simply wants to be better at understanding the Bible for themselves, whether a new Christian, or someone who has been a Christian for many years.

St Mary’s Maidenhead are kindly hosting the morning, but all are welcome. Matt Searles, Director of Training for the South Central Gospel Partnership will be teaching the sessions.

St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Close, 14 High Street, Maidenhead SL6 1YY

Tea and coffee will be provided from 9:15am, ready for a start at 9:30am.

There is no charge for this event.

Printable flyer is available here:

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Powerpoint slide advertising event is available here:

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Hosted by the South Central Gospel Partnership at St Ebbe’s Church, this study day is taught by Garry Williams from the Pastors’ Academy in London (formerly The John Owen Centre at London Theological Seminary). The topic is the vital one of the Christian and the Law of God.

These study days blend exegetical, historical, and systematic theology. They will help you to understand more deeply the implications of doctrine for individual and corporate Christian living. All the days are intended for pastors with a good level of theological understanding, but they are open to any men or women interested in learning theology for ministry.

The cost of a doctrine day is £32.50

Booking is vital for this study day – please book with the Pastors’ Academy using this link

Lunch is not provided.

The day will run in the Pennyfarthing (the white building opposite St Ebbe’s in Pennyfarthing Place).

Join us for a morning aimed at helping Bible study leaders and youth and children’s leaders get better at understanding and preparing to teach a text.

The first session will be all together, looking at tools for interpreting and applying a Bible passage.

The second session will be split. There will the option of attending specific training, either for home group leaders, or for sunday school/children’s group leaders.

Of course, the sessions will be open to anyone who wants to know how to understand the Bible better, even if they’re not in any leadership capacity at the moment.

Carey Baptist Church are kindly hosting the morning, but all are welcome. Matt Searles, Director of Training for the South Central Gospel Partnership will be teaching the sessions, with an experienced children’s worker doing the focussed session on children’s work.

The Carey Centre, Anstey Rd, Reading RG1 7JR

Tea and coffee will be provided from 9:15am, ready for a start at 9:30am. Finish 12:00.

There is no charge for this event.

Join us for a morning aimed at helping Bible study leaders and youth and children’s leaders get better at understanding and preparing to teach a text. We’ll look at how you start with a text (e.g. you’ve been asked to teach Sunday School on the story of the lost son, or lead a homegroup from Philippians 2), and move from understanding it rightly, to working out application and teaching points from it. This would also be suitable for anyone who simply wants to be better at understanding the Bible for themselves, whether a new Christian, or someone who has been a Christian for many years.

Emmanuel Chesham are kindly hosting the morning, but all are welcome. Matt Searles, Director of Training for the South Central Gospel Partnership will be teaching the sessions.

Tea and coffee will be provided from 9:15am, ready for a start at 9:30am.

There is no charge for this event.

Join us for a morning aimed at helping Bible study leaders and youth and children’s leaders get better at understanding and preparing to teach a text.

There will be a brief recap of the material covered at a similar morning last year, before looking at some further examples and principles of Bible handling. It will be a great chance for those who came last year to refresh your memory and build on what you learned, but it will also be suitable for those who have not been to a training event like this before.

It will be particularly aimed that those who lead homegroup Bible studies or teach in Sunday school, but will be helpful for any Christian who wants to know how to understand the Bible better.

Burford Church are kindly hosting the morning, but all are welcome. Matt Searles, Director of Training for the South Central Gospel Partnership will be teaching the sessions.

Burford Church Church Green, Burford OX18 4RY

Tea and coffee will be provided from 9:00am, ready for a start at 9:30am.

There is no charge for this event.

Save the date! More info coming soon.

Many of the UK’s poorest communities lack a vibrant, gospel-preaching church. If our poorest communities are going to be reached with the gospel then we need to change how we’re doing ministry to the poor. Developing godly leaders, making disciples, planting churches, funding the work – these are just a few of the critical issues we need to address if we want to see our council estates reached with the gospel.

Main speaker: Mez McConnell.

Mez McConnell is the pastor for Niddrie Community Church, near Edinburgh. He is also the Director of 20schemes which is dedicated to revitalising and planting gospel churches in Scotland’s poorest communities. Previously he was a missionary with street kids in Brazil.

Stephen Watkinson, an Anglican vicar in a poor part of Rochdale will speak in the afternoon.

This is the annual day conference of the South Central Gospel Partnership – all welcome

Venue: St Ebbe’s Church

Time: Coffee from 10am. 10:15 start. End 3:45pm.

Coffee and tea will be provided, but not lunch (though there are plenty of options locally).

Cost: £10 / free if unwaged

South Central Gospel Partnership are excited to welcome Mel Lacy to train and equip those involved in children’s and youth ministry. Mel brings huge experience in these areas, and is Director of Growing Young Disciples, as well as Director of Theology for Youth & Children’s Ministry at Oak Hill Theological College in London.

This morning will cover some of the theology underlying youth and children’s ministry, as well as plenty of practical application, not to mention the opportunity to ask questions and spend time with others involved in similar ministries from across the region.

The event will be held in Chesham – venue to be announced nearer the time

9:15 for coffee, 9:30am start. End 12:30pm

Cost: £15 (£5 unwaged) – pay on the door.