About this year's conference

This year's conference will be held on Saturday 25th April 2009. The day will begin with registration, orange juice and croissants at 9.30, and will finish at 4.30pm. There is a small charge of £5.00 for the day.

Guest Speaker

We are delighted to welcome Pat Banfill as our conference speaker. Pat is a Pastoral worker at St Mungo’s church in Balerno, Edinburgh where she has worked since 2000. Prior to that she worked as Training Officer for The Church of Scotland Social Work Depatment, now called Crossreach, and in various statutory and voluntary agencies in England. Her professional background is in Social Work and in Training. At St Mungo’s she works with individuals and families from the congregation and the community who are facing particular issues. She also puts on a range of courses to do with Living Life Well whether discipleship type programmes or practical courses on marriage, parenting, work, money and other topics, and runs a small support group for Carers.

Seminars

There are two seminar slots, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. There is a choice of five seminars available at each session.

Coping with Grief and Loss – Janet MacMillan

Loss in its many forms is an inevitable part of life. This seminar will explore several psychological and spiritual aspects of loss, including coping strategies and helping others through grief.

Discovering your Identity in Christ (A Woman of Worth) - Linda McKechnie

Due to popular demand, this is a repeat of last year’s seminar ‘A Woman of Worth’.

How would you describe yourself? The list could be endless; a career woman, a mum, a wife, a carer, an active member of the church or a woman of God? This seminar will look at what scripture says about how we find our true identity and our worth and value as individuals and women of God. During the session we will look together at some Bible passages and will take time to reflect on what God is saying to us through his word.

Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts – Susan Gilmore

It has been estimated that 80% of Christians don’t know what their gifts are. What about us? Where do we fit in? How does God distribute gifts? How do we discover what our gifts are? Does it matter? How does it affect the Church? In this seminar we will talk about these questions and look at what God says about gifting in His word.

Healing the Past – Sheena Reid & Celia Burns

Sheena Reid and Celia Burns are Counsellors with Dove Christian Counselling Glasgow.

This seminar will look at how the understanding and application of Biblical principles and God’s Truth can bring healing and freedom into our lives and bring us into a deeper relationship with God.

Money makes the world go round …or does it? – Suze Bickerton

This practical seminar will look at our attitudes towards money. What does the Bible say about money? How should we spend it? What should we be doing with it? We will look at ways to manage money and avoid debt, and what to do if already in debt.