
4th - 6th February 2026
Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick
With speakers Alex Harris and Cathy Madavan
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5th-7th February 2025
Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick
Leadership in the Wilderness
Rev Dr Helen Paynter and Phil Knox
We were greatly encouraged by the teaching from both Helen and Phil.
We were delighted to welcome Rev Dr Stephen Holmes as our keynote speaker for the conference. Stephen explored the opportunities our Baptis identity gives us in facing the challenges of the world to which we are called.
Session 1: Of Lampstands and Stars - Finding Identity and Hope in Revelation 1
Session 2: Real Community in a Lonely World
Session 3: Real Purpose in a Confused World
Session 4: Real Hope in a Despairing World
Session 5: Closing Address (Acts 3)
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Rev Dr Stephen Holmes is a Baptist minister, writer and speaker and currently Senior Lecturer in Theology at the University of St. Andrews. His areas of interest include systematic and historical theology. |