Bible Teaching

Edinburgh Convention 2012 - Programme

TUESDAY
7.30pm	Word & Worship	Charles Price
9.00pm	Rejuvenate	Kenny Ross
WEDNESDAY
10.30am	Bible Reading	Charles Price
12.10pm	Seminar 1	Adrian Holdsworth
12.10pm	Seminar 2	Peter Grainger
7.30pm	Word & Worship	David Johnston
9.00pm	Rejuvenate	Kenny Ross
THURSDAY
10.30am	Bible Reading	Charles Price
12.10pm	Seminar 3	Peter Grainger
12.10pm	Seminar 4	Patrick Sookhdeo
7.30pm	Word & Worship	Patrick Sookhdeo
9.00pm	Rejuvenate	Kenny Ross
FRIDAY
10.30am	Bible Reading	Charles Price
12.10pm	Seminar 5	Patrick Sookhdeo
12.10pm	Seminar 6	Roger Carswell
7.30pm	Word & Worship	David Johnston
9.00pm	Rejuvenate	Kenny Ross
SATURDAY
10.30am	Bible Reading	Charles Price
12.10pm	Seminar 7	David Johnston
3.00pm	FMBC Graduation Service	Roger Carswell
7.30pm	Word & Worship	Peter Grainger
9.00pm	Rejuvenate	Kenny Ross
SUNDAY
3.00pm	Praise & Fellowship	Kenny Ross
8.15pm	Word & Worship	David Johnston

Seminars

1. On-the-job Training
Church placements, apprenticeships and on-the-job-training are experiencing something of a revival. Successful church placements, apprenticeships and on-the-job-training are harder than they look. This seminar will outline some essential elements required for setting up and running field education for churches and missions, drawing on theory and the experience gained while designing the Faith Mission Ministry Apprenticeship.

2. Is it possible to save lost sheep without losing saved sheep?
While most churches are committed in theory to reaching lost people, in practice most of their resources are devoted to maintenance rather than mission. Is it possible to change direction without it leading to disappointment or even division? Come and explore the different strategies that have been adopted for attempting to address this vital issue.

3. Preaching that Connects
As he put it to me in discussions with him, he believed that he should always connect with his listeners. ‘Only connect’, in fact, might have been his slogan. (Gaius Davies commenting on the preaching of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones in Genius, Grief & Grace, Christian Focus Publications, 2001) "The great tragedy in the church today is that evangelicals are biblical but not contemporary, while liberals are contemporary but not biblical. We need faithfulness to the ancient word and sensitivity to the modern world." (John Stott) How does the preacher make the connection between the world of the Scriptures and the world of today? How can the Christian be biblical yet also contemporary?

4. Confident Witness in a Postmodern Culture

5. Islam – the Challenge to the Church

6. From Small Talk to Big Talk
How to make everyday conversations into conversations of eternal significance; turning ordinary conversations into extraordinary ones and developing a lifestyle which sees every day as an opportunity to winsomely and engagingly share the gospel with those we meet.

7. Worship God
Towards the end of the Book of Revelation as the marriage supper of the Lamb is about to be celebrated John is commanded by an angel to write this: "Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. These are the true words of God." John then falls before the angel to worship him but the angel immediately restrains him and says: "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus.” Worship God: This seminar explores what that means with particular reference to the Book of Revelation where we see innumerable multitudes engaging in ceaseless worship before the throne of God and of the Lamb.