Edinburgh Convention 2008

Speakers

David JackmanDAVID JACKMAN is President of the Proclamation Trust, formed in 1986 to encourage ministry that seeks above all to expound the Bible as God’s Word for today. Under its auspices he was founder-director of the Cornhill Training Course. He is involved now in the Trust conferences for preachers and in producing distance learning materials and books. Before joining the Proclamation Trust, David was Senior Minister of Above Bar Church, Southampton. He studied theology at Trinity College, Bristol, and worked for six years as a staff worker with the Inter-Varsity Fellowship (now UCCF). He read English at Cambridge University and was for four years a grammar school teacher. David is married to Heather and they have two married children. He has written several books. His spare-time interests include historical biography, piano playing and walking.

Noel DarraghNOEL DARRAGH grew up in a farming community in Northern Ireland and became a Christian during his teenage years. He and his wife, Olive, studied at Emmanuel Bible College, Birkenhead. Noel did further studies with Trinity Theological Seminary. For twenty-nine years he was pastor of a Congregational Church in Co Antrim, N Ireland where his Bible teaching and pastoral gifts were much in evidence. Noel has served on the Council of The Faith Mission since 1992 and in October 2007 he became Mission President. They have two married children and three grandchildren.

Eddie LyleOriginally from Northern Ireland, EDDIE LYLE is a respected Bible teacher and motivator. He is currently Chief Executive of Open Doors UK & Ireland, travelling extensively as an advocate for the persecuted church. Prior to this he was CEO of Release International. Eddie also spent 19 years with British Youth for Christ, latterly as their Scottish Director, having served on their National Leadership Team. Eddie currently resides in Oxfordshire with his wife, Christine, and their 16 year old son. He cites his hobbies as kite flying, rose-growing and deep and profound conversations with his Spaniel!

John BrandBorn into a missionary family, JOHN BRAND has served as pastor of two congregations in England and for the past fourteen years has been in a leadership role with AIM, eight of these as European Director. John joined the staff of The Faith Mission Bible College as Vice-Principal in September 2007. John is passionate about training young people in preparation for Christian service and in encouraging expository Bible preaching. He is married to Caroline and has two grown-up sons.

Robin SydserffROBIN SYDSERFF works for The Proclamation Trust, based in London, as Director of Ministry. As part of his work, he co-edits the Christian Focus Teach the Bible series with David Jackman. Prior to coming to London he trained for ministry in the Church of Scotland. He is a qualified chartered accountant and worked for a number of years as a University lecturer. He has a PhD in business ethics. Robin is married to Sally and they have three children.		 Hubert HarrimanHUBERT HARRIMAN is President of World Gospel Mission. He was born and raised in Bolivia, where his parents were missionaries with World Gospel Mission. He earned his B.A. from Vennard College and did graduate work at Jerusalem University College before completing an M.A. at Anderson School of Theology. In 2004, Wesley Biblical Seminary conferred an honorary doctorate. He pastored a church for 26 years and has been President of WGM since June 2002. Hubert and his wife, Sarah, have three grown daughters and three grandchildren.

Sandy RogerSANDY ROGER is the Principal of The Faith Mission Bible College. He has particular interest in the first five centuries of the Christian Church mainly because this was the period when all the major doctrinal beliefs of the faith were hammered out and he believes that these are the same biblical and evangelical truths that need to be constantly emphasised in today’s church. This often comes out in his teaching and preaching and seems to meet a need in the various places where he preaches. Simplicity and clarity are the two things he aims for in all his teaching.

William MackenzieWILLIAM MACKENZIE is a graduate of Glasgow University. Initially he worked in agriculture and continues to be active in the family farming business. Along with his wife, Carine, herself an author, he began publishing Christian books thirty years ago with the objective of telling children Bible stories. Christian Focus now publishes over a thousand titles in four imprints - for pastors, students, adults and children - and operates across the world in seventy languages. His passion is to bring glory to God by pointing readers to the excellencies of the Gospel. Carine and William live in Inverness and have three daughters and seven grandchildren.

James AndersonJAMES ANDERSON is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Communication
Interface Research, University of Edinburgh. He holds PhDs in Computer Science and Philosophical Theology. He has worked part time as an assistant pastor at Charlotte Baptist Chapel and lives with his wife and two daughters in the south of Edinburgh.

Mez McConnellBefore becoming a Christian, the life of MEZ McCONNELL involved abuse, violence, drugs, thieving and prison. After his conversion, Mez ministered in two churches, before spending four years in Brazil with UFMW church planting and founding a Street Children’s project with his wife Miriam. Mez became the minister of Niddrie Community Church, Edinburgh, in September 2007. Mez has a keen interest in evangelism and is an enthusiast for football and peanut M&Ms. He and Miriam have two young daughters.