Christian Concern annual conference: Hope for our Nation
Do you want to see society changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ?
Come and understand today’s challenges, and be equipped to bring hope to our nation.
Saturday 18th March, Central London
“I am more convinced than ever that our Society needs the hope of Christ. When a society truly places Jesus at its heart, it flourishes. When we abandon and reject Him, decay sets in.”
Andrea Williams (Chief Executive, Christian Concern)
Programme
9.30am – Registration
10am – Welcome & Worship
10.30am – State of the Nation: Andrea Williams
11.30am – Morning Refreshments
12noon – Recovering our soul by advancing a Christian vision: Rev. Dr Joe Boot
1pm – Gospel Culture interview with Rev. Dr Joe Boot
1.15pm – Lunch
2.15pm – Worship
2.30pm – What’s wrong with ‘British Values’?: Tim Dieppe
3.20pm – Afternoon Refreshments
3.50pm – Hope for our Nation: The Church’s Response: Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali
4.40pm – Faith for the Fight: Ade Omooba
5.10pm – Worship
5.25pm – Closing comments
Lunch and refreshments are included in this ticket price.
Speakers
Andrea Williams – Chief Executive, Christian Concern
Andrea is a barrister who has practised at all levels of the British judicial system. She is a founder and the CEO to Christian Concern and the Christian Legal Centre, which have run some of the most high-profile Christian freedom cases and campaigns in Europe.
Joe Boot – Director of Wilberforce Academy and Head of Public Theology, Christian Concern
Joe is senior pastor of Westminster Chapel in Toronto, Canada and founder of the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity. He also serves as Director of Christian Concern’s Wilberforce Academy. He has written several books including Gospel Culture (2017) and The Mission of God (2016, Wilberforce Publications).
Tim Dieppe – Director of Islamic Affairs, Christian Concern
Tim is the Director of Islamic Affairs at Christian Concern. He became concerned about the increasing influence of Islam whilst working in the city. This led him to exposing extremist links to Sharia Compliant Finance, and later refusing to run a sharia fund. He is passionate about informing and equipping the church to respond effectively to the challenge of Islam in the UK.
Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali – President, Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy and Dialogue (OXTRAD)
Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali was the Bishop of Rochester from 1994-2009. He became a member of the House of Lords in 1999. His past roles include, the General Secretary of the Church Mission Society (CMS) and Bishop of Raiwind in Pakistan. His latest book is Faith, Freedom and the Future (2016, Wilberforce Publications).
Ade Omooba – Co-Founder, Christian Concern
Ade has been in full time ministry in the UK for over 28 years. He is also co-founder of ICARE Projects through which he has help set up over 100 Social Action/Inclusion projects. He is a member of the leadership team of HOPE Together which seeks to resource and equip the Church for doing mission locally, and of the Apostolic Team and Trustee of Connection Trust, a global network of churches.