Called From The Margins: Embracing Every Gift In The Church (NECN Conference 2025)

The main challenges for our churches in Low Income Communities is being resource poor, which is not just money, but people. This means seeking, finding, developing and using people's skills and abilities within a church is vital. Every Christian is a person with a role and a gift to bring for the building up of the local church - everyone.

This conference looks to encourage and equip local leaders to spot, encourage and then use as many of the God given gifts in their church, to the blessing of the individual, the church, and their wider community.

Tickets £25 each - Lunch is included. 

Timetable for the day

9:30am – Venue Opens for Registration and Coffee

10:00 – Welcome & Worship

10:15 –  Bishop Saju - Bishop of Loughborough and previously vicar of a church in Gillingham in Kent where he experienced ministry into difficult and deprived contexts. He will speak on valuing every gift.

10:45 – Coffee Break

11:00 – Shemil Mathew - Vice Dean of Emmanuel Theological college. He will speak into people developing and growing in their calling from God.

11:45 – Rev Canon Anne Edwards, Senior Chaplain to the Bishop of Manchester will be speaking on wellbeing. Prior to taking up her current appointment she was a Healthcare Chaplain in the NHS and one of the Wellbeing Leads. She currently leads of wellbeing in the Diocese of Manchester. In her spare time she enjoys supporting the staff and students of Emmanuel Theological College, where she volunteers as Co-ordinating Chaplain.

12:30 – Introduction of Exhibitors and Lunch

13:30 - Jonathan Macy - Chair of NECN and vicar in South East London. He will speak about developing church cultures where every gift is honoured and used to build the local Body of Christ.

14:15 – Coffee Break

14:30 – Q & A

15:00 - Worship & Goodbyes 

*Market Place Will Remain Open Till 4pm*