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18 EDINBURGH CONVENTION
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
The vision behind Edinburgh Convention is threefold:
1. To bring gifted preachers and These three aims extend to every age group whether
teachers to our city to open up the adult, teenager or child. Rejuvenate, our programme for
scriptures and preach it with joy and late teens and early twenties, has steadily grown over
enthusiasm to encourage, refresh the last few years. KidZone and TeenZone will have
and inspire Christians from all over a dedicated team to help children learn and discover
the country as they join us for one more about God through His Word in an exciting way.
week and then return home to serve
and glorify God; This year we look forward to the ministry of John
Shearer, Joe Barnard and Roger Carswell. All three of
2. To provide an opportunity for these keynote speakers have a passion to make Christ
reverent, inspiring worship, which known and to see Christians living authentic, infectious
allows God’s people to exalt His lives that glorify God and influence everyone they meet.
name together in a way that is unique The desire of the speakers to evangelise and disciple
to a conference setting; will form the core theme of the Convention meetings
and feature in many of the seminars.
3. To create an environment of warm
fellowship which transcends We trust the Lord for a great week and hope that you
denominations, is grounded in the will be able to join us.
gospel, and enriches everyone who
attends. Robert Murdock
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DURING YOUR VISIT
Browse in our well-stocked volcano known as Arthur’s
SUN - FRI Bookshop, which has a Seat will give an incredible
wide variety of books, panorama over Edinburgh
1-6 Bibles, music, cards and
gifts, with special offers
and beyond on a clear
day. Or take it easy and
JULY during the Convention
week. Relax and enjoy
spend an afternoon
wandering down the Royal
tasty food in the adjoining Mile, from Edinburgh
Café, or just stop in for Castle at the top to the
The Convention is held in the coffee and a chat. Palace of Holyrood House
grounds of The Faith Mission at the bottom, taking
Headquarters and Bible College, As part of your holiday, in the many interesting
548 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh why not visit some of the sites along the way. Then
and welcomes residential guests top Edinburgh attractions, there’s the UK’s most
and day visitors. Accommodation perfect for all the family. popular attraction outside
is provided on-site and at Pollock Scotland’s capital city of London – the National
Halls, the halls of residence for has a wealth of things Museum of Scotland, one
the University of Edinburgh. to do and places to of the finest gardens in the
see, which will satisfy world – the Royal Botanic
all tastes, including Garden Edinburgh, the
some of Scotland’s most giant pandas and over a
visited free and paid- thousand other animals at
for attractions. If you’re Edinburgh Zoo, and that’s
feeling adventurous, just a start. Edinburgh -
climbing the extinct explore and enjoy!
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EC18 SPEAKERS 4 EDINBURGH CONVENTION 2018
JOE BARNARD ROGER CARSWELL JOHN SHEARER
Joe Barnard runs Cross Training Roger Carswell is a John Shearer became a
Ministries, a ministry focused travelling evangelist Christian in his late teens,
on enabling men to pursue and author. He leads before training at FMBC
spiritual fitness. Prior to this, evangelistic church and for two years and working
he pastored a church in the university missions as well with FM for a further four
rural Scottish Highlands for as speaking at Christian years. After more studies
eight years. He has studied at conferences. Among the at the Irish Baptist College,
Highland Theological College, eleven books he has he pastored churches
Baylor University, and the written are ‘And some in Northern Ireland and
University of Saint Andrews. evangelists’ and ‘Where Scotland and was involved
Joe is married to Anna and has is God in a messed up in a pioneering work in
four children. His passion is the world?’ He also publishes the Republic of Ireland. In
ministry of Colossians 1:28: ‘Him numerous gospel tracts October 2011 he retired
we proclaim, warning everyone and booklets. Roger is from pastoral ministry. John
and teaching everyone with all married to Dot, has four is married to Jan and they
wisdom, that we may present children and lives in have two adult children and
everyone mature in Christ’. Leeds. eight grandchildren.
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LESLIE BRUSH PAUL CROWE JASON CUSTER
Leslie Brush is originally Paul Crowe is the Welsh Jason Custer is a native Texan
from County Tyrone and regional representative interning with The Heralds Trust
became a Christian in for The Faith Mission. in Scotland. His heart is for the
1979 through the work He was born in local church, especially in gospel
of The Faith Mission. Omagh, Northern and Christ-centered preaching
Three years later he Ireland, and brought and teaching, pastoral care,
entered FMBC and up in Fife, Scotland. and spiritual formation. He has
spent the next thirty- Paul’s hobbies include a ThM from Dallas Theological
two years working with reading, cycling and Seminary and a BA from Hillsdale
the Mission in various hillwalking. He is College. In his free time he enjoys
locations. Leslie married to Elizabeth hillwalking, reading literary
and his wife, Mabel, and they have two fiction, playing board games,
have three grown-up grown-up children, and writing his personal blog,
children. Miriam and Daniel. www.leadingcaptivitycaptive.com
Him we proclaim, warning everyone
and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Colossians 1:28
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SANDY ROGER JOHN TOWNEND ALISON WOODS
Sandy Roger was formerly John Townend was Alison Woods is currently
principal of the The Faith born in Yorkshire one of Biblical Counselling
Mission Bible College and and comes from a UK’s interns, based at
national adviser in religion to farming background. Charlotte Chapel in
the Scottish Prison Service. His parents were Edinburgh. She also works
He has also held three converted through part time as a GP in a local
pastorates in Scotland and the work of The Faith practice. Over the last five
England. For five years he Mission and he then years she has completed
was senior evangelist at Cliff came to the Lord distance education in
College, the Methodist centre as a teenager. John counselling with the
for evangelism and mission. has worked with The Christian Counselling and
Currently minister of Brucefield Faith Mission for more Education Foundation at
Church, Whitburn, he exercises than thirty years and Westminster Theological
a national and international is now its general Seminary in Philadelphia.
Bible teaching ministry, with a director. He is married Alison grew up in England
special interest in evangelistic to Linda and they and became a Christian in
preaching. He continues have three grown- her teens. She is married to
to lecture in theology and up children and four Graeme and they have three
homiletics at FMBC. grandchildren. teenage children.
7EC18 PROGRAMME
MORNING MIDDAY EVENING
BIBLE SEMINARS WORD AND REJUVENATE
READINGS WORSHIP
John Shearer Monday - Friday Joe Barnard Joe Barnard
Monday - Friday 12.10pm - 12.55pm Roger Carswell Sunday: 9.30pm
10.30am - 11.30am Sunday: 8.15pm - 9.30pm Monday - Thursday:
Monday - Friday: 9.00pm
7.30pm - 9.00pm
CHURCH LEADERS BREAKFAST
THURSDAY: 8.30AM
‘Working through highs and lows in ministry’
- Roger Carswell
Day visitors are welcome to attend all the meetings. No registration is necessary.
However, it is essential to pre-register for the Church Leaders Breakfast by emailing
edinburghconvention@faithmission.org
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MONDAY TUESDAY
Each one bring one Daring to share the gospel with
Jason Custer those we meet
Less than two percent of people in Scotland Roger Carswell
today are born again, Bible-believing One of the great joys of Christian life is
Christians. Many churches have lost the being able to share the gospel regularly with
gospel and need help getting back to simple friends, relatives and those we just bump into.
proclamation of the good news. We need to How can we be effective and bold, winsome
take action now. Jason will share how the witnesses? In this seminar, we will have a
evangelistic programme Each One Bring One look at the answer to that question.
(E1B1) can enable churches to put the gospel
centre stage in all their outreach endeavours. John Wesley as preacher
Sandy Roger
Living with long-term illness Most of us are familiar with the main events
Leslie Brush of Wesley’s life and work, but this seminar
One day in August 2014 was life-changing for will zoom in on just one aspect: his success
Leslie. Despite having lived with back pain and technique as a preaching evangelist.
for many years after suffering a back injury The way he went about things and how he
at work, this was different. Over the following guided his increasing number of itinerant
months he learned to daily trust God in the preachers can provide us with valuable
midst of uncertainty, change, limitations and insights in our own evangelistic preaching.
ongoing pain. God calls us to trust His heart All of us need to become more competent
even when we cannot trace His hand. in making the message clear and plain.
9WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Flabby or fit: Spiritual combat in a secular age
are you spiritually healthy? Joe Barnard
Joe Barnard To be a Christian in the UK is to live in a
We all know what physical fitness is, hostile spiritual environment. However,
regardless of where we are on the spectrum most Christians do not believe this. They
of health. But what is spiritual fitness? If we feel that the world is safe since there
don’t have a clear understanding of what are no visible signs of demons, pagan
spiritual fitness is, we will never be able temples, or black magic. But is secular
to pursue it intentionally. This seminar will society safe? Joe will explore what
define spiritual fitness in simple and concrete spiritual warfare looks like in a secular
terms. Join us at your own risk – you might age, where ideology, consumeristic ritual
find out you are softer than you think! and invisible idols threaten to capture
naïve Christians.
George Whitefield the evangelist Living with loss and overcoming
Paul Crowe life’s lows
Paul finds the life story of the best English- Alison Woods
speaking preacher of the eighteenth century, As we look at the happy faces around us,
George Whitefield, to be absolutely thrilling. we can often think that we are the only
He will be looking at his early life and how ones feeling crushed and broken. Whether
he came to Christ, his wide-reaching due to bereavement, redundancy, poor
ministry and the times he ministered in, health, a difficult relationship or the
and the influence that his preaching failure to achieve our dreams, many of
had on those to whom us live with a daily sense of loss. These
he ministered. experiences of the ‘lows of life’ can
overshadow and impact our relationship
with Jesus. What does our Lord and
Saviour have to say to us in the midst
of these experiences? How can we as
a church love one another better as we
seek to serve those who are struggling
and admit to our own struggles?
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Ideas for evangelism for
churches SHARING IN
Roger Carswell
It seems that many churches have PRAISE AND WORSHIP
given up on some forms of outreach
that have been widely used in
the past. Are there ways of being The Berge Family are a gospel bluegrass
really effective in corporate church band from northern Minnesota, USA. They
evangelism today? In this very have toured throughout the United States and
practical session, Roger will suggest Canada and currently host a large annual
lots of possibilities. music festival. As the Berge Family shares
the message of Jesus Christ through music
and personal testimonies, the audience is
sure to feel like part of the family.
Faith Mission insights
John Townend
Faith Mission missionaries are involved
in a wide variety of outreach and
ministry ventures across the rural
communities and cultures represented
throughout Great Britain and Ireland.
John will introduce a number of FM
missionaries as they share of the
challenges and encouragements of
the ministries they are engaged in.
The hope is that you will be thrilled as
you hear of the triumphs, challenged
as you get a glimpse of the immense
need, burdened to pray for an
outpouring of God, and inspired to get
involved in bringing the gospel to these
largely unreached areas of our land.
11YOUTH PROGRAMME REJUVENATE IS AN ADVENTURE ACTIVITY HOLIDAY FOR PEOPLE AGED 16-25 WHICH RUNS AS PART OF EDINBURGH CONVENTION. The big idea is to gather together young people from across Great Britain and Ireland for the opportunity of quality Christian fellowship, solid and relevant biblical teaching and challenging adventure activities in Scotland’s great outdoors. It is our passion to see people meeting with God and getting ‘Fresh Heart’ to live life for Jesus. Book in to stay all week and join in the activities, or just come along each evening. w: rejuvenate.faithmission.org 12 EDINBURGH CONVENTION 2018
EC18 CHILDREN & YOUTH
Monday - Friday
CRÈCHE KIDZONE TEENZONE
Pre-schoolers 5-12 years 12-15 years
During the Lively activities for A time to chill out
Bible Readings primary-age children each evening with
and Seminars each morning and other young people
evening, where and enjoy relevant
learning is made fun Bible teaching
using stories, songs,
games, crafts and
more
13ACCOMMODATION
FAITH MISSION POLLOCK HALLS
BIBLE COLLEGE
Most Convention guests are accommodated at Pollock Halls,
A limited number of the halls of residence for the University of Edinburgh. Located
single, twin and en-suite at 18 Holyrood Park Road, it offers standard and 3 star en-suite
rooms are available in single rooms, and en-suite twin rooms. Coaches are provided
the Bible College. to transport guests to and from the Convention venue. Pollock
These book up quickly. Halls is also on a bus route which gives easy access to the city
centre. Guests staying in Pollock Halls eat breakfast on-site but
have all other meals at the Bible College.
To make an accommodation
booking at the Bible College Residential guests can book to stay from the afternoon of
or Pollock Halls, please Saturday 30 June to the morning of Saturday 7 July, or for any
complete the booking form on period they may choose between these dates.
the back cover and post the
detached form together with
your deposit to: ACCOMMODATION TYPE DAILY DAILY RATE
Prices includes all meals RATE if in full-time education
The Convention Administrator,
The Faith Mission, Single standard £46.00 £30.00
548 Gilmerton Road, Single en-suite (3 star) £70.00 £55.00
Edinburgh, EH17 7JD Twin standard £86.00
Twin en-suite £105.00
14 EDINBURGH CONVENTION 2018PUBLIC TRANSPORT
REJUVENATE ACCOMMODATION IN EDINBURGH
Budget dormitory-style accommodation is Lothian Buses operate a very reliable
available at the Bible College for those who and frequent service throughout
are part of the Rejuvenate programme. Edinburgh, including from the city
Daily rates including all meals: £15.00 for those in centre to the Convention venue and
full-time education; £20.00 otherwise. For further to the main accommodation location
information about or bookings for Rejuvenate: at Pollock Halls.
e: rejuvenate@faithmission.org
t: 01449 711877 Travel from Edinburgh City Centre on
w: rejuvenate.faithmission.org Lothian Buses from The Bridges:
to The Faith Mission
ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS Bible College, Gilmerton:
Buses 3 or 29
The city has an extensive choice of accommodation
of all types - hotels, hostels, self-catering , guest to Pollock Halls:
houses, and b&bs. Many of these are located a Buses 14 or 30
short drive or bus journey from the Convention
venue, particularly in the vicinity of Newington.
There are also a number of holiday parks in
the area, should you wish to bring your own
motorhome, touring caravan or tent. Some of
these also have static caravans available to rent. If you require further information, please
contact: The Convention Administrator,
Information about alternative accommodation is The Faith Mission, 548 Gilmerton Road,
available from VisitScotland: Edinburgh, EH17 7JD
w: www.visitscotland.com e: edinburghconvention@faithmission.org
e: info@visitscotland.com t: 0131 664 5814
t: 0845 22 55 121 w: faithmission.org/edinburgh
15BOOKING FORM PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS
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SPECIFY ANY SPECIAL
DIETARY REQUIREMENTS:
ACCOMMODATION
Single Single en-suite I am in full-time Twin Twin
standard (3 star) education standard en-suite
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ARRIVAL DETAILS DAY: TIME:
First Meal Breakfast Dinner (1pm) Tea (5.45pm)
DEPARTURE DETAILS DAY: TIME:
Last Meal Breakfast Dinner (1pm) Tea (5.45pm)
PAYMENT A non-refundable deposit of £20.00 per person
is required with your booking; amount enclosed:
Confirmation will be sent on
receipt of your booking form
and deposit, indicating the
£ outstanding balance and
details of payment methods.
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