Dozens of talks on both days of CRE 24 will feature national experts offering practical advice on a range of subjects – from fundraising to faith-sharing, holiday clubs to homelessness. The talks programme is free to CRE visitors.
For the complete talks programme, follow the links below, or download the talks programme guide. The programme is also detailed in the Exhibition Handbook, which you can find here:
Wednesday 9 October
11.30am
Fundraising for capital projects in your church
David Saint & Sean Tully, Action Planning, Talks 1
How to become the leader God created you to be
Robert Davies, Freedom in Christ UK, Talks 3
12.00 noon
CMJ: The best kept secret you’ve never heard!
Oliver Sims, CMJ UK, Talks 3
12.30pm
Your church youth work and drugs
Sarah Brighton, Hope UK, Talks 1
Safe as houses? Church youth work in your home
Dr Sam Richards, United Refomed Church, Talks 3
1.00pm
Become part of the Who Cares? campaign
Home for Good & Safe Families Team, Talks 3
2.00pm
Would Jesus be on Tiktok?
Hannah Fleming-Hill, HF Digital, Talks 1
Unlocking the power of support
Helen Richards, Ecclesiastical Insurance, Talks 2 + Worship Café
Current mission challenges and solutions: a series of short talks
Mike Frith, OSCAR, & Mission on the Map exhibitors, Talks 3, 1st floor balcony
2.30pm
Crossing this broken world: how to make a Christian response to suffering
David Dean, Barnabas Aid, Talks 1
3.00pm
Your church building: vision and reality
Jeremy Bell & Katie Duggan, JBKS Architects, Talks 1
Eco-church in action
Ann Hatton, Ripple Effect, Talks 3
3.30pm
No organist? All the music you need, anywhere!
Dan Herbert, Distributed Sound and Video Ltd, Talks 1
Open churches: balancing safety and security
Heather Ford, Ecclesiastical Insurance, Talks 2 + Worship Café
Your church building renewed by collaborative design
Mark Newall, BCHN Architects, Talks 3
Thursday 10 October
11.00am
Sharing your faith, one biscuit at a time!
Caroline Shave & Tim Moyler, Agapé, Talks 1
Greening your mission
Helen Gray & Chris Pitt, Ecclesiastical Insurance, Talks 2 + Worship Café
Fruit of the spirit: building blocks for children’s lives
Lara Talabi Oseghale, Curious Berries, Talks 3
11.30am
Fundraising for capital projects in your church
David Saint & Sean Tully, Action Planning, Talks 1
Housing the homeless
Pastor Peter, Cunningham Green Pastures, Talks 3
12.00 noon
How podcasting reaches people on the outskirts of faith
Elliott Frisby, Monkeynut, Talks 3
12.30pm
The good, the better and the best from the book of Ecclesiastes
Michael Penny, Open Bible Trust, Talks 1
How to help those struggling from porn addiction and adultery
Mike Genung, Blazing Grace, Talks 3
1.00pm
Accepting contactless donations through your mobile phone
Kyle Cottington, IKnow Church, Talks 3
1.30pm
Making your church building sustainable
Nigel Walter, Church Build, Talks 1
Church insurance support made easy
Heather Ford, Ecclesiastical Insurance, Talks 2 + Worship Café
2.00pm
The Bereavement Journey: unlocking loss and transforming lives
Revd Nicky Grey, AtaLoss, Talks 1
Current mission challenges and solutions: a series of short talks
Mike Frith, Oscar, with Mission on the Map exhibitors, Talks 3, 1st floor balcony
2.30pm
Engaging and empowering older people
Louise Morse, Pilgrims Friend Society, Talks 1
3.00pm
Scripture for everyone
Chay Harty, Bible Society, Talks 3, 1st floor balcony