Network Meetings will focus on specific groups of evangelical leaders and provide a high calibre of biblical teaching, training, and resources to address specific problems and needs. Seminar Meetings will feature a specific curriculum that will be the same content each year.
There will be 16 Networks and Seminars meeting concurrently at the 2010 Forum. Attendees are permitted to attend only one Network or Seminar. When you apply to the Forum you are also applying to attend a particular Network or Seminar. Participation in various Networks may be limited. For example, the European Bible Teachers Network is designed to equip pastors who teach every week in their church. If you do not fit this description, you would not be invited to participate in this Network. See Network and Seminar descriptions below.
2010 EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP FORUM SPLIT-TRACK NETWORKS
This year we are splitting three popular Networks into two different tracks: foundational and advanced.
Applicants should be those with evangelistic or apologetic gifts who have NOT attended the European Leadership Forum Apologetics Network in previous years. The purpose of the Network is to train, mentor, equip and resource those evangelists and apologists who are seeking to communicate the Gospel in their local communities. This Network will be led by Andrew Fellows.Also speaking in this Network are Dr Lars Dahle, Dr Stefan Gustavsson, Dr Douglas Groothuis, Bjørn Hinderaker and Ellis Potter.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be those with evangelistic or apologetic gifts who have attended the European Leadership Forum Apologetics Network in previous years. The purpose of the Network is to train, mentor, equip and resource those evangelists and apologists who are seeking to communicate the Gospel in their local communities. This Network will be led by Forum Steering Committee members Stefan Gustavsson and Richard Cunningham. Speaking in this Network are Andrew Fellows, Dr Doug Groothuis, Dr Bruce Little, Stuart McAllister, Rev David Robertson, Peter Sanlon, Dr Peter Williams and Peter S. Williams.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be gifted local church pastors and lay preachers who want to develop their skills in expository preaching. This foundational seminar seeks to provide essential skills for communicating God's truth in engaging, relevant but above all biblically faithful ways. This Network will be led by Rev Mark Meynell, Senior Associate Minister at All Souls Church in London, and Rev Dr Gavin McGrath, pastor, author and church planter in London.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be those who have either attended this Network in previous years, or who have attended Langham Partnership Preaching conferences in their countries. The aim each year is to consider the challenges and opportunities presented by different biblical genres, assuming the key skills gained in the foundational level. In 2010, we will be considering how we teach from Old Testament poetry, with a particular focus on the Psalms. This Network will be led by Rev Mark Meynell, Senior Associate Minister at All Souls Church in London, and Rev Dr Gavin McGrath, pastor, author and church planter in London. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be those involved in Christian leadership (at any level) who desire to develop maturity in the members of the body of Christ and are willing to grapple honestly with their responsibility to make disciples. This Network is designed for thosewho did NOT attend the European Leadership Forum Disciple-Making Leaders Network last year. This Network will be led by Dr Mark Stirling, a PhD student at the University of St Andrews and a former medical doctor who has worked extensively with the Navigators. Also teaching in this Network are Mark Batluck, Eric Bobbitt, Phil Boydell, George Craig, Pete Dowse, Iulian Ghica and Eric Larsen.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be those involved in Christian leadership (at any level) who desire to develop maturity in the members of the body of Christ and are willing to grapple honestly with their responsibility to make disciples. This Network is designed for thosewho attended the European Leadership Forum Disciple-Making Leaders Network last year. This Network will be led by Dr Mark Stirling, a PhD student at the University of St Andrews and a former medical doctor who has worked extensively with the Navigators. Also teaching in this Network are Peter Dowse and Dr Glynn Harrison. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
How does a biblical worldview relate to the arts? Are the arts a luxury? Are they mere decoration? Diversion? Or do they represent something far deeper in human experience? The lectures in this Network will focus on the relation between biblical theology and the arts in everyday life. While these lectures present the philosophy of art as understood by leading thinkers in the field, they are valuable for the practising artist, whatever his/her field. This Network will be led by Robb Ludwick, teacher and pastoral counsellor at L’Abri Fellowship in the Netherlands.Also teaching in this Network are Dr Adrienne Chaplin, Ellis Potter, Dr Ted Turnau, Jodi Hinds and Liviu Mocan.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be training or working as professional counsellors, psychotherapists, psychiatrist, or social workers. Leading this Network is Richard Winter, British psychiatrist, Professor of Practical Theology, and Director of the Counselling program at Covenant Seminary. Teaching in the 2010 Network is Diane Langberg. Eric Bobbitt and Glynn Harrison will also contribute to the discussions from their own experience. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be leading or helping to lead Christian organisations or churches. The Network will be led by John Lenton, founding dean of a Christian business school at Emmanuel University in Romania and a former senior executive with American Express in Europe. Also teaching in this Network are Raphael Anzenberger, Jim Cecy, Lars Dahle, Glynn Harrison, Nola Leach and David Roderick.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants
Applicants should be current or potential leaders who are gifted communicators in the media (in such creative fields as Journalism, Film, TV or Internet) who want to relate biblical Christian faith to contemporary popular culture in a way that is both authentic and relevant. This Network will be co-ed by Dr
Lars Dahle and Margunn Dahle. Also speaking in this Network are Rodica Mocan, Iain Morris, Tony Watkins and Peter S. Williams. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be those who are working in areas of politics, campaigning or community action. Both seasoned campaigners and aspirant politicians will benefit from the input of leading thinkers and practitioners. This Network will be led by Nola Leach, Charlie Hoare, and David Fieldsend. Also speaking in this Network are Benjamin W. Bull, Pablo Martinez, Andreas Matter-Tanski, Tina Lambert, Peter Saunders, Christine Schirrmacher and Vesna Radeka.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be involved in full-time scientific work or have a strong interest and background in the integration of Science and Christianity. This Network will be led by Dr Alexander Fink, a member of the European Leadership Forum Steering Committee and Dr Peter Imming. Also teaching in this Network are Dr Richard Carhart, Dr Kirk Durston, Dr Geoff Barnard, Dr Doug Groothuis and Henk Reitsema.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be involved in full-time theological education (such as teachers, professors, and Theology PhD students). This Network will be led by Dr Peter (PJ) Williams, Warden at Tyndale House, Cambridge and Dr Dirk Jongkind, Research Fellow in New Testament at Tyndale House and the John W. Laing Fellow atSt Edmund's College, Cambridge. Also teaching in this Network, are Dr Don Fairbairn, Dr Wayne Grudem, Dr Scott Manetsch, Andreas Matter, Dr Dana Hanesova and Dr Pavel Hanes. Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
2010 EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP FORUM SEMINARS
The following Seminars offer a one or two year curriculum (as noted). Individuals who attend these Seminars will receive expert teaching designed to help them be more effective, fully equipped leaders. Seminar meetings will take place at the same time as the other Networks. Those who wish to attend one of these Seminars will have to step out of their regular Networks for the year to do so. The content of the Seminars will be the same each year.
EUROPEAN EVANGELISM SEMINAR
The Evangelism Seminar will be divided into two tracks: Track 1 and Track 2. Track 1 will be the first year's curriculum and all individuals who are applying to this Seminar for the first time will be in Track 1. Track 2 will be for individuals who have already gone through Track 1 training at a previous Forum or in some other context.
Applicants should be evangelists, pastors and lay evangelists who have NOT attended the European Leadership Forum Evangelism Seminar: Track 1 in previous years. This Seminar will be led by Amy Orr-Ewing, Training Director of RZIM Zacharias Trust.Also speaking in this Seminar Track are Michael Ramsden, Nick Chatrath, Vlad Criznic, Sharon Dirckx and Tom Price.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
Applicants should be evangelists, pastors and lay evangelists who have attended the European Leadership Forum Evagelism Seminar: Track 1 in previous years.This Seminar will be led by Amy Orr-Ewing, Training Director of RZIM Zacharias Trust.Also speaking in this Seminar Track are Michael Ramsden, Nick Chatrath, Vlad Criznic and Tom Price.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.
This Seminar's annual curriculum will focus on helping leaders learn how to do development and fundraising through a variety of biblically-based principles. The Seminar will be taught by Jerry Twombly, President of Development Marketing Associates.Prior preparation will be set for all applicants.