Christian Festival

    Saturday 23rd – Monday 25th May 2009

Speakers

Confirmed speakers include:

Steve Campbell, leader at Three C’s in Cambridge, a dynamic and growing community Church, returns from Alive 08 as our Bible teacher. Steve has a passion to bring the gospel to generations previously outside the Church and is sought after as a speaker nationally and overseas. He is married to Angie.

Angie Campbell is involved in many different areas of Three C’s and the wider community. Angie leads the Breathe women's ministry and annual conference. She is also director of Children's ministry involved with Operation Christmas Child.

Simon Ponsonby is Pastor of Theology at St Aldate’s, a role that combines teaching, travelling and writing. St Aldate’s is a vibrant Anglican church in the centre of Oxford. He is the author of 'More' and ‘God Inside Out’.

Mick Woodhead is Rector at St Thomas’ Crookes, Sheffield one of the most innovative and ground-breaking churches in the UK. He is an encourager and practical evangelist. With Mike Breen he is co-author of ‘Balancing the Relationships of Life’.

Steve Chalke MBE is the founder of four Christian Trusts: Oasis, Parentalk, Faithworks, and Stop the Traffik, in addition to being a writer, TV presenter, radio broadcaster, magazine columnist, and runner. He was awarded the MBE in 2004 for his work in social inclusion and is the holder of the 2007 Guinness World Record for the most amount of money raised by an individual at a single sporting event. His latest book co-written with Cherie Blair looks a the issue of people trafficking and it is as part of his book tour that he joins us here at Alive 09.

Pete Winmill is the Mission Development Co-ordinator for Prospects for People with Learning Disabilities in the south of England. He is married to Christine, has two grown up sons and is proud to be grandad to Eden & Joshua. He is passionate about seeing a church that welcomes everyone and recognises their gifts however insignificant they may seem. The church is bereft without them!

Daniel Johnson is the creator of the Islam Course – a new modular course on Islam designed to equip the Church in the 21st century. Daniel has spent the last few years lecturing in Islamics. He is director of Interfaith Dialogue for the Parish of Ashtead and has debated in several mosques.

Matthew Ling is Head of Environmental Services at Ipswich Borough Council which includes environmental strategy, climate change, environmental protection, bereavement services, licensing, food safety and building control. He helped set up and lead the CRed Suffolk Climate Change Partnership and is a founder member of Transition Woodbridge. Matthew has worked in the public and private sector covering areas such as; sustainable travel, buildings, and environmental noise. He has worked in New Zealand and taught at Suffolk College. Married to Claire they have 3 children – Hannah, Peter and James. They belong to St John’s Woodbridge.

Stephen Mawditt was ordained as a Church of England minister in 1996 and has served since 2005 as the senior leader of the Fountain of Life which is a missionary congregation in rural Norfolk. He is married to Pippa and they have a 23-year old son, Simon, who is getting married in September. Stephen's background before ordination was in business management and the family moved to Norfolk in 1988 when Stephen and Pippa were appointed to manage Letton Hall, a Christian Conference centre.

For the past 14 years Randall Staley has been Co-ordinator of Living Waters Woodford Green, an in-depth 30 week discipleship and healing programme. He also has many years experience ministering to men and women through his private practice for healing prayer and his involvement as a regular speaker on the Lin Button Healing Prayer Schools in this country and abroad. He has presented seminars at New Wine summer conferences, and frequently leads his own one day conferences. Randall and his wife Maggie have two grown up children and live in Woodford Green, Essex.

Other confirmed speakers are:

GP Taylor             -    Author of Shadowmancer and Wormwood

Richard and Katy Smith - From Colchester Boiler Room Community speaking on prayer rooms

Helen Woodroffe  -   Children’s ministry in Church

Anthony Rose