Bible Study and Seminars
There will be Bible Study sessions on the subject of The Bible: Radical, Reliable, Relevant on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, followed by a choice of seminar sessions with time for questions during each session. On Friday there will be a Q&A session covering the study and seminar content. On Sunday morning and each evening throughout the week, there will be worship and ministry, with a focus on mission on Tuesday.
Meeting Schedule
Derrick Harrison
Wednesday & Thursday
[See Meeting Schedule for Location]
How to read the Bible
Reading the Bible from beginning to the end is often the way people read it. But is this the best, or only way to read it? Can our Bible reading be more productive for us if we recognise the different genre, age and authorship of it? Are there other methods we can utilise to help us?
Dai Patterson
Monday & Thursday
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Why do I trust the Bible?
The validity and reliability of the Bible have been contested through liberal criticism for many years. Now it is said that science has disproved the Bible and made it an irrelevant book. In the light of these sustained attempts to discredit the claims of the Bible being God’s word why can we trust it?
Matthew Steed
Monday & Wednesday
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The Bible and the Holy Spirit?
Scripture teaches that Biblical knowledge alone is not enough for us to have. We need the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to open the Bible to our minds. Without the revelation of the Spirit our reading becomes dry and devoid of fresh light. We will consider the work of the Holy Spirit in relation to Scripture in this seminar.
Mark and Helen Jones
Monday & Thursday
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What difference has the Bible made to us?
In this seminar we will consider how the Lord speaks to us through the Bible and how he uses it to help us develop and grow in our Christian experience. One of the great challenges of having the Bible as a guide and resource is that to be effective it must be continually applied to our lives.
Larry Hill
Wednesday & Thursday
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The principles of interpreting the Bible
Hermeneutics is the name given to the study of the interpretation of the Biblical text and its communication. Our understanding of the Bible is based on historical knowledge of its context, background and the author’s intended meaning on any passage. In this seminar we will be considering these important matters that will help us to arrive at a clearer awareness of what Scripture teaches.
Keith Kelly
Monday & Wednesday
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The Cross-cultural Bible
We are so privileged in the English-speaking world to have had the Bible in our own language for centuries. What difficulties are encountered when we meet people for whom this is not true and how do we translate or explain the Bible in a way that is loyal to the text but accessible and understandable to the reader?
Chair: Dai Patterson
Friday
[Main Marquee]
Q&A Panel
There will be a Q&A panel on Friday morning to take questions on the theme of the Bible: Radical, Reliable, Relevant. Questions can be submitted by hand to the conference office, sent to bookings@newlifeconference.co.uk or texted to 07948 497751 throughout the conference up until Thursday 10pm. Questions will not be taken from the floor.
Meetings.
An early-morning prayer meeting is held each day from 07:15-08:00 in the lounge in Quinta Hall.
There is a ladies’ meeting on Monday at 15:00 in the main marquee.
There is a 18-30s meeting on Wednesday at 15:00 in the Sports Hall.
There is a crèche and meetings for children which run concurrently with the main meetings from Sunday morning onwards. There are four age groups that range from babies right through to the age of 18. More details can be found on the Children and Youth page.
| Time | Event | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 6th | |||
| 7:00pm | Welcome to New Life Conference | Dave Meeten | Main Marquee |
| Sunday 7th | |||
| 10:30am | Worship & Ministry | Les Wheeldon | Main Marquee |
| 7:30pm - 10:00pm | Worship & Ministry | Larry Hill | Main Marquee |
| Monday 8th | |||
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Bible Study | Derrick Harrison | Main Marquee |
| 11:30am | What Difference has the Bible made to us? | Mar & Helen Jones | OM Gap Room |
| 11:30am | The Bible and the Holy Spirit | Matthew Steed | Annex Room |
| 11:30am | Why do I trust the Bible? | Dai Patterson | Main Marquee |
| 11:30am | The Cross-cultural Bible | Keith Kelly | OM Room |
| 2:00pm | Ladies Meeting | Vicki Wheeldon | Main Marquee |
| 7:30pm - 10:00pm | Worship & Ministry | Les Wheeldon | Main Marquee |
| Tuesday 9th | |||
| 10:00am | Missionary Focus | Missionaries | Main Marquee |
| 7:30pm - 10:00pm | Worship & Ministry | Keith Kelly | Main Marquee |
| Wednesday 10th | |||
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Bible Study | Andrew Ollerton | Main Marquee |
| 11:30am | The Cross-cultural Bible | Keith Kelly | OM Gap Room |
| 11:30am | The Bible & the Holy Spirit | Matthew Steed | Annex Room |
| 11:30am | How to read the Bible | Derrick Harrison | Main Marquee |
| 11:30am | The Principles of Interpreting the Bible | Larry Hill | OM Room |
| 3:00pm | 18-30s Meeting | Dave Meeten | Main Marquee |
| 7:30pm - 10:00pm | Worship & Ministry | Larry Hill | Main Marquee |
| Thursday 11th | |||
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Bible Study | Andrew Ollerton | Main Marquee |
| 11:30am | What difference has the Bible made to us? | Mark & Helen Jones | Annex Room |
| 11:30am | How to read the Bible | Derrick Harrison | OM Gap Room |
| 11:30am | Why do I trust the Bible | Dai Patterson | OM Room |
| 11:30am | The principles of interpreting the Bible | Larry Hill | Main Marquee |
| 7:30pm - 10:00pm | Worship & Ministry | Dave Meeten | Main Marquee |
| Friday 12th | |||
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Bible Study | Andrew Ollerton | Main Marquee |
| 11:30am | Panel Session - Questions & Answers | Chair: Dai Patterson | Main Marquee |
| 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Worship & Ministry | Les Wheeldon | Main Marquee |
