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"A provoking, spirit-irritating, soul-searching, dream starting, discontent making, "church watch-out", change beginning, think differently, remember Jesus....... day. Was it worth it? I'll tell you in heaven.(.....but I think so)"
- Joe Fielder - Vicar St Stephens, PEN and Hope 08 Core team

Saturday 26 April

City Church - Preston

9:30am til 4:00pm
tickets £22.50, available from:

Christian Book Centre, Fox St - Preston
01772 259279

Longton Community Church
01772 613311

Refreshments are provided, but we recommend that you bring lunch with you.

Where is the Conference?

This is a rare opportunity to learn from two internationally respected speakers, Roy Crowne and Eric Bryant. The day will be challenging, engaging and motivating. The conference is for anyone who leads: church leaders, ministry leaders, volunteer leaders, youth leaders emerging leaders and potential leaders.

"Erwin McManus is a leader of leaders. He used a Rabbinical style of Q & A to let us see how we could lead better, but above all to let us see a servant heart which he has and we all need if we are to lead well. A great day!"
- Andrew Gardner - Senior Pastor Fulwood Free Methodist Church

Eric Bryant serves as an elder, speaker, and navigator overseeing the leadership team at Mosaic in Los Angeles. Starting as a volunteer in the parking lot at Mosaic, Eric later worked with students and then helped catalyze new venues across Los Angeles. He also teaches at the Southern California campus of Golden Gate Seminary and is working on his Doctorate of Ministry with Bethel Seminary. A sought-after speaker, Eric is one of the co-authors of The Uprising Experience, a workbook developed for Promise Keepers based on Erwin McManus' book Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul, and has written several articles for Group and Relevant Leader magazines. His book, Peppermint-Filled Piñatas: Breaking Through Tolerance and Embracing Love, was published with Zondervan in June 2007. Eric lives with his wife, Debbie, and two children, Caleb and Trevi in the middle of Los Angeles. Read Eric's blog at www.ericbryant.org/blog

“Hope 08 has the potential to be a catalyst, not just for one year. My dream would be that it sees a movement of word and deed evangelism which would transform lives, families and communities. Building on what has gone before, it seems as if the time is right and ripe for multiplication. Therefore, with faith, love and hope let's have the confidence and courage to go for it together."