The Matrix Conference

Details are now out for the Matrix Youthworker conference.

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Freedom to flourish – the third MATRIX conference for Christian youthworkers will tackle controversial issues such as “youthworker: career or calling?” and “Equal opportunities; are they the death of Christian youthwork?”

The conference will also mark 2007 as the bi-centenary of the Abolition Of The Slave Trade Act by asking the question – how do we continue to express freedom in Christ today?

The keynote speakers; Ann Holt of the Bible Society, James Lawrence of CPAS, Jason Gardner of the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity and Iain Hoskins of the Centre for Youth Ministry will explore themes about the roles of Youthworkers as theologians, leaders, missionaries and prophets.

Other contributors include Adrian Plass, Bishop Roger Sainsbury, and Ali Bullivent.

The Matrix will be held at High Leigh Conference Centre, from the 5^th to 7^th of March 2007. Bookings are looking healthy and the organisers are expecting the conference to be fully booked again. But there are still spaces so it’s not too late to contact the organisers and secure your place. For further info contact matrix@amaze.org.uk.

Dr Sam Richards, Chair of the Matrix Planning Group said “The previous conferences have shown that full time Christian Youthworkers appreciated this time for learning, challenge and contemplation.”

Notes for the Editor:

The Matrix conference is organised by many of the leading Christian youth organisations in the country, including

AMAZE

Baptist Union of Great Britain,

Centre for Youth Ministry

Church of England,

Churches Together in England,

CYFA

Frontier Youth Trust

MAYC

SU

United Reformed Churches

YMCA

YWAM

Youth for Christ

The Matrix Conference is endorsed by

Catholic Youth Services

Church Army

Moravian Church

Oasis

Oxford Youth Works

Spectrum,

The planning group is chaired by Dr Sam Richards from the Centre for Youth Ministry, Oxford

This will be the third Matrix conference.

The conference is open to part-time or full-time Christian youth workers no matter where they work – in Churches, for youth agencies, or in the wider voluntary or statutory sectors.

Interviews are available. In the first instance please contact Claire or Tim Lea by email at matrix@amaze.org.uk