Over 750 at Leadership Conference

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Over 750 people attended the Leadership conference at Holy Trinity Brompton, London today and yesterday.

The event was hosted by Nicky Gumbel, Vicar of HTB and his wife Pippa.

During the first day Nicky welcomed the guests, church leaders from all around the country, and then spoke on the 'Heart of Leadership.'

There were a number of seminars that guests could attend after lunch. Titles included 'Investing in young leaders' and 'Running building projects combined with planning for church planting.'

In the evening Bishop Sandy Millar was interviewed about what leadership means to him.

On the second day of the conference the Bishop of Kensington, Paul Williams, opened the event with a talk titled 'Building and nurturing a leadership team.'

Guest speakers for the day included Gary Clarke, from Hillsong London. Nicky Gumbel pre recorded an interview with Gary,where he told viewers how Hillsong, London manages to keep community the focus point of their church, whilst constantly growing in numbers.

Before lunch Pastor Irukwu Agu was interviewed live by Nicky Gumbel. Speaking of his vision for the church in the UK Pastor Agu said, "I believe so strongly in Gods plan. The UK, with the exception of Israel, is easily the most important kingdom to God. This nation took the gospel to Africa and other nations. God has brought the commonwealth back to this nation to join hands and birth the next stage."

 

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To listen/watch the talks please click here