Ministry Matters is a weekend conference
that seeks to equip and help Christians think biblically about issues
related to full-time Christian work.
Speakers:
John Chapman, Head of the Department of Evangelism,
Anglican Church (Sydney, Australia)
Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St
Ebbe's Church (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Chris Chia,
Senior Pastor, Adam Road Presbyterian Centre (Singapore)
Highlights:
• Expositions on 1 Thessalonians 2:1 – 3:13 by Vaughan Roberts, addressing
what a faithful minister of the gospel looks like:
– The Marks of a Faithful Evangelist
– The Marks of a Faithful Pastor
• Three talks on authentic gospel ministry,
by John Chapman:
– The Nature of Christian Ministry
– The Content of Christian Ministry
– What is Apostolic Ministry?
• Workshops covering the issues faced
in ministry by
– The Married Pastor-Teacher
– The Single Pastor-Teacher
– The Evangelist
• One-to-one time with full-time Christian
workers - get first-hand answers to questions about full-time ministry
Vaughan Roberts studied
law at Cambridge University before a brief spell doing student ministry
in South Africa. Since 1991 he has been on the staff of St. Ebbe’s Church
Oxford, where he now Senior Pastor. He is also involved in ‘9:38’, an
initiative which encourages younger people to consider the possibility
of Gospel ministry and promotes ministry training apprenticeships.
John Chapman is a well-known evangelist in Australia
and overseas. He is renowned for his humour and his clear teaching of
the Bible. He was the Director of the Anglican Department of Evangelism
for 20 years and is the author of “A Fresh Start”, “Know and Tell the
Gospel” and “Setting Hearts on Fire”.
Christopher
Chia
Chris
is the founding pastor of Adam Road Presbyterian Centre (ARPC), a fast-growing
evangelical church in Singapore. A regular conference speaker in Singapore
and overseas, Chris has built up a reputation as a clear, persuasive and
faithful expositor of God's word.
Prior to his time at ARPC, Chris worked as a journalist before heading
to Moore Theological College in Sydney for his training. He is married
to Mona and they have two children.