JAEC

Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference

It is easy to feel hopeless at the moment, when we consider the state of the world, the future of the Church of England, and our own rootless, purposeless society. But there is hope! In Christ we have hope, not only for this life but the next. We have hope of reconciliation, hope of salvation, and hope for the world.

At this year’s Junior Anglican Evangelical Conference, we will be rejoicing in the hope that we have, and considering how to minister that hope to others.

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JUNIOR

If you are:
– a ministry trainee
– considering ordination
– an ordinand
– a curate
– in the first two years of incumbency
then JAEC is for you!

ANGLICAN

If you are in the Church of England or another Anglican denomination, then JAEC is for you! Please note that one of our main sessions and one seminar will specifically focus on the Church of England

We hold to the biblical foundations of
Anglican doctrine, liturgy and ecclesiology, and seek to apply these to today’s church.

EVANGELICAL

If you are an evangelical, holding to the gospel of Jesus Christ as the only means of salvation; the Bible as the authoritative word of God; the church as God’s covenant community, then JAEC is for you!

We welcome all evangelicals, whether charismatic or conservative, egalitarian or complementarian. All speakers at JAEC are asked to indicate their agreement with the CEEC basis of faith and
additional declarations.

WHEN

2-4th September

Registraton opens at 2pm on Wednesday 2nd September, with the first session at 2.30pm. The conference ends after lunch on Friday 4th September. 

WHERE

Kings Park Conference Centre in Northampton.

Easily accessible by road and rail, Kings Park offers modern, comfortable accommodation and a selection of meal options, catering for all dietary needs.

HOW MUCH

The standard residential rate of £200 includes accommodation and all meals.

This year, up to 25 places are available at the discounted rate of just £50, including accommodation and all meals. These are intended for those who are students, unwaged, or on low incomes.

Day visitors are also welcome to attend, and will be booked in for lunch/dinner as appropriate, but not breakfast. This costs £20 for Wednesday (including dinner)/Friday (including lunch), and £30 for Thursday (including lunch and dinner)

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PROGRAMME

WEDNESDAY

Niv Lobo, Associate Minister of Christ Church, Cambridge, will lift our eyes from our everyday concerns as he opens the conference by sharing with us The Hope of Glory.

Ben Cooper, Deputy Director of the Proclamation Trust, will lead us in a practical workshop to help us Preach Hope from the Old Testament.

Lee Gatiss, Director of Church Society, will give us a Pastoral Charge from Revelation 2:1-7.

THURSDAY

Matt Beer, Prayer Ministry Lead for New Wine, and vicar of Cogges Church, Witney, will take us through a practical workshop on Pastoral Hope for Hard Times.

There are four seminar options, from which you can choose two. 

• Preaching workshop on Ephesians

This is a practical session at which participants will be expected to give a short talk prepared in advance, and critique one another in small groups, under the leadership of one of our conference speakers. You will be contacted in advance with details about how to prepare.

• Using AI and digital tools in ministry

Ros Clarke, once the first Online Pastor in the Church of England, will lead this session looking at the how and why of digital tools in ministry contexts. There will be a discusson of the ethics of AI and other resources, as well as ideas for good implementation.

• Hope in later life

Clare Hendry, Honorary Associate Minister at St Peter’s, Muswell Hill, will lead this seminar on ministering to those in later life. Drawing from her extensive experience in pastoral ministry, Clare will share wisdom and ideas for hope-filled discipleship and evangelism amongst older people.

• Called to serve in the Church of England?

Matt Beer will lead this seminar for anyone who is considering ordained ministry in the Church of England. There will be chance to consider alternative routes to selection and training, as well as ways to begin considering vocation, such as the Ready to Serve programme, to discuss any concerns you may have about ordination, and think about how best to approach the selection process.

Also on Thursday, there will be an open Q&A session in the afternoon, and we’ll have fun in the evening with our House of Games.

FRIDAY

Justyn Terry, Vice-Principal of Wycliffe Hall, will help us think through the tricky question of whether there is Hope for the Church of England.

We will end with our conference sermon on 1 Peter 3:15, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.“

More details of the programme can be found in this downloadable version of the flyer. If you would like printed copies of the flyer to distribute, please contact the Church Society office.

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Resources from previous conferences

Established by John Richardson in 2011, Church Society has hosted this conference since 2014. It is specifically for those who are ‘junior’, that is anyone considering ministry in the Church of England, lay or ordained, through training, curacy and the first few years of incumbency or the equivalent. The conference aims to help anyone in that category be more effective as an Anglican Evangelical, making the most of every opportunity to reach the lost for Jesus, build up the church through his word, and send workers into God’s harvest field. JAEC is usually held in the last week of August.