Partnership Meetings
Our Partnership Meetings are our main regular event for church leaders and others in ministry in the South West, and form the heartbeat of our Partnership.
Partnership Meetings take place quarterly in either Bristol or Bath, and involve a mixture of:
- Teaching from invited speakers: considering key aspects of gospel ministry in a local church context, and how we can effectively partner together in those areas.
- Partnership business: discussing the current and prospective work and events of the Gospel Partnership, so that we are shaping together the things we do to me effective and beneficial for our Partners.
- Fellowship and prayer: supporting one other by providing a context for sharing the encouragements and discouragements of ministry and praying together for one another.
Church leaders from Partner churches, and Individual Partners are invited to bring along other members of their leadership or ministry teams, and those considering becoming Partners are welcome to join us for a few meetings to get a feel for what they are like.
Partnership Meetings in 2026
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Passengers to Partners with Graham Beynon (FIEC) 28th January @ Emmanuel Church, Bristol Graham will help us to think through how to cultivate a culture in our churches where members see themselves as partners rather than passengers and servers rather than merely consumers.
Graham is one of FIEC's Associate National Directors, helping churches and their leaders by managing our team of Local Directors and leading our Pastors' Network. He is a visiting lecturer at Oak Hill College, London, and has authored a number of books. |
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The Quiet Revival - how should we respond? with Andrew Ollerton 29th April @ Emmanuel Church, Bristol Dr Andrew Ollerton is a theologian, pastor and popular communicator. He works with Bible Society and has been involved in The Quiet Revival, a survey commissioned by Bible Society and conducted by YouGov. |
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Dealing with Domestic Abuse in Christian Marriages
with Catherine and Richard Haddow
8th July @ St Barts, Bath
Richard Haddow is an Elder at North Bradley Baptist Church and provides a 1-2-1 biblical counselling ministry to men . He is married to Catherine Haddow who is a Chartered Psychologist who provides biblically grounded therapeutic discipleship to struggling believers mostly in the areas of abuse and trauma. Catherine trains others and writes about pastoral care topics.
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tbc with tbc 16th September @ St. Bart's, Bath |
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tbc with tbc 2nd December @ St. Bart's Church, Bath
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