2026/27 Speakers

9th October 2026: Jonathan Lamb

Jonathan is an author and Bible teacher, and the minister-at-large for Keswick Ministries. He was previously Associate General Secretary of the IFES and Director of Langham Preaching. He is often teaching and training on behalf of these agencies in different parts of the world. He is the author of several books, including “Essentially One: striving for the unity God loves”, “Integrity” and “Preaching Matters” (all with IVP). He is married to Margaret and they live in North Shropshire.

13th November 2026: Tim Yearsley

Tim is the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity’s creative disruptor, helping the team innovate as LICC equips Christians to live out their faith in the whole of life, not just on Sundays. He works with leaders at different stages, from young adults stepping into their first organisational roles to senior leaders carrying responsibility for entire organisations. Tim is based in Nottingham, where he enjoys playing in a metal band, stumbling through triathlons, watching art-house films, and being gently informed by his wife that he is insufferably pretentious.

4th December 2026: Deirdre Brower-Latz

Deirdre has been the Principal of Nazarene Theological College (NTC), Manchester since 2012. Ordained in 1996, she pastored in urban communities in the UK. She continues to serve among local congregations in urban environments as a preaching pastor and leadership mentor. Deirdre teaches in the area of practical theology focusing on issues relating to justice, the community, the church and Wesleyan theology. Deirdre holds a PhD from The University of Manchester, an M.A. in Christian Holiness. Most recently she has been involved in a three year research project working on the question: “What does it mean to be a church on the margins?” Deirdre is married to Andrew, loves their large chocolate labrador, and enjoys drystone walling, readings, podcasts, politics hiking and all things outdoors.

8th January 2027: Ian Paul

Ian is the Associate Minister of St Nic's, Nottingham and Managing Editor of Grove Books Ltd, as well as the author of an influential and award-winning blog. He studied Maths before working in Industrial business (in manufacturing and personnel) and then training for ordination at St John's Nottingham. He then completed a PhD on interpreting the metaphorical language in Revelation. Following ten years in parish ministry in Dorset, he returned to Nottingham as Dean of Studies and lecturer in New Testament at St John's. He is now a writer, speaker, editor and academic consultant as well as continuing to minister in local churches.

12th February 2027: Aaron Eime

Aaron is an Australian who has served Church’s Ministry Among Jewish People (CMJ) for 26 years in the land of Israel as the Deacon of Christ Church Jerusalem. Aaron is an accomplished Bible teacher specializing in the Hebraic Roots of the Christian faith. Aaron’s Masters centered on early Jewish and Christian Interpretation of the Bible (how Jews and Christians read and interpreted the Bible between 300BC-300AD when there was no canon of scripture) and he has since taught internationally. He is married to Michelle and they have three children. Aaron became General Director of CMJ UK in 2024.

12th March 2027: Paul Mallard

Paul is married to Edrie and they have four children and ten grandchildren. For the last thirty years Paul and Edrie have had to live with Edrie's serious neurological degenerative disease. This has shaped their ministry and it has proved God's faithfulness. Paul retired from full-time pastoral ministry three years ago and is currently involved in serving the FIEC churches in the West Midlands and chairing the FIEC theological team. Paul loves reading military history and he is a life-time supporter of West Bromwich Albion.

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