Welcome

Day 2 Programme

Welcome – John Wentz

Alpha’s Mission and Engaging Churches – John Wentz | 15 minutes

Committed to Best Practices – Nicky Gumbel & John Wentz | 20 minutes

Breakout Rooms | 20 minutes

Insight into being a Hub Church with Calum Lindsay & Kiersten Telzerow | 20 minutes

Breakout Rooms | 20 minutes

Prayer Ministry

Nicky Gumbel

Nicky Gumbel is Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB), a Church of England church in central London which holds 12 Sunday services on six sites. He is the pioneer of Alpha, an introduction to the Christian faith run by all the major Christian denominations in 169 countries. He is married to Pippa, and together they write a commentary on the Bible in One Year – www.bibleinoneyear.org Nicky also hosts the podcast ‘Leadership Conversations with Nicky Gumbel’. 

Nicky read law at Trinity College, Cambridge, Theology at Oxford and practised as a barrister from 1977-1983. He joined HTB as a curate in 1986 and became vicar in 2005. He has written many books including ‘Questions of Life’ and ‘The Jesus Lifestyle.’

FATHER SIMON-ST BENEDICT

Father Simon Lobo was ordained a Catholic priest in 2009. He has served in a few parishes in his hometown of Ottawa. He worked for three years as the campus minister at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he witnessed approximately 100 students being evangelized and coming to faith. He joined the team at Saint Benedict Parish, Halifax, in July 2015 as the associate pastor, ministering alongside Father James Mallon. Fr. Simon was appointed pastor of Saint Benedict Parish in 2017. His first book, ‘Divine Renovation Apprentice‘ was published in February 2018. In January 2020, he was elected to serve on the Executive Council for his religious community, the Companions of the Cross. Fr. Simon is being supported by Divine Renovation as he continues to learn about parish renewal and the essential role of leadership.

Twitter: @frsimoncc
Parish Website: www.saintbenedict.ca
DR Website: www.divinerenovation.org
CC Website: www.companionscross.org

Calum Lindsay – Highland Park Presbyterian Church

Calum Lindsay is Pastor for Alpha and Worship at Highland Park Presbyterian Church (HP Pres) in Dallas, TX. His main role is to lead Alpha at HP Pres. and loves creating ways for “friends to invite friends to explore faith.” His role also includes being an Alpha Hub Church Director, encouraging other churches running Alpha. He also supports the Senior Pastor in the areas of prayer and worship.
Calum then studied at Edinburgh University, while there he was invited to Alpha where he came to faith and developed a passion for Jesus and a heart for the local church. He was involved at HTB (Holy Trinity Brompton, London), for eight years, four of which were on staff promoting and leading prayer gatherings. Calum trained for ordination in the Church of England at Ridley Hall, Cambridge then serving at a thriving church plant in West London.
Calum met his wife, Hillary, in London when she was working at HTB. They married in 2015 and moved to Dallas in 2016 along with Roddy their Labrador. Their daughter Flora was born in 2018 making her the only native Texan in the household!

Kiersten Telzerow – National Community Church

Kiersten lives in Washington DC with her husband Matt and has a goldendoodle named Luna. She currently works at National Community Church as a Small Group Director. Prior to this, she went to school for ministry, was a resident at a church in Georgia and then graduated with an M.Div. In addition, Kiersten serves as one of the Alpha Hub Church Directors for the DC metro area. She absolutely loves Alpha and the opportunity it allows for people to enter into a conversation exploring some of the things they may be questioning or curious about. “It’s hard to find a safe space like that, especially in the city, and I believe that Alpha offers that space and plants seeds at the same time.”
Instagram: @kierstentelzerow