CMF National Conference 26-28 April 2002
You will have received a brochure for this, the main graduate event of the CMF year, with this edition of Triple Helix. We look forward to seeing you there. Please book soon.
Overseas Update Course - 24 June - 5 July 2002
This excellent course for all intending to work abroad, or for those abroad wanting to be brought up to date with the latest developments from leaders in the field will be held at Oak Hill College on 24 June - 5 July 2002. Dates for 2003 are 7-18 July. More information is available from peter.armon@cmf.org.uk.
Media Training Days
Following the great success of our five media training days in 2001 we are planning to run six more in the summer/autumn of 2002. Watch this space for dates and venues. A new advanced course is also coming soon.
Saline Solution
This popular course on ‘bringing Christ into the consultation’ was initially developed by members of CMDA, our US sister organisation. Provisional dates for a UK pilot are 18-19 October, to follow on directly from the Birmingham Doctors’ Dilemmas course.
Confident Christianity - Autumn/ Spring 2002-3
The last Confident Christianity Evangelism Training Tour finished in Spring 2000, but we are planning another for the autumn/spring of 2002/2003 with a dozen day conferences all over the UK and Ireland. Watch this space for dates and venues.
Luis Palau Outreach - 13-18 May 2002
The Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, as part of their 150th anniversary year has invited Luis Palau to share his testimony and the gospel at a series of lunches and dinners around the UK in the week of 13-18 May 2002. CMF has been invited to participate in meetings in Southampton, Bristol, Birmingham, Northampton, Nottingham, London, Liverpool and Manchester by providing table chairpersons (responsible to fill a table with 10 guests), follow-up and sponsors. More information is available from LCF, 33 St James Square, Bath BA1 2TT. Tel 01225 789166. Email director@lawcf.org
Communications Training
The communications training programme 2002 has details of courses on various communication skills, such as giving interviews for radio or television, desktop publishing and giving a PowerPoint presentation. The courses come at three levels: introductory, advanced and masterclass. ‘Crisis management’, for example, is an advanced course to help you be properly organised if things go wrong and the media take an interest. The courses are offered by the Church of England’s Communications Unit and the Catholic Communications Centre and details are on their website www.commstraining.cofe.anglican.org or telephone 020 7898 1458/65.
Doctors’ Dilemmas 2002 - 29 April to 3 May
This Burrswood Doctors’ Dilemmas course unfortunately has had to be cancelled this year due to lack of numbers applying. However the Birmingham course will go ahead as planned on 16-18 October.
World Conference on Bioethics II
The second world conference on bioethics is to be held in Gijon (Spain) from 30 September to 4 October, organised by the SIBI (International Society of Bioethics). Further details, including a full programme, are available from II Cogreso Mundial de Bioetica. Email: IICONGRESO@SIBI.ORG
