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Helping the bereaved live through grief with comfort and cry with tears full of hope is the purpose of this session. We examine the steps of normal grief, what is going on inside, as well as how to help in each of these steps and some mistakes to avoid. We also consider how the view of mourning as a posthumous expression of love is a balm that mitigates grief, sheds light on the darkness of sorrow, and can help us grow.

Drug abuse floods the world. Opioids are claimed to have lowered the average life expectancy of the white US population, a line of cocaine has become almost as cheap as a beer in Germany, and amphetamines are reported to be a major source of income for some governments. What do people try to compensate for or attain through using drugs? This talk categorises drugs according to the "paradise" they suggest and will contrast these artificial paradises with this life and transcendent paradises.

Very few people spontaneously enter an Evangelical church in today’s world. Indeed, a great many of our contemporaries have no contact with biblical Christianity except with the Christians whom they meet in the course of the week - at their work, in their neighbourhood, or in their leisure activities. How can we prepare our church members to be witnesses in this context?

Most of us don’t have a gift of evangelism. How can we remain faithful in sharing the good news, even through the discouragement of mistakes and perceived failures? This workshop offers encouragement for those struggling in their evangelistic efforts and discusses the blessing of sharing our faith, even when it’s done imperfectly. Drawing from his own mistakes and successes, Jerry Root offers practical and effective ways of sharing the Gospel.

The Psalmist says, 'The righteous will flourish like a palm tree... they will stay fresh and green' (Ps. 92:12-14, NIV). The challenges of life and the demands of ministry can suck the life right out of us. What is the secret to staying 'fresh and green'? In this workshop, we explore how we can partake more fully of the life of Christ and thereby live and serve in His strength and joy.

What is God's purpose for your life? How has He gifted you? How do you know what He has called you to do? These key questions are at the heart of the biblical understanding of faithful living. As we explore them together using the pages of Scripture, we find some surprising (and even shocking) answers. These answers will help us get to the very centre of determining how and where God wants us to serve Him.

As artists, we know the tension of living between vision and reality — the dream that stirs our heart and the pit that tests it. In this session, we explore the creative life through the lens of a biblical dreamer whose imagination was both a gift and a burden. Together, we uncover what it means to stay spiritually alive when circumstances and waiting stretch us thin.