Restorers of Hope: conference March 12th

The UK faces a homelessness and poverty crisis, made up of many different problems:

Resources: the lack of affordable housing, debt, rising cost of living.
Relationships: abuse, mistrust, family breakdown, loneliness, isolation.
Identity: meaninglessness, low self-esteem, mental ill-health, addictions.

We need a hope strong enough to respond to all three of these challenges.

Hope into Action works with churches to respond to each of these issues: the resource of new housing, new relationships of friendship and community and the chance to find a more positive identity.

Our Annual Conference is for church leaders, community activists, investors, volunteers, housing and social care professionals and anyone who is interested in how the Christian faith changes lives.

Fantastic keynote speakers:

Rev Dr Ash Barker & Anji Barker are truly inspiring Christian community activists who have had an incredible impact in Winson Green in Birmingham through establishing Newbigin House, its community trust and their Seedbeds ministry.

Mike Royal, the General Secretary of Churches Together in England and pentecostal Bishop, who brings such a range of experience from his work of challenging injustice and building unity across the huge diversity of the UK Church.

And the brilliant Andy Flannagan, singer-songwriter and Director of Christians in Politics, will be leading our opening worship and also running two seminars.

Practical seminars

And we have 16 practical seminars on how your church can help people find hope: through recovery from addiction, for people leaving prison and those trapped in negative relationships.

Plus seminars on how worship connects to justice, personal well-being, how to have courageous conversations. I am leading one on how we put grace and truth into action.