Elim Leaders Summit 2016 speakers announced

The Elim Leaders Summit 2016 will be held in Harrogate this May with a programme made up of celebrations, seminars and the business sessions. As the event draws near, the speakers at the celebrations and seminars have been announced.

The celebrations join everyone together for defining moments of intimate worship, teaching and personal encounters with God. In addition, there are a number of seminars where experienced practitioners will speak on key areas of leadership. These high impact sessions aim to engage and provoke, to inform and inspire. They will be sharing their own experience and helping to put tools in your hands as you work to shape church and engage with community.

Alan Scott - Causeway Coast Vineyard Church

Alan Scott is the founding and lead pastor of the Causeway Coast Vineyard Church. Since its beginning the church has grown through scattered servants who bring life to the city. The church has planted several other churches and is the originator and catalyst for the healing on the streets movement. Alan lives on the North coast of Northern Ireland where he enjoys dating his wife Kathryn, raising his two girls, being with friends and thinking and dreaming of ways to lead the church beyond the building.

John Glass - General Superintendent of the Elim Pentecostal Church

John Glass entered the ministry in 1970 and was elected as General Superintendent of the Elim Pentecostal Church in 1999. He concludes his fourth term of office at this Conference. Prior to this he was Elim's Regional Superintendent in Scotland and led churches across the UK, including four that he pioneered. He travels internationally as a conference speaker and appears regularly on Christian TV and has authored several books. He was appointed as chair of Council of the Evangelical Alliance in 2014. John is married to Marilyn.

Chris Cartwright - General Superintendent Elect

Chris Cartwright began his ministry in the late 1980's at Kensington Temple where he was respectively worship pastor, Director of the IBIOL and associate minister. Chris has also pastored City Temple in Cardiff and in 2010 he became the Regional Leader for Wales and the Southern Region. Chris will commence his new role as Elim’s General Superintendent at the end of the Elim Leaders’ Summit. He is married to Annie and they have three children.

James Glass - Senior Pastor, Glasgow Elim Church

James has been the pastor of Glasgow Elim Church for six years. He is married to Beryl. They have three children - Jonathan, Alice and Niall. Originally from Ireland, James served as assistant then associate pastor in what is now All Nations Christian Centre, the Elim Church in Reading. Prior to moving to Scotland, James led the Elim Church in Crawley for almost twelve years.

James Aladiran - Expect Breakthrough Seminar

James leads Prayer Storm a movement of worship, prayer and fasting crying out to God for a great awakening in our nation. James also worked at the Message Trust coordinating the Prayer Strategy for 7 years. James is married to Rebecca who leads worship at the Prayer Storm gatherings and together they have a son.

Dominic De Souza - Expect Challenges Seminar

Together with his wife Catherine, Dominic leads One Church, a new Elim church in Norwich. Up until mid-2015, Dominic was the senior leader of Letchworth Garden City Church and before that, up to 2009, an assistant pastor and Director of Training at Kensington Temple.

Darren and Jackie Johnson - Expect Opportunity Seminar

Darren and Jacky have been married for 27 years and they have two adult children. They lead King’s Church in Warrington, a church which they along with a small group of others, planted in 2002.

Julia Derbyshire - Leaders' Wives Event

Julia has served alongside her husband, Steve at City Gates for 23 years where she has established an inspirational women’s ministry that oversees different expressions. Some of her favourite things are Pilates and living in London.

Lynda Heron - Leaders' Wives Event

Lynda is married to Jason (Elim Church Northampton) and serves on the National Core Team for Aspire. A gifted and refreshing communicator, Lynda is passionate to influence and encourage all women to realise their God given potential.