Diocese Conference 2019

Jeff leads the Joint Education team for the Dioceses of Winchester and Portsmouth and oversees all of its work with schools, academies and in Further & Higher education. He works alongside and advises the Bishop of Winchester and the Bishop of Portsmouth, and the Diocesan Board of Education in the formation of strategy and all aspects of education policy. Jeff represents the Diocese at regional and national level in any aspect of education. Being able to share the gospel can come in many forms and in this lecture Jeff explores ways of doing so through prayer, and practical caring for parents, governors, staff, students and pupils of schools, sharing truth and offering paths forward to those on your frontline.

Gareth Wallace is the Executive Director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship. The CCF builds relationships between the Christian world and the world of politics. It is a non-denominational Christian fellowship that inspires and equips believers to go into public life, seeking to be ‘Salt & Light’ in the Conservative Party. In this lecture, Gareth explores, through a political lens, how we can seek to improve the culture of our workplace to make it more kingdom-like. How can we ensure that even though some decisions made in the workplace may not be of benefit for all, our workplaces can adopt other patterns of behaviour and initiatives that seek to show a commitment to loving people created in God’s image.

As part of the Fruitfulness on the Frontline series of lectures, Ian Coulter reflects on what it means to model Godly character within the world of business. The aim of Fruitfulness on the Frontline is to develop and resource communities of professionals who connect their discipleship as Christians with the particular markets and industries in which they work. Ian is a beverage industry and strategy expert and has spent over 12 years working in the soft drinks sector. He recently left The Coca-Cola Company where he headed up the New Ventures Unit and led the pan-European launch of ZICO coconut water. Prior to that he spent five years with Coca-Cola Europe acting as chief of staff to the Leadership Team, steering the business through 2 re-organisations. He was also Business Development Director At Coca Cola Enterprises. He spent 5 years as a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group where he focused on Consumer Goods, he has an MBA from INSEAD and an MA from Cambridge.