Speakers
2025
Keynote Speakers
Jarod Cooper
Friday night keynote
Jarrod Cooper is an author, songwriter, broadcaster & communicator, and is married to Victoria and they have a son, Zachary. They are passionate about helping believers to live powerful lives, cultivate healthy, growing, presence-filled churches and bring the influence of God’s Kingdom to their world.
Ed Drew
Saturday morning keynote
Ed Drew is the Ministry Director of Faith in Kids, which exists to see confident parents and thriving churches raising children together to trust Christ eternally. Ed has over 15 years’ of experience in children and families ministry. Ed is the host of Faith in Kids podcast and has written several books, including Raising Confident Kids and Meals with Jesus.
Aaron Nayagam
Saturday evening keynote
Aaron Nayagam is the head of mission at Fusion Ministries. He is passionate about equipping the local church to reach and raise the next generation to know Jesus. In particular, has the heart to invest in and serve the cross-cultural churches in the UK.
Lisa Lyall
Sunday morning keynote
Lisa Lyall began as Kids Pastor over 30yrs ago in her local church in Fraserburgh and has launched many new initiatives and built an extensive team of leaders. She led AoG children’s ministries for over a decade and continues to speak at conferences, equipping and training workers.
Helen Yousaf
Worship Leader
Helen Yousaf has been a Christian for 27 years and serves the Elim movement in a worship-leader capacity for much of that time. Helen is married to Shakeel and they have 2 daughters; Abigail and Olivia. Helen has released 4 albums, the latest of which, ‘Custodians of Fire’ was recorded with Elim Sound.
Seminar Speakers
Adenike Jimoh
RCCOG
Adrienne Ferguson
Raise Up Faith
Aike Kennett-Brown
Messy Church (BRF)
Alan Charter
Global Children's Forum
Amy Smith
Faith in Kids
Andy Jones
Raise Kids Work
Andy Saunders
Lighthouse Ministries
Ann Casson
Faith in the Nexus & Liverpool Cathedral
Anna Hawken
Parenting for Faith (BRF)
Andy & Cath Kennedy
KKi England (YWAM)
Becky Sedgwick
Parenting for Faith
Bob Goody
Rural Missions
Catherine Kennedy
Kings Kids YWAM
Chris Jackson
Powerpack Ministries
Dave Gidney
Children Worldwide
Domenico Conidi
Scripture Union
Emma Bacon
Children's Leader & Additional needs co-ordinator
Emma Coy
Growing Faith Foundation
Gareth Crispin
For Mission College
Gemma Gillard
Truth be told
Heather Thompson
Powerpack Ministries
Jane Butler
BRF
Jenni Whymark
Scripture Union
Jessica-Ann Jenner
Foundation Stones Resources
Jo Gordon
Daniel's Den & 1277
Joa Hobbis
Raise Up Faith
Joanne Gilchrist
Ruach Resources
Kay Morgan-Gurr
Additional Needs Alliance
Karen Sanders
Children & family worker
Kristin Stevenson
Bible Society
Marianne Fernandez
Optimums
Mark Arnold
Urban Saints
Mark Griffiths
St Padarn's
Melanie Cave
Roots for Churches
Naomi Halse
Prayer Spaces for Schools
Olly & Helen Goldenberg
Children Can
Open the Book team
Bible Society
Paul Nash
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Randall & Mary Hardy
Home Education specialists
Robin Barfield
Oak Hill College
Sarah Cornthwaite
Adventure with Jesus
Sarah Davison
Scripture Union
Sarah Holmes
Liverpool Hope University
Shell Perris
Alive Kids
Shelley Logan
Community & family worker
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