On 5 November, Cornerstone Church, Nottingham, played host to the very first Midlands Men’s Convention.
Close to 400 men gathered to think through ‘All In: Living the Whole of Life for Christ’, particularly to consider the transforming power of the gospel in three areas: at home, at work and at church.
Living ‘all in’
The theme was introduced by Marcus Nodder (St Peter’s Barge, London). He emphasised how, because of Christ’s total commitment, God accepts us and enables us to live ‘all in’. Jonty Allcock (The Globe Church, London) explored the call in Ephesians 3 for people to be partners, not passengers, in God’s perfect plan for the church. Neil Powell (City Church Birmingham) persuaded the Convention not to see home as a place to switch off, but rather a place to invest in.
Along with afternoon seminars there were opportunities to hear personal stories of men’s lives transformed by the gospel. The day finished with Marcus showing how the gospel enables people to put their hearts into boring work, when doing it for the Lord.
Dami Tanimowo, part of a 30- strong contingent from City Church Birmingham, reviewed the day as: ‘Faithful Bible-teaching, sharply applied; an excellent investment of a Saturday’. It seems that for many who came, the Fifth of November was indeed a day to ‘remember, remember’.
