Travel to The Tops Conference Centre
51 Bendena Gardens, Stanwell Tops NSW 2508
4PM | Check-In Opens
4:30pm | Day 1 Workshops
Getting to Know FIEC
Boronia Room
Bruce Bennett & Andrew Heard
Doing Weddings Well
Banksia Room
Dave Sheath & Steve Tran
Thinking Technically About AI
Acacia Room
Steve Driscoll
6PM | Dinner
Dining Hall
7PM | Night Session
Auditorium
State of the Fellowship
Bruce Bennett
The Nature of Church
Karl Deenick
9PM | Finish
7AM | Breakfast
Dining Hall
9AM | Plenary #1
Auditorium
FIEC Pastors Compassion Trip
Marcus Reeves, Ed Springer & Michael Plaege
2 Timothy
Paul Harrington
10:30am | Prayer Groups
Your prayer group is on your ID Card. Find each other and pick a spot to share and pray.
11AM | Morning Tea
Foyer
11:30am | Plenary #2
Auditorium
Evangelism Focus
Interview Tim Goldsmith
“Scary Stuff” Book Review
Interview Sarah Allen
Intentional Ministry Reflection
Kirsty Bucknell
1PM | Lunch
Dining Hall
Ladies lunch in the Waratah Room. Ladies, grab your meal from the Dining Hall first.
2PM | General Meeting
Acacia Room
For member church Representatives
4PM | Afternoon Tea
Foyer
4:30pm | Workshops
Recruiting Pastors/Leaders
Waratah Room
Paul Harrington
Reflective Practice & Resilience In Ministry
Acacia Room
Kirsty Bucknell
Leadership Pipeline
Boronia Room
Dave Moore
Children’s Ministry
Banksia Room
Kirrily Griffiths
Setting Up Your Finances (for <35s)
Crawford Room
Sion Titus & Natalie McHugh
6PM | Dinner
Dining Hall
7PM | Night Session
Auditorium
Church Health & Hygiene
Adam Ch’ng
The Purpose of Church
Karl Deenick
9PM | Finish
7AM | Breakfast
Dining Hall
9AM | Plenary #3
Auditorium
Vocational Bible College
Interview Andrew Beddoe
2 Timothy
Paul Harrington
10:30am | Prayer Groups
11AM | Morning Tea
11:30am | Plenary #4
Auditorium
Evangelism Focus
Evangelising Dark MOFO (Hobart)
Reflections on Church Planting
Paul & Sue Harrington
Preaching Ethics & The Use Of AI
Steve Driscoll
1PM | Lunch
Dining Hall
Ministry Trainees Lunch in the Waratah Room. Grab your lunch from the Dining Hall first.
2PM | Free Time
Enjoy some down time!
4PM | Afternoon Tea
Foyer
4:30pm | Workshops
Pastoring The Mentally Ill
Crawford Room
Sarah Allen
What Does The Bible Teach About AI?
Acacia Room
Steve Driscoll
The Retirement Contingency
Banksia Room
Terry Cave & Ben McHugh
Training For Everyday People
Boronia Room
Andrew Beddoe
Women In The Word
Waratah Room
Nikki Radloff
6PM | Dinner
Dining Hall
7PM | Night Session
Auditorium
FIEC Church Planting
Chris Ekins & Michael Davis
Going The Distance In Christian Ministry
A panel discussion
Karl Deenick, Paul Harrington,
Kirsty Bucknell, Steve Driscoll
9PM | Finish
7AM | Breakfast
Dining Hall
9AM | Plenary #5
Auditorium
Coaching & Professional Supervision
Dave McDonald & Ruth Sheath
2 Timothy
Paul Harrington
10:30am | Prayer Groups
11AM | Morning Tea
Foyer
11:30am | Plenary #6
Auditorium
Growing Our National Footprint
Interview Rory Shiner
New Venue 2026
Interview Bruce Bennett
Chairman’s Address
Andrew Heard
1PM | Lunch
Dining Hall
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