The EMERGING EVANGELISTS' INSTITUTE UK
in partnership with The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
The EMERGING EVANGELISTS' INSTITUTE UK
in partnership with The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
The next training session will be held from
21-23 March 2025 (lunch to lunch)
Cost - £175
"It is very hard for me to overstate how much of an impact the EEI has had on my life" |
"Not what I expected! God spoke into my calling very clearly" (Andrew) "EEI is like an oasis. I am leaving refreshed and reinvigorated" (Lorna) |
"The EEI has been an amazing time for me. It has helped me to understand the call of the evangelist. I warmly recommend EEI" |
EEI UK Training October 2024
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In October 2024, thanks to God, we were able to enjoy a truly uplifting gathering. Not only did we connect with evangelists from different parts of the United Kingdom, sharing various stories and testimonies of how God is moving in different areas of the country, but we also had the special pleasure of having Michael Phillips (Christian Legal Centre) with us. Through him, we deepened our understanding of the context surrounding us, our difficulties, challenges, and obstacles in the present time. We learned more about the ministry 'Christian Concern' and the great work they are doing, that being passionate about Jesus, they struggle to bring love, justice, truth, freedom and the hope of the Gospel to the society in which we live. In addition to this, we had the visit of Beth Peltola, a speaker and author of several books, and founder of the 'One Truth Project,' a Christian network that offers support and resources to the church in reaching out to the Muslim community. Through her, we learned much more about the Muslim world, and explored ways to share the Gospel within their culture. It was truly encouraging. We were also able to go out into the streets of Northampton to share the Gospel with people who don’t know Him yet, witnessing that afternoon testimonies from people who took a step closer to Jesus. It was exciting and fruitful, with many Gospel conversations and two people professing faith in Christ. |
EEI UK Training March 2024 |
We had a brilliant time as we gathered in March for our latest training module; ’The Call of the Evangelist’. We covered several key aspects of this significant theme and were particularly blessed by our keynote speaker, Jill Garrett, who helped us understand how we are wired as evangelists and the implications this has for ministry. Also having time together sharing the Gospel on the streets of Northampton, it was inspiring to see the gift of the evangelist being exercised, and hugely encouraging to see countless Gospel conversations on the high street. The weekend saw six of our number graduate. How encouraging to see this group of young evangelists eager to press on with this precious call to proclaim the Gospel and equip others to do likewise. We look forward hearing testimony in due course as to how the Lord is working through their lives and ministry. |
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EEI UK Training October 2023
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In October, we were back in Northampton with young evangelists (and those young in their call) for our module, "The Evangelist and the Church.' Highlights included gleaning from our guest speakers: Peter Kennelly (OAC Ministries) and Glenn Johnston (who served for many years on the EEI leadership team); praying for one another and for the UK Church; and sharing the Gospel on the streets of Northampton on Saturday afternoon. As Peter reminded us in one of his sessions, "To love the Bridegroom is to love His Bride." May we, as evangelists, love and serve the Body of Christ, both locally and in a wider sense!
"I come away from this weekend feeling sharpened and spurred on.” |
EEI UK Training March 2023
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With guest speaker Mitch, from Crown Jesus Ministries, bringing some excellent teaching, this most recent module saw us tackle the subject; ‘The Evangelist and Communication’. With some new participants joining, we took time to look at forming and delivering an evangelistic talk, which included each participant preaching for 5 minutes, then braced for friendly critique! The goal is to sharpen each other as we pursue this precious call to proclaim Jesus. It was an encouraging weekend!
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"It was a great weekend I left inspired, challenged and encouraged.” |
EEI UK Training September 2022
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What a great weekend we had in September as our evangelists in training tackled the module; ’The Evangelist and Context’. Here we spent time working through the ‘how to’ of proclaiming the Gospel into our culture and how we help the church do likewise. We had some superb input from guest speakers Andrea Williams, Helder Favarin, and Martin Povey, which stirred and challenged all present. It was also very encouraging to take to the streets of Northampton - an hour or so to exercise our gifting together. We were thankful to God for many Gospel conversations.
Our next module will take place from the 17th to 19th of March 2023. |
"(Through EEI) I started seeing the urgency (of sharing the Gospel) again… Who is going to tell them (the lost) if not us?”
- Miriam (September 2022 participant)
EEI UK Training March 2022
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March 2022 saw the EEI 'cycle' reset once more as we returned to the first module of the course, 'The Call of the Evangelist.' We were thankful for the input from our guest speakers Mark Greenwood (Elim) and Jill Garrett (Tentpeg Consulting). Mark shared about the importance of remaining sharp as an evangelist, about response, and the call to proclaim the Gospel. Jill explored with us how we are 'wired' as evangelists and the unique qualities God has gifted us each with, using Gallup's "StrengthsFinder" analysis. We also went out on the streets on Saturday afternoon again and were delighted to partner with New Covenant Church in Northampton as the Gospel was preached in the town centre.
Our next module in September will be "The Evangelist and Context." |
"Refreshing, challenging, stimulating and encouraging. Thank you for the teaching, opportunity to witness and for the times of fellowship. A great blessing!" |
EEI UK Training September 2021
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In September 2021, a group of evangelists gathered in-person at King's Park Conference Centre in Northampton for the fourth module of EEI, 'The Evangelist and the Church.' We were delighted to be joined by guest speakers Liz Hilton (Generations Church, graduate of EEI) and Peter Kennelly (former National Director of OAC Ministries), both of whom spoke to the place and role of evangelists in the local church and the importance of equipping the saints for evangelism. On Saturday afternoon, as a group, we headed on to the streets of Northampton to share the Gospel with those walking past. For some of the participants this was a new experience. We were encouraged as we heard from, learned from, and prayed for one another.
We look forward to our next EEI weekend in March 2022 where the theme of the module will be 'The Call of the Evangelist.' |
"It has been a blessed weekend. I've been inspired, empowered and enlightened." |
EEI UK training March 2021Whilst we would have dearly loved for this training weekend to be held in-person, we found that Zoom was not a barrier to the Holy Spirit! With excellent input from guest speakers Mark Ritchie and Todd Alexander, we had a terrific weekend together and I am sure most, if not all, can testify to being impacted as the Lord spoke to our hearts. Our theme was ‘The Evangelist and Communication’ and we certainly came away freshly inspired and further equipped to “Preach the word”!
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EEI UK training October 2019There is a need more than ever for clear proclamation of the Gospel in our land. EEI seeks to be laser focused on equipping emerging proclamation evangelists for the task before us today. The theme for our October module was ‘The Evangelist and Culture’ and we were grateful to our keynote speakers Andrea Williams and Helder Favarin for their insightful and inspiring teaching. The evangelists in training have a desire to engage our lost world as effectively as possible and equip the saints to do likewise. The teaching this weekend certainly aided this quest. Please pray for the EEI as we press ahead with the vision of seeing an evangelist in every local church.
“This has been an amazing weekend, challenging, inspiring, changes my heart” |
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EEI UK training March 2019With several new faces and one young evangelist graduating, we had a great weekend in Northampton. This was aided very much by some excellent teaching input from Jill Garrett and also Roger Carswell. We were encouraged, equipped and challenged! We were particularly sharpened in our understanding of the call of the evangelist, what this means as we seek to reach the lost, as we relate to co-workers, and also in our day-to-day personal witness. Please pray for these evangelists in training, that they would fulfil the purposes God has for their lives.
“Very encouraging to be around other evangelists, to pray together and receive some excellent teaching.” |
“It was a great experience, specific and dynamic.” |
EEI UK training September 2018
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The EEI team converged on the city of Blackpool for this instalment and focused on ‘The Evangelist and the Church’. This gathering was held alongside the Lancashire Festival of Hope which offered some fantastic applied learning for participants as they came alongside local churches. They helped promote the event around the city each afternoon, counselled those making decisions for Jesus at the event each evening, and went behind the scenes with the BGEA team to see a good portion of what goes on before and after the event in order to get people connected and discipled in local churches. In addition to all of this, we also took in some great teaching and insights from guest speaker Rick Oldland of The Well Community Church, as well as from Martin, Glenn and Gareth from the leadership team, and outgoing graduate Tim. Lastly, we celebrated the graduation of not only Tim, but also Ricky, Pam, Lorna, Jimmy and Jason. Please pray for each of them as they continue to boldly share the love of Jesus as they go!
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EEI UK training March 2018
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With three more evangelists graduating, and a few more joining EEI for the first time, we had a great weekend in Northampton exploring the theme 'The Evangelist and Communication'. It was brilliant having Mark Ritchie (73rd Trust) with us for a whole day, leading us through the ins and outs of the evangelistic message preparation and delivery. The weekend also gave opportunity for every participant to preach for 5 minutes and then receive constructive evaluation of their gospel preaching. Never easy in front of your peers! Please pray for these evangelists as they grow in their call, and particularly for Ann, Robbie and Raymond who graduated EEI this time around.
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"EEI is like an oasis. I am leaving refreshed and reinvigorated" "I want to thank [EEI] for the amazing work... in coming alongside and encouraging us as evangelists" |
EEI UK training September 2017This was arguably one of our best EEI training modules to date. With some exceptional speakers and an increased participation, we had a challenging weekend looking at our present culture and how, as evangelists, we engage such with the life transforming message of the gospel. With participants from England, Northern Ireland and Scotland, it truly was a rich occasion of seeking God together and each one left with a renewed determination to fulfil the call upon their life.
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"I go home with a real burning in my heart to stand firm for the gospel" "The weekend has been incredible. I have found the standard of teaching to be world class" |
EEI UK training March/April 2017Back in Northampton, the module 'The Call of the Evangelist' took place this spring. With several new participants joining, and two graduating (after now completing all four modules), we had a fantastic time exploring this topic. We were particularly blessed to have Jill Garrett, and then Mark Greenwood, helping us unpack this foundational teaching. Please pray for the evangelists in training, and particularly Samuel and Martin who graduated this time.
"[The training] was like God pouring oil over me from the moment I walked in" |
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EEI UK training October 2016For the most recent EEI training residential, we had the brilliant opportunity to base ourselves in Peterhead, Scotland. There we partnered local churches and the BGEA in the 'Celebration of Hope'. This was a 5-day evangelistic mission seeking to impact Peterhead and surrounding towns in Jesus' Name. Will Graham preached the gospel each night calling precious souls to surrender all to Jesus.
The EEI evangelists (a team of 18) spent these days receiving teaching, out and about on the streets seeking to share Christ, and serving at the evening preaching events. It truly was an inspiring occasion, perhaps best summed up with news that one month later we heard that 23 people were baptised on one Sunday alone as a direct result of the mission. Praise God! |
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"We are VERY sorry to be leaving Scotland and Team EEI. What a fantastic week in so many ways"
- Rachel, who graduated on this residential.
EEI UK training April 2016
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We had a great weekend of EEI training in mid April. The theme was 'The evangelist and communication' and we enjoyed grappling with this critical aspect of the evangelist's call. Guest speaker Mark Ritchie really helped sharpen our understanding of communicating the Gospel and several participants testified to having changed thinking as a result.
We were also delighted, and blessed, to have input from Helder Favarin. Helder is the leader of Red Timoteo in Spain, and a former EEI UK graduate. His insight was refreshing and challenging. All left the weekend with renewed energy and expectation of God! I was challenged, blessed, and had lots of laughs and was deeply moved. |
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EEI guest speakers
Mark Ritchie is a talented communicator of the Gospel, who has travelled all over the world communicating about the cross. He mixes effortlessly funny storytelling with a passion that has impacted tens of thousands in a powerful way.
The main vehicle for this is his one-man shows. Through stories collected from all over the world he makes people laugh and think! He also has the privilege of speaking to churches across the country drawing from his own personal walk with God. His attitude that God desperately wants to connect with us comes through in whatever context he finds himself speaking in. People describe Mark as refreshing, humorous, passionate, relevant, creative, and dynamic. For more information on 73rd Trust the ministry base for Mark Ritchie visit www.73rdtrust.com |
Hélder Favarin is an evangelist, missionary and pastor. He’s the director of 180º Global (180global.org) and of Festival 180º (festival180.com), which he co-founded with his wife Ana. He is also the founding pastor of the church "Capítulo 29" in Granada (c29.es), a prominent university city in southern Spain. He is a founding leader and coordinator of RedTimoteo (RedTimoteo.org), a program for young evangelists in Spain. Hélder is a board member of Mission-Net (Mission-Net.org), a European-wide youth movement and congress commissioned by the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) the European Evangelical Missionary Association (EEMA).
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Greg Haslam is Minister of Westminster Chapel in London. He travels widely as a Bible teacher, conference speaker and writer. He has a real heart to bring Word and Spirit together through a biblical theology that is on fire. He desires to see the widespread emergence of healthy churches that can become a credible voice to our declining culture. This requires an informed and vigorous depth to their faith, and a dazzlingly different life-style in marriage, home, work and Christian community. He is married to Ruth and they have three grown-up sons and five granddaughters and two grandsons.
He is the author of many articles and books. The latest include ‘Preach the Word!’ (Sovereign World), ‘A Radical Encounter with God’ (New Wine Press) ‘Moving in the Prophetic’ (Monarch Books), ‘The Man Who Wrestled With God’ (New Wine Press) and ‘The Jonah Complex’ (River Publishing). He has also contributed to ‘Should Christians Embrace Evolution?’ (IVP), and ‘101 Great Ideas for Growing Healthy Churches’ (Canterbury Press). |
Gary Gibbs is the National Director of Evangelism for the Elim Pentecostal Churches. A gifted and inspirational communicator, Gary has been in evangelistic ministry for more than three decades. As well as preaching nationally and internationally, he has also been a church planter and was for many years a leader in a significant church in the city of Derby. Much of his time these days is taken up with communicating the Good News of Jesus Christ as well as training, equipping and mentoring others.
Gary has been married to Sally for as long as he has been in ministry and is also a proud father and granddad! "This week was an exceptional week for prayer and the word" (Arunas) |
Jill Garrett is Assistant CEO at LT Consulting and is recognized internationally as an authority on leadership development, leading change and the effective use of strengths.
Her extensive coaching and Executive consulting has helped to bring clarity of direction, renewed engagement and improved organisational performance in a commercial, governmental, charitable and church based organisations.
She has had considerable experience in training experienced coaches to use assessment tools. Her passion is to enable others to recognise and realise more of their potential and so contribute to improving the lives of others. Jill is an active member of her local church and her work with the Church includes projects with Care, World Vision, Liveability, Youth for Christ, Diocese of London, Diocese of Coventry, Diocese of Bristol, Open Doors International, YWAM, Tearfund, Regent’s Theological College and Soul Survivor. |
Mark Greenwood has been in full time itinerant evangelism since 1988. During this time he has also served part-time on the
ministry team of two churches helping them create an evangelism pattern and culture. Mark travels around the UK speaking evangelistically as well as equipping local churches and Christians in effective evangelism. He heads up the evangelism in his own church implementing locally what he helps churches across all denominations nationally.
He is known as an Evangelist who presents the gospel in a humorous and engaging way. He inspires and equips Christians to feel they can share their faith and not simply that they must share their faith. He is passionate about the local church and wants to do all he can to help them to become all they can. “Mark is one of the most real, refreshing and relevant communicators of the Good News of Jesus Christ today.” (Rev. Canon J.John, International Evangelist and author) |
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