CEF of Ireland
Easter Conference
29 MAR—01 APR 2024
Portrush Presbyterian Church
Why come to conference?
Whether you’re a CEF volunteer, someone involved or interested in children’s ministry, or someone wanting to hear great Bible teaching, CEF Easter Conference has something for you! We have a great lineup of speakers, who will be teaching from the Bible, reporting on mission work and leading seminars on topics relevant to both children’s ministry and to living the Christian life. If you’re a youth or young adult, there are special ‘Meltdown’ events for you in the evenings.
You’ll also be able to browse the children’s ministry resource shop, The Good Book Company bookstall, meet CEF workers and make new friends over a cup of coffee.
Easter Conference is free, has a very relaxed atmosphere, and you’ll be made very welcome— we look forward to meeting you over the weekend!
Bible Studies
Mission Updates & Reports
CEF Resources Bookstall
Good Book Company Bookstall
Jungle Adventures Kids Club
Junior Teens’ Programme
Meltdown Youth Events
Youth & Young Adults Houseparties
Speakers
We have a great lineup of speakers from near and far who will be pointing us to Christ and His Word through our theme: ‘to the ends of the earth’.
Rev. Jeremiah Cho
has served with Child Evangelism Fellowship since 1988 in various roles in his home country of South Korea and as a missionary to Sri Lanka. In 2014 he became the Regional Director for the Middle East. During his eight years in that role, God blessed the work in the region and many new nations were opened for CEF ministry. His burden continues to be that we reach 100 million children each year with the gospel, which is 5 percent of the children of the world. Jeremiah brings to the CEF presidency his years of experience with the ministry, his love for the CEF family, and his clear passion to reach the lost boys and girls of the world. Jeremiah and Sarah have four grown daughters and one grandson who live in South Korea.
Simon & Hannah Snodgrass
have been married since 2019 and have two children. They moved to Scotland’s Central Belt in June 2021 to serve with CEF of Britain. Simon became a Christian at a camp in Scotland when he was 11, and Scotland was the first place Hannah arrived having felt the call of God to Europe from her home country of the USA. God has given them a heart to see children reached with the gospel right across Scotland. They are involved weekly with Good News Clubs, JYCs and other direct ministries, but their biggest burden is to see local believers and churches catch the vision for their local children.
David Smyth
works for Evangelical Alliance as head of Northern Ireland and coordinates the Public Leader: Northern Ireland course. He is a former solicitor and represents the Evangelical Alliance on a range of government, civic and charitable forums. David is married to Judith and father to three children in primary school. He enjoys being outdoors in creation with his family and dog Tag, reading and political TV shows. He and Judith both enjoyed and benefited hugely from Good News Clubs growing up.
Andrew Elliott
is originally from Antrim, although also spent part of his childhood in Edinburgh. He is married to Rosalia from Brazil and has two daughters, Rebecca and Natalie, who were both born in Spain. Andrew and Rosalia served the Lord in Spain for 22 years; originally with OM and then for 15 years with Irish Baptist Missions. They are currently on a period of extended home leave, although they remain connected with the work in Spain and are praying about returning there in the near future.
Johanna Austin
serves in the Education Department of CEF. She grew up in a Christian home in the Republic of Ireland and came to Christ as a child. She first became involved in CEF as a teenager and attended the Summer Outreach Training Course in Sligo when she was 18. In 2002 God called her into full-time ministry with CEF, leaving her teaching job in a Special Needs School in Wexford. In 2020, God called Johanna into the Education Department of CEF. In this role, she seeks opportunities to serve local churches and believers in the Republic of Ireland through our training courses.
Jayne Gibson
serves as a local CEF worker in Co. Cavan. She is married to Simon and they have three girls, Jessica, Robyn and Bronwyn. They moved to Cavan in 2016 to begin serving the Lord full-time with CEF. As a family, they have been building relationships in their local community, schools and churches.
Seminars
Witnessing when worldviews clash
Sat, 11.40 am
David Smyth
It can no longer be taken for granted that everyone we meet shares the same basic moral principles or basic truths about the world. So how do we even begin to engage in witnessing to those whose understanding of life and the world is completely at odds with what the Bible teaches? In this seminar, David Smyth will help us to understand the cultural changes that have been happening in the West in recent years, and give us guidance on how to be faithful witnesses in an godless culture.
Witnessing across cultural differences
Mon, 11.40 am
Andrew Elliott
What does it mean to be a faithful witness to those who have come here from the ends of the earth? Perhaps we’re unsure how to start a conversation about Christ with our neighbours who have moved here from across the world. Perhaps we are afraid of how work colleagues from other faith backgrounds will respond when we talk about Christ. In this seminar, Andrew Elliott will draw on his years of experience working across cultures and help us use these amazing opportunities God is putting right in front of us.
Witnessing beyond our own inadequacies
Sat, 3.30 pm
Johanna Austin & Jayne Gibson
Do you feel inadequate when it comes to evangelising and discipling children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)? How do you make your teaching relevant? What conversations do you need to have with parents? What resources are available to help? In this seminar, Johanna and Jayne will help us take the first steps in ministering to children with SEND, ensuring that they also have the opportunity to hear about a God who loves and cares for them.
Programme
29 Mar – 01 APR 2024
Fri
Welcome evening
- Portrush Town Hall
Light refreshments are provided.
All welcome.
Sat
Bible Study
- Rev. Jeremiah Cho
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
Followed by tea and coffee.
Sat
Seminar
- David Smyth
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
‘Witnessing when worldviews clash’
Sat
Spotlight on…
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
- Dublin (Stephen & Tanya Hamilton, Ros Patterson)
- Youth Challenge (Colin Hylands)
Sat
Focus on CEF of Ireland
- Closing message by Rev Cho
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
Come and hear how God is working through the ministry of CEF across Ireland.
Sat
Meltdown
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
For teens and twenties.
Sun
Focus on Scotland
- Simon & Hannah Snodgrass, and Rev Cho
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
Come and hear how God is working through the ministry of CEF across Scotland.
Followed by refreshments and an interview with Jeremiah.
Sun
Meltdown Youth Night
- Peter Hutchinson
- Portrush Town Hall
Praise, message and food!
Mon
Bible Study
- Rev. Jeremiah Cho
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
Followed by tea and coffee.
Mon
Seminar
- Andrew Elliott
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
‘Witnessing Across Cultural Differences’
Mon
Seminar
- Johanna Austin & Jayne Gibson
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
‘Witnessing Beyond Our Own Inadequacies’
Mon
Focus on the World
- Rev. Jeremiah Cho
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
Come and hear how God is working through the ministry of CEF right across the globe!
Mon
Meltdown
- Portrush Presbyterian Church
For teens and twenties.
“…and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.“
Acts 1:8 (ESV)