Welcome to the Argyll Convention - Christian conferences

Annual gatherings in the beautiful tourist town of Oban, on Scotland's west coast.
Part of the Keswick Fellowship
Annual gatherings in the beautiful tourist town of Oban, on Scotland's west coast.
Part of the Keswick Fellowship
Hear Christ speaking
Learn Christ's teaching
Practise Christ's living
2023 will be the 10th anniversary of the Argyll Convention. We give thanks to God for his kindness, his presence, and his people.
The theme will be: THE RISEN CHRIST
Tim Chester was speaker at the first convention in 2013. He is here again in 2023 and will be joined by Andy Bannister
1st to 3rd August.
Corran Halls, Oban
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9.15 - 9.45 Prayer
10.00 - 12.30 'Christ is Risen to Give Us Life' - Tim Chester
1.00 - 2.00 'Meeting Christ Round His Table'. Tim Chester
7.30 - 9.00 'Sharing the Good News in a Culture of Confusion'. Andy Bannister
9.15 - 9.45 Prayer
10.00 - 12.30 'Christ is Risen to End Our Fear - Tim Chester
1.00 - 2.00 'How to Share Your Faith Without Looking Like an Idiot'. Andy Bannister
7.30 - 9.00 Given All the Options, Why Jesus? Andy Bannister
9.15 - 9.45 Prayer
10.00 - 12.30 Christ is Risen to Receive Our Worship - Tim Chester
1.00 - 2.00 'What Would Jesus Say to Greta Thunberg?' Andy Bannister
7.30 - 9.00 The Master Question Asker: Learning from Jesus' Approach to Evangelism'. Andy Bannister
Tim is a senior faculty member at Crosslands Training. He has 25 years experience in pastoral ministry and is the author of over 40 books. He is married with two grown-up daughters, and lives in rural Derbyshire where he is part of a church plant.
Andy Bannister is best known as Director of SOLAS, and as a writer and an apologist for Christianity. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies and is an Adjunct Lecturer at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. He is married with two children and has a passion for the outdoors.
2nd to 4th June
Park Hotel, Kilmarnock
Main Speaker - Paul Mallard
'LIFE' - 9th to 11th June
Badaguish, Cairngorms
A fulsome celebration of life that’s been given in creation; found in the image of God in humankind; and seen around us and that shouts of His glory.
John 1.4 “In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
Formerly 'Keswick in Buckie'
5th to 11th August
Main spekers are Roger Carswell and Colin Dow
25th to 27th August
When the prophet Habakkuk was alive matters were similar to what is happening today. It was a time of spiritual and international crisis. He was puzzled - why was God not doing something about the apostacy of his people, their injustice and their cruelty?
God answered: 'I am doing something about it.' But it was not the answer the prophet wanted to hear.
God said he was raising up a cruel nation who would teach them a sobering lesson.
To Habakkuk, that was even worse! The Empire of Babylon was notorious - so why let them do it?
But good would result, and Habakkuk realised he had to live by faith in his faithful God.
Does it sound familiar?
That was the subject of the 2021 Convention. To see how Jonathan Lamb and John Risbridger presented it click the link below - it leads to the YouTube channel.
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The main event is an annual 3-day conference in early August. It is funded by donations, so there is no charge for taking part. You can come to as many or as few meetings as you wish.
People come from many parts of the country as well as the local area.
The day begins with a time of prayer, followed by a break.
The morning and evening meetings major on explaining a passage of the Bible and applying it to our lives. In the afternoons various Christian organisations tell about their work - from helping the persecuted, through Bible translation, to caring for families.
The mix of activities includes stalls, book reviews, and the opportunity to explore ideas with the speakers, and mingle with everyone taking part.
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