CMF Autumn Conferences
The autumn conference season is now well underway and you should have already received publicity for conferences in your region. Weekend regional conferences include Northern (17-19 October), South East (7-9 November), and Scottish (21-23 November) and there will be Day Conferences in Sheffield (23 October) and Oxford (8 November).
Media Training Days
CMF's training in radio and television interview techniques has enabled well over 100 Christian doctors to approach media interviews with confidence. Further one-day training courses will take place this autumn:
Bristol Fri 17 October
Cardiff Sat 18 October
Local members are being mailed, but if you are out of area and would still like to come please contact Judy Wilson at the CMF Office. Early booking is appreciated. A new advanced media course focusing on 'end of life issues' is being planned for 5-6 December.
Saline Solution
This innovative course in integrating faith and practice was developed by our US sister organisation CMDA. Two pilot conferences for CMF members will be held this autumn leading up to a road show tour of many more venues in Summer 2004:
Birmingham Wed 8 October
Sheffield Thu 23 October
Getting God to Work
is the theme of the annual men's conference of 'Christian Viewpoint for Men'. Issues of faith and the workplace are explored in talks and seminars with the aim of 'equipping the saints to be godly at work'. 7-9 November 2003, Britannia Royal Court Hotel, Coventry. Details at www.CVMen.org.uk or by email: conference@CVMen.org.uk
Ministry of Healing
Francis and Judith MacNutt will be speaking on spiritual healing through prayer at this year's Church of Scotland conference. 17-19 November, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. Details from Maggie Chalmers. Tel: 0131 657 2000. email: mchalmers@charis.org.uk
CBPP Conference: Cloning and the Biotech Future
This highly topical conference will be chaired by Prof John Wyatt, chair of the CMF Study Group, and features an international line-up of controversial speakers including Nigel Cameron (Chairman of CBPP), Baroness Warnock, Lord Alton, Calum MacKellar (Scottish Council of Bioethics) and Brigitte Boisellier (Director of Clonaid). Monday 24 November. Royal Society of Medicine, Wimpole Street, London W1. Registration fee: £95. Friends: £70.00. Students: £40.00. Information from: Fiona Gregson, CBPP, 51 Romney Street, London SW1P 3RF. Tel: 020 7233 0455 or: CBPP
National Day of Prayer about Abortion
Monday 27 October 2003 is the anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act. This day of prayer is organised by the pro-life group Image and a free prayer pack is available to help individuals or groups to pray. Tel: 0161 273 8090 Website: www.imagenet.org.uk
