CVM has a fantastic scheme where we can offer church leaders a hugely discounted place at our annual conferences – this year Codelife 2010.

This year we’ve seen loads of interest in these places – which is fantastic news! As a result however we are now all sold out!

As well as this our regular places are moving pretty quickly too. So make sure that you reserve your place now, otherwise there might not be any space for you!

CVM e:Quip – June 2010

Steve Legg (CVM Associate Director) interviews Graham Cole (‘Tony Stamp’ from The Bill) at the Christian Resources Exhibition in Esher. Graham has appeared in Sorted Magazine and will be at the CVM Conference – CODELIFE – this year.

With the Codelife2010 conference fast approaching I wanted to tell you about another exciting conference happening just a couple of weekends after.

Hero Conference is quite possibly the only conference aimed at younger guys in the UK. Intentionally aiming for young men between 14-25 with a great line of speakers (including our very own Carl Beech) Hero will be engaging, fun and transforming.

So, grab your mates and head to Northampton for Fri 24th-Sat 25th September this year.

All the info and online booking available from www.heroconference.org and you can follow them on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Some thoughts from Joe on the upcoming conference …

I am unique. No really, I am. Not because I’m a Joe, with an ‘e’, when in fact I’m a Joanne, not a Joseph (sorry to those of you for whom this is a surprise, it’s a source of great amusement in the CVM office when I am called Mr, mate, esq etc!), but because I am the only woman in a country of 32(ish) million women to have the CVM conference in September permanently etched in my diary, and to have the great privilege of actually being there.

I probably spend more time thinking about, planning for and answering questions about it than anyone else…. just one weekend of the year that takes over a year to organise, but the truth is, I love the conference. I do, despite the fact that I’m so tired by Saturday night that I would kill for a few minutes in a comfy chair with a gin and tonic, but in reality, there is nowhere else I would rather be.

It’s not about the worship (which is brilliant), or talks (inspired), or food (mountainous and delicious), but about being in a place with hundreds of guys who believe the same thing. It’s about something bigger than a bunch of men meeting up, it’s about a coherence of vision and purpose. We’re there not just because we follow an all powerful, gracious, faithful, magnificent God, but because we recognise the utter hopelessness of those who don’t know him, and the ongoing crisis that faces a church where men are not a priority.

Well, from the 10-12 September this year, men are the priority. Why not come… hang out with other guys, hear what God wants to say, even bring your mates who don’t believe yet – there’s room for them too. It could change your life!

There’s only 1 week left to save £20 on your booking for Codelife 2010! If you have been waiting until the last moment to save money, well, this is (almost) it.

Don’t miss out on your discount for the CVM Annual Conference – Codelife 2010. Book now!

ps. Even if the lure of saving £20 doesn’t sway you, this might: book before the price goes up and you’re in with the chance of winning 10 copies of our new Scorchio! magazine – 1 for you, and 9 for your mates!

Hot news! You can now book in to CODELIFE 2010 online. For more information about the conference click here, and to book online click here!

Teamwork

The CVM team is small (but perfectly formed!) for most of the year, and then for just one weekend we get to be in a team of 350.  Usually we have just a handful of office and ministry staff, some regional directors and a group of amazing trustees, then when we go to conference we get to add a whole host of other passionate guys to the mix.

This weekend our small team was joined by the most inspiring worship group led by Graham Kendrick (great job guys); a whole gang of AV nerds, sorry, experts (!), who did the most fantastic job of making the meetings run slickly; a mix of visionary speakers in our main sessions and seminars  (what legends!); the amazing Matthew Dietz who informed and entertained us in the Arts Theatre; Gram Seed who spoke with power on Saturday night; the guys running the bookshop and ministry stands; and last (but not least), all the guys who came to the conference and went away fired up – what a TEAM!

What now?

So now we’re back in our homes, offices or schools, and everything is back to normal.  Or is it…..? God spoke this weekend, some guys found Him for the first time, and others heard a specific call for their lives.  Others went away with renewed passion and vision to live the life that God wants – and it would be all too easy to let that fire go out in the next few weeks.  DON’T!!!

Do whatever you have to …. Write down what God said, tell someone else who will remind you when it all seems too hard, listen again to the CD that you were given as you left, start doing it!

Wouldn’t it be brilliant if we could all bring someone to the CVM conference in 2010, who has been saved between now and then through our determination to  Stand Up!

And if you didn’t come this year – book the date for next year now (10-12 September) – it could change your life!

Not only did Mr. Graham Kendrick provide us with great worship this weekend, he’s now gone and put some of the songs online!

Download: Stand Up, I Know He Lives, Forth In His Name, and Love Each Other here.

It’s only one week until the CVM conference! Next Friday some of you guys will be, along with us, making your way to Warwick Uni for a great weekend. For those of who have been before, you know what it’s like. For others (like me), this is your first time and you’re probably wondering exactly what’s going to happen.

Well, the line up looks pretty good. Graham Kendrick and Andy Economides take us through the main sessions. Then there’s your pick of top guys for the seminars. Of course, there’s life outside too with a bunch of cars from Lexus to drive and a sports venue to explore.

Then there’s the food (did someone say ‘banquet’?) and the bar to chill in when the day is done. So you choose – how do you want to spend you weekend?

And for those of you that are hanging on to the last minute to book, yes – there are still some places left! Give us a ring to secure your place and come join us for what promises to be a thoroughly fun, challenging and provoking weekend!