A Christian Book Festival organised jointly by the Edgehill Christian Writers’ Group and Inklinks AWC, a Northern Ireland group linked to the Association of Christian Writers, will take place in Moira Baptist Church on Saturday, 4th November 2023 from 10:30am-3pm.
Not only will you meet and chat to local authors, but visitors can also look forward to hearing from two inspiring speakers.
Devotional writer, Catherine Campbell has spoken at Ladies’ events, including day conferences, breakfasts and weekend conferences in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Austria, Germany, Turkey, Thailand, and Australia. Having cared for two profoundly disabled daughters for a period of almost twenty years, Catherine is often asked to speak on life’s tough stuff through testimony, bible ministry and seminars.
Her family situation was the catalyst for her writing and in 2008 she took the giant leap from writing articles to having her first book published. Since then, a further eight titles have followed – latterly the 365 devotional, Journey with Me (winner of CRT Book of the Year 2019), and God Isn’t Finished With You Yet, 2022. October 2023 will see the addition of another 365 devotional, Consider Him. Catherine will be speaking on her writing journey at the event.
Stephen Dundas has worked in retail since the age of 13 and started as The Faith Mission Bookshop Manager in Bangor in 2009. In 2019 Stephen was appointed to his current role of Regional Manager in Northern Ireland. Stephen is a family man and is married to Maureen.
His ministry involves the Pastoral care of all bookshop staff, promoting and raising the profile of the bookshop ministry through events and connecting with local church leaders and communities. He is also involved in developing and training staff in all aspects of retail and customer service, whilst also recognizing that the bookshops are a ministry, reaching out to people with many needs.
Amongst the many local authors involved in the event are Gloria Kearney, Wycliffe bible translator, Dr Philip Saunders, teacher Shelley Spiers – a regular on Premier Christian radio – and poet, Pamela Ferguson.
The Rev Jim Rea will be bringing copies of ‘Memorable Moments’, the latest book in his bestselling series, while Joe Boyd, the Lead Writer with www.thechurchpage.com will share a stall with fellow author, Jayne Dunlop.
Come along and hear the speakers or bring a packed lunch and spend the day meeting writers and grabbing a few early Christmas gifts.
For further information on this event, telephone Lynda: 07967 973056, Heather: 07834 543888 or Jack: 07720 293941.
