HERO - Young Men's Conference

Speakers

Carl Beech

Carl BeechCarl Beech, a Baptist Minister, became a follower of Jesus at the age of 18. Having had a burning ambition to join the armed forces, he distinctly heard God call him to fight a different sort of battle. After studying a degree in engineering he worked variously as a financial consultant, church planter, youth worker, and senior pastor of a large multi-congregational church. He now heads up CVM, a national movement focused on introducing men to Jesus and equipping the church for the task.

A regular conference speaker around the UK, Carl is known for his clear sighted, passionate and direct approach. He is currently involved in pioneering some groundbreaking evangelistic projects involving media and the web. He is the author of several books and a member of the Evangelical Alliance Council.

He has been married to Karen for 15 years and they have two daughters, a dog, a cat and apparently a hamster!

Carl enjoys sporting challenges and has cycled from Lands End to John o’ Groats, Calais to Nice and this year has cycled the length of Italy - all in under 9 days.

Dave Niblock

Dave NiblockDave Niblock is the Youth Pastor at the Abundant Life Church. He has a great enthusiasm and passion to see a generation connect with their creator and impact their world. His commitment is to the building of the local Church and believes the Church is the hope of the world. Married to Abs, together they pastor also the Abundant Life Church Leeds.

Andy Frost

Andy FrostAndy is the Director of SJI, an author, a church planter and popular speaker. He is passionate about reconnecting Church with culture and loves pioneering new projects. Andy is currently doing his MA in Applied Theology and has been trained by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He is married to Jo and loves to surf!

Brad Hawkes

Brad HawkesBrad is originally from Australia and is he UK director of an amazing organisation called New Generation. He’s passionate about seeing young people saved through their peers. We enjoyed his message and the work of his team so much in 2009 that we invited them all back for 2010. He’s also pretty nifty with a skateboard!