Next Phase Conference

Next Phase is a conference for anyone 50ish and over. This is a broad group of people who will go through many ‘next phases’ (kids growing up and leaving home, grandkids arriving, work changes, ageing etc) and we want to encourage you to keep going strong in your faith as some of the other things in life change. In 2026, Sam McGeown opened the book of Ruth with us and helped us to better understand God’s redeeming love. Steve McAlpine showed us the ways that our culture is changing and how we can better engage with those around us.

At Next Phase you can expect:

- High quality bible teaching
- Seminars that help us live out our faith
- Great fellowship
- Encouraging testimonies

Recordings

2026

In 2026 there were 8 talks. Sam McGeown took us through the book of Ruth and showed us God’s redeeming love for his people. Steve McAlpine gave us a bird’s eye view of the changes in our culture and it’s increasingly polarised nature. He also helped us to think through how Christians are to understand and react to these changes.

Audio recordings can be found here.

Videos are available in this YouTube Playlist.

Talk outlines for talks on Ruth.

2025

Video recordings of the talks from Mike Raiter and Dave Jensen are available on this YouTube playlist. Or by going to YouTube and searching ‘Next Phase Conference 2025’.

2024

The video recordings from the 2024 conference can be found on this YouTube playlist.

Recordings include:

Trouble and Triumph – Simon Manchester talk 1
Problems and Power – Simon Manchester talk 2
Sex, Gender and Identity – Patricia Weerakoon workshop 1
Nurturing the Cybergeneration – Patricia Weerakoon workshop 2
The two short promotional videos for the 2024 conference

2023

The video recordings from the 2023 Next Phase Conference have been uploaded to this YouTube playlist.

Recordings include David Cook’s talks 1, 2 and 4 (no. 3 wasn’t recorded); Ageing with Grace seminar; Loving Your Church workshop; and Do Christians Retire short video.