Dates for Your Diary
A look at what is happening in various organisations
Tuesday 27th January 1.00 – 2.00 pm
Kingdom Business Pioneers
January 2026 Forum: Nathan Hammond, founder of a humanitarian venture in Africa, tells his story
Nathan founded a Kingdom agri-business in Kenya, after selling his IT business in Pennsylvania, USA
Nathan Hammond lives in Pennsylvania and in 2024 started 3 goat businesses in remote bush counties of Kenya, each with clusters of about 10 bush pastors and a target of 1,500 goats per business. His vision is to grow these self-sustaining and self-replicating businesses to 100 locations, helping to lift communities economically, supporting 1,000 bush pastors, and helping to start more churches deeper into the bush.
He grew up as a missionary kid in Europe and is married with 7 kids (3 adopted from Ukraine). He has lived on four continents with his wife and was a German teacher in the US for 20 years. He started two Edtech businesses in the 2010s. One has provided graduate-level courses to over 15k teachers (since its founding) through a local university partnership, and the other business provided software to schools. He sold the software company in 2022 when he had over 3 million users, which allowed him to retire early.
Cost: Free
Venue: Zoom
Details: https://www.kingdombusinesspioneers.com/events
Saturday 7 February 2026, 10:00am-3.30pm
LICC (London Institute for Contemporary Christianity)
ReWork | London
In a normal week, you might spend four hours with other Christians at church. And in that same week, you might spend 40 hours with your colleagues at work.
We know what discipleship looks like in the four hours. But what about the 40?
What does it mean to be as alert to God’s presence at your desk as you are in the pew? How can we live with the habits and practices that sustain our faith through the week? And what does it look like to do the work in front of us with a conviction that our work is worship?
ReWork is a one-day event that takes a deep dive into those questions. If you’re a Christian in your first decade of working life, the day will help you connect your discipleship to what you do, and see how you can thrive in your job as God intended – making a difference with him through it all.
Cost: Minimum £1, Suggested £5
Venue: Christ Church London, 1-3 Coborn Street, E3 2AB3
Details: https://licc.org.uk/events/rework-london/
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd February 2026
CHRISM (CHRistians In Secular Ministry)
CHRISM Reflective Weekend
Join us for a relaxing weekend with times for reflection, silence and companionship, plus the opportunity to explore the area, or have some free time to walk, talk, snooze, reflect, read, pray. Whalley Abbey Retreat House is set in the stunning grounds and ruins of a 14th Century Cistercian Abbey. It is on the banks of the River Calder in the beautiful countryside of the Ribble Valley, but with easy access to motorway and rail networks.
Cost: £260 (members and spouses); £280 (non-members)
Venue: Whalley Abbey Retreat House, The Sands, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 9SS.
Details: http://chrism.org.uk/
Friday 27th March, 9.30 am to 4.00 pm
Transformational Enterprise Network
“From Handouts to Handshakes” 2026
The programme includes a keynote; case studies from the UK, Africa and Asia; resources, opportunities for networking and a menu of next steps. The hot topic panels and small group discussions will cover: using AI; creating a redemptive enterprise; minimising power imbalances; and moving from micro business to SME.
Speakers include Lord Michael Hastings; Peter Heslam, Faith in Business; Samuel Williams, Resilient Futures Fund; Alex Lloyd Davies, Just Earth; Karen Davies, Purple Shoots; Simon Levell, MiKashboks; Matt Parfitt, Grace Enterprises; Stephen Hunt, Carsis Consulting; Jerry Marshall, Transcend / TEN.
Cost: £99 (members); £109 (non-members)
Venue: 10 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ.
Details: https://www.tencommunity.net/events/
24-25 April 2026
Faith in Business
2026 Cambridge Leadership Retreat
An inspiring and relational retreat, incorporating the best of God on Monday, FiBQuarterly, FiBMonthly, as well as our website and FiBPrayer.
Venue: Westminster College, Cambridge
Details: www.faithinbusiness.org