Faith sharing and church connections explored at Bucks hub 

The sixth gathering of the Buckinghamshire small church hub saw attendees look at questions relating to how people come to church and how the hub churches can support each other, writes Hilary Taylor

 


The hub was held at Great Missenden Baptist Church on 8 February. This hub rotates the venues between the churches so each can host. 

Twenty-five people came and enjoyed fellowship over tea and cake before worshipping together. We practised listening to God and prophesying over each other before dividing into groups for discussion. 

We were looking at four questions about how people come to church, what opportunities are there to explore faith, which activities are in the church building and which are in the community. 

We looked at why Christians find it hard to share their faith and how this may be overcome. We finally looked at how new people are welcomed, both on their first and subsequent visits.  

Before praying for each of the 11 churches in this hub, we looked at how the churches may connect between events:

• Leaders have a WhatsApp group so prayer or practical requests can be shared. Leaders pray together regularly – bring cohesion to the hub. Swap pulpits 
• People with same gifting from churches meet to encourage each other eg Prophets, evangelists 
• Share expertise – help with governance, worship leading, preaching, how to run a Renew Wellbeing etc. 
• Socials – quiz night / meal 
• Collective buying eg gospels, try praying booklets etc, better value in bulk. A trade card called Christian Supply Chain Buying Group https://www.cscbg.org.uk/ good value from major suppliers. B&Q, Go Pak, Screw Fix

At every hub meeting, the feedback form asks what each church needs and what each church can offer. All receive the feedback, so the churches know who is offering what.

If you are interested in hosting or joining a hub in your area, email Hilary Taylor