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Welcome to the Small Churches area of the website!


In our Union of around 2000 churches, approximately 1000 have under 40 people.  These are the stats, and numbers can dominate our thinking if we are not careful.  But it’s not about numbers - it’s about churches being healthy and effective!  Our job, the Great Commission in Matthew 28, is to go and make disciples, baptise them and teach them to make disciples.  This has no size limit!

People in the UK are moving all the time and all churches are affected by this.  The question is not ‘How many people are in church on Sundays?’ but ‘When was the last time someone came to faith?  When was the last baptism?’  That is a measure of health, no matter what size the church is.  People are coming to faith in small churches.

We want small churches to keep reaching people for Jesus.  To be dynamic and healthy now, not wait until they are bigger.  It’s about using our time, energy and resources to be more effective now.  Church growth is about getting better not just getting bigger.

Hilary Taylor is the Small Church Enabler for the LBA and heads up the ‘Small Church Connexion’.  The purpose of the Connexion is to provide a unique and supportive network within the LBA for churches with 40 people or less.  The team has a heart and a passion for the health, well-being and growth of the smaller churches across London.  The idea of this area of our website is to support and resource all the smaller Baptist churches across the UK.

 
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Contact form for Hayley Young - NBA Smaller Churches contact
Contact form for Mary Moody - CBA Smaller Churches contact
Contact form for Fran Bellingham - LB Smaller Churches contact
Contact form for Carwyn Graves - small church enabler for Baptist Union of Wales
Small Church Connexion webinar held on 23 October 2021
Watch this webinar - A time to talk, learn, swap ideas and pray - with guest speaker Hayley Young talking about 'Building a Bigger Table'
Back on our knees praying and earnestly seeking God's will for his church
Blaby Baptist Church: sharing their struggles and the joys they have experienced through Covid
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Small Church Connexion webinar held on Saturday 17 April 2021
Read about this event for smaller churches with sessions from Simon Goddard and Ruth Rice
Small Church Connexion Spring Retreat Online - March 2021
Report on this retreat led by Sandra Kimber
Rural Ministries
How can Rural Ministries help your church?
Cricklewood Partnerships
Cricklewood Baptist Church developing good links with other churches in the local area from the Baptist family and other denominations
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Barnes Baptist Church
A small church doing what they can do and content to let God do what only he can
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Contact form for Nick - small church enabler for EMBA
Contact form for Kez - small church enabler for YBA
Contact form for Alistair - small church enabler for WEBnet
Contact form for Karen - small church enabler for SWalesBA
Small Church Connexion (SCC)
LBA SCC ideas and events that might work in your Association too
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Contact form for Jim Purves - small church enabler for the Baptist Union of Scotland
Contact form for Hany Abdelmasih - small church enabler for LBA
Contact form for Jim Thomas - small church enabler for SCBA
Contact form for Phil Jump - small church enabler for NWBA
Contact form for Paul Revill - small church enabler for NBA
Contact form for Joth Hunt - small church enabler for SEBA
Contact form for Nigel Manges - small church enabler for SWBA
Contact form for Adrian Argile - small church enabler for HEBA
Contact form for Claire Blatchford - small church enabler for EBA
Contact form for Hilary Taylor
Contact form for booking the Supporting Leadership training day at Waltham Cross Baptist Church
Training and Events
Details of the latest training opportunities local to you and beyond
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Smaller Churches Contacts
Contact details of small church ‘champions’ in your area
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Smaller Churches Stories
Real stories from smaller churches to encourage, challenge and inspire you
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Governance Help
Advice on running your church efficiently, effectively and legally
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Small Church Hubs
Bringing smaller churches together for training, events, celebrations and resourcing
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General Resources
Ideas to build your church from the inside out to the community
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Smaller Churches Networks
Information for those in our smaller churches (40 members or less)
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Smaller Churches Networks
Information for those in our smaller churches (40 members or less)
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Smaller Churches Networks
Information for those in our smaller churches (40 members or less)
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General Resources
Ideas to build your church from the inside out to the community
smallchurches
Small Church Hubs
Bringing smaller churches together for training, events, celebrations and resourcing
smallchurches
Governance Help
Advice on running your church efficiently, effectively and legally
smallchurches
Smaller Churches Stories
Real stories from smaller churches to encourage, challenge and inspire you
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Smaller Churches Contacts
Contact details of small church ‘champions’ in your area
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Training and Events
Details of the latest training opportunities local to you and beyond
smallchurches
Small Church Connexion (SCC)
LBA SCC ideas and events that might work in your Association too
smallchurches