Undergirded by Our Shared Values and Purpose, we seek to build relationships and get to know one another individually, congregationally and communally. 

We want to learn about congregations’ gifts and passions and those of Partners in ministry–both current and potential. As we build relationships in the community–not transactionally but allowing the Holy Spirit to reveal to us a shared vision for the community.

We will start to be able to understand what the community or communities are crying out for.

The opportunity at the intersection of these three perspectives is what becomes the hub’s focus for missional action planning or MAP. Click here to learn more.

 

Especially if you are in a hub of churches that hasn’t worked together before, please take your time to really get to know each other. The other side of the flyer contains an outline of what that means without prescribing the how since every context is different. 

Your Connecting Hub Strategy Team – made up of a pastor plus 1 or 2 laity from each church in the hub – will determine how to accomplish these conversations so that it isn’t extra work but contextualized and integrated into the life of the church.

• Introduce yourselves to one another 
• Share values and prayerfully consider how they might inform what outward facing ministries are strengthened or pruned 
• Explore how well you are seeing and valuing all people
• Explore how well you are deepening discipleship 
• Explore how well you are living and loving like Jesus 
• Explore opportunities for multiplying impact 

After you have gotten to know one another it is time to discern the focus for missional action planning which emerges out of the intersection or overlap of three perspectives. Click here to learn more.

Remember, this individual, congregational and communal relationship-building isn't a one-time program.

It’s an ongoing, living process — a way of life rooted in love, patience, and trust. And is one of the four drivers of mission strategy.