MiniHubs
MiniHubs are the heart of the Hub - they are our way to be church together throughout the week. They provide a space where people can grow in friendship and in faith.
Our faith is lived out in community, where we support, challenge, and pray and care for one another in the everyday moments of life, extending beyond Sunday worship into our shared, daily experiences.
Our hope is for everyone to find a MiniHub that feels like home - where your heart and your mind can just be.
“Whether it be a brief, single encounter or the daily fellowship of years, Christian community is only this. We belong to one another only through Jesus Christ”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
RECEPIE
MiniHubs are following this simple recepie:
We believe that these three elements are essential if we are to keep growing in our faith and mature in fellowship. MiniHubs provide space for a community that is intentional and personal, allowing for lasting and impactful fellowship to be established. This means that voices are heard, prayers are spoken, and support is given.
RHYTHM
Deep friendships and growing faith are the heartbeat of the Hub community. We believe they flourish when given time to develop and deepen. That's why we are encouraging MiniHubs to continue across multiple terms rather than starting fresh each time.
However, we completely understand that leading a group is a significant commitment. Life changes, seasons shift, and energy levels fluctuate. That's why we want to have check-in points at the beginning and the end of the term - not to pressure you to continue, but to support you, hear how you are doing, and explore what the next term might look like.
Whether that means continuing to lead, stepping back, or finding a new MiniHub to attend - we want to honour both value of our MiniHubs and the wellbeing of those who make them happen.
The check-in points each term would allow new people to join and other people to leave. You might also want to consider choosing the focus of the group for the term - to keep it fresh.
BEGINNING OF TERM
We would love you to lead together with someone. As co-leaders, you might have some ideas on the group focus and the group rhythm. It is fine if you do not - you can still invite others to join and decide on the schedule and the activities together.
Before your group starts, it is essential for the leaders to attend training.
DURING THE TERM
Meet regularly, share space, life and faith. Share your stories with us!
MiniHubs all hold certain things in common - such as sharing lives and seeking God together, but there are points of variety. It is up to the MiniHub to decide how the group will work, and the format of the meetings.
One of the MiniHubs team is always there to help if you have questions or concerns.
END OF TERM
Check in with yourself and with your group about continuing next term, allowing people to explore other MiniHubs and new people to join in.
We would also love to hear your feedback - so you will be sent a feedback form a couple of weeks before the end of the term.
To make our MiniHubs better we’d love to invite the leaders come together with the MiniHubs team for a time of sharing, reflection, and encouragement.
LEADER’S ROLE
MiniHubs leaders are there to facilitate the group when meeting together and to help create an environment of mutual care and community throughout the week. Every leader plays a vital role in shaping the Hub vision into reality.
EXPECTATIONS
Organise weekly or fortnightly gatherings.
Demonstrate the Hub vision and values.
Encourage participation and inclusiveness.
Develop a core group (to share the load and to raise up potential leaders).
Act responsibly and maintain integrity.
Keep group dynamics positive and raise concerns promptly.
SUPPORT
Each MiniHubs leader will have a MiniHubs team member for ongoing support. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact them.
SAFEGUARDING
Group guidelines
There must be at least 3 people present at all times for a group to take place.
The location must be safe for everyone attending.
Responsibility
It is important to understand your safeguarding responsibilities as a leader. The priority is to be aware of situations in the group and to pass on anything that worries or concerns you. This could be (but not exclusively) something that happens or is said when gathering together, something that happens on a form of communication such as WhatsApp, the way someone is acting when you are meeting or something that is disclosed to you. You are not there to solve the problems but to simply share the information with the correct people.
Please take a look our safeguarding policy.
Raising concerns
If there is anything that concerns you, please make a note of it and share it with our safeguarding contacts at the first opportunity possible. The easiest way to raise a concern is through our safeguarding form.
If you think someone is in immediate danger, please call 999 and do not wait to speak to the Hub team.
Even if you are unsure that it is a safeguarding issue, it is best to share this.
If you feel unsafe at any point during a gathering, please contact us as soon as possible.
Pastoral challenges
Sometimes people share something in a MiniHub that feels too big or challenging for us to deal with on our own. This is okay and the Hub team is here for that very reason. You are not breaking any confidentiality by sharing nor should you feel untrustworthy by doing so. It is best for us to know what is going on so we can advise and help where necessary. Please share this with the Hub team.
Children
We want MiniHubs to be open to everyone including those under 18, but you might want to decide that your MiniHub is an adult-only group.
If a MiniHub is a child-only group, then the expectation is that a parent or a guardian will attend and be responsible for their child. If it is a church organised group, without parents being present, it will be facilitated by two leaders who will have completed a DBS check and the appropriate safeguarding training.
If it is a mixed group of adults and children, the child should be accompanied by their parent/guardian. If they wish to attend on their own, the parent/guardian must ask someone in that group to act as an appropriate adult.
This must be confirmed in advance and the adult aware of what is expected of them.
This would include:
ensuring the safety of the child
being responsible in case of an accident or emergency
helping to manage the behaviour of the child
This is the same procedure for when a young person is attending a church gathering on their own.
As you step into leading your MiniHub, we would like you to know how much we are believing in what God wants to do through our MiniHubs. You are not just organising meetings - you're creating sacred space where people can breathe, belong, and meet with Jesus in the middle of ordinary life. That's no small thing.
Our prayer for you this term is simple: that you'd have fun. That you'd discover the deep joy of watching people come alive when they are in the presence of God - truly seen and known. That you'd experience the wonder of God showing up in your living room, around your table, in your conversations.
Don't carry the weight of making anything happen. Just be faithful to show up, love the people in front of you, and trust that the Holy Spirit is already at work in ways you can't see.
Some weeks will feel electric with God's presence. Other weeks might feel ordinary, even difficult. Both matter. Both are holy. Because transformation rarely happens in the big moments - it happens in the small, faithful, repeated acts of love. So be gentle with yourselves. Be patient with the process.