Startup

Missional
Communities

1.Starting a
Connect

First Steps

 Come and visit us at our very first connect we started in Newcastle to experience first hand one of our connect communities.
Most people that visit us are inspired by the passion in worship, fellowship, and love shown each week in our community. We will meet for breakfast the next morning to discuss your experience and see how we can facilitate you starting a connect community in your area.

2.Connect
Training

Next Steps

 Once you have decided that you want to start a connect community, we will organise and invite you to a two-day training to equip and help you get started. This will cover different aspects of setting up a successful community based on our years of experience. This will include:

* Leadership Team Formation

* Church Partnerships

* Feeder (Social Action) Partnerships

* Boundaries And Safeguarding​

​* Resources Available

3.Connect Launch

Final Steps

 At this point, you will have determined a location for your weekly meeting. We will set a launch date, with support from the other connect communities and leaders. You'll also receive network leader meeting support, to strengthen relationships, good practices, and to learn from each other. This also consists of:

* Bi-Monthly Connect Leader Meetings

* Quarterly Church Partner Meetings

* Rebuild Conference - All leaders, communities and partners celebration

Church Leader
Feedback

CR

After her son attempted suicide, she started praying for God to save his life, he miraculously came out of the coma and through Rehab found out about  Stockton Connect, he got baptized, started his Christian journey and is now doing amazing. I can’t thank you enough for that.”I can’t thank you enough for that.”

G&R

After living as homeless drug addicts in a tent in central Middlesbrough, a couple found hope at Middlesbrough Connect, where they embraced the transformative power of Jesus and began their journey of recovery. Now, with regular discipleship, a new home, freedom from addiction, and a job at Iceland, they are rebuilding their lives, including regaining access to their children with the help of social services.