Taking place each January over the past five years, more than 500 have attended The Hub Conference to explore routes into Independent church ministry.
It is an opportunity for those training for ministry – or those exploring the call – to come together for a weekend of teaching and seminars and to meet with experienced gospel workers and representatives from the major theological training colleges.
Sitting down with a person
Ross Wilkinson, training for ministry at Oak Hill College, said: ‘The most defining aspect … of The Hub Conference, is the counsel you receive. The whole weekend is set up in such a way as to ensure that every attendee has at least one session sitting down with a person or couple [with experience of ministry]. While organisers are keen to stress that they are not wanting to take the place of the local church, these informal chats are designed to be a place of advice, prayer, mulling over and offering suggestions.’
