What is Crossing Points 2008?
Two years ago CROSSING POINTS brought together 500 Christians from almost 20 different churches for a short season of interchurch Home-Groups. In 2008 the churches of Tonbridge will once more be joining together in small groups across the town for a series of mid-week meetings involving prayer, worship and bible study. For four weeks we will lay our own church programmes to one side and join together to focus on the Hope that we have in Christ. CROSSING POINTS 2008 is part of the HOPE 2008 initiative in Tonbridge and the surrounding area.
When is it happening?
The four week period will start the week commencing Monday 25th February 2008, which means that CROSSING POINTS will finish during Holy Week. The majority of groups will meet on a Wednesday evening, and we encourage you to sign up for this time if at all possible. There will also be groups available on Monday and Tuesdays evenings and Tuesday and Wednesday mornings for those who are unable to make Wednesday evenings, but these may require you to travel further from home. Ideally, we will try to place you into a group meeting as close as possible to your home with a good mix of different churches represented.
What happens in a CROSSING POINTS group?
A CROSSING POINTS group will usually be made up of between eight and twelve people from a number of different churches, and a meeting will usually run for one and a half to two hours. During this time there may be prayer, meditation, worship, discussion and bible readings as well as time for drinks and chat. Everyone will be encouraged to participate but at no time will you be expected to take part in any activity with which you are uncomfortable.
Leading & Hosting
If you have the space in your home to host a group and would be willing to do so, please indicate on the back of the application form. As a host you would be committing to having a group meet in your home for four weeks, welcoming all the members and making them feel comfortable and providing drinks.
If you are interested in leading a group please also indicate on the application form. You will need the approval of your church leader (Vicar, Minister, Priest, Leading Elder etc.) for taking on this role, please ask them to sign the form to indicate their support.
All group leaders will need to attend a briefing session on either the evening of Wednesday 30th January or the morning of Saturday 2nd February.
Why CROSSING POINTS
- 1. Tonbridge grew up around a crossing point over the river Medway
- 2. These groups are intended to be crossing points between our various churches and traditions
- 3. The centre point of our faith is the cross of Christ.
Contacting us
If you have any other queries, please contact a member of the CROSSING POINTS Administration team:
(email preferred for non-urgent enquires)
Tel: 01732 352824
or
Email: admin@crossingpoints.org.uk
Please return this form to the CROSSING POINTS coordinator in your church by 27th January at the latest.
If you do not know who this is, or if you have any other queries, please contact a member of the CROSSING POINTS Administration team
Imagine a year, like never before...
...when a vast number of Christians across the whole of the UK worked together, to reach out to their communities in word and action, with the support of thousands of churches and Christian organisations, plus the Police and Governmental bodies...
HOPE will have a huge impact on people's lives in the UK and bring about long-term, lasting change at community level.
HOPE is intended to provide churches of all shapes and sizes throughout the UK with a fresh opportunity to work together across their communities. It is relevant for urban and rural churches irrespective of tradition.
Rowan Williams - Archbishop of Canterbury
'HOPE in Tonbridge' is not a single event, project or initiative, but the desire of every church and church leader in the Tonbridge area to make this vision a reality in our own locality. 'HOPE in Tonbridge' will take shape through a whole host of events and activities designed to bring together the church and impact the community, of which CROSSING POINTS 2008 is one.