Christian faith is best practised with others in communities. It is hard to love one another or serve one another if we are not regularly committed to a group of people. At SBC, the primary place for developing faith is within one of our Beacon communities. These are extended families sharing life and challenging one another to grow as disciples, and to share the good news as witnesses. Beacons are communities that are small enough that people can come to really know each other and big enough to act meaningfully in outreach together.

If you are part of SBC, we want you to be part of a Beacon.

Our Beacon life is always changing. Some groups have come to the end of their lifespan; others are just being birthed. It is one of our core intentions to grow the many expressions of faith that these Beacons allow and to help everyone to find a place.

Click on the ‘Get Involved’ to start a conversation about where to find your place.

We have produced a publication called ‘Seeing sparks’ which is a collection of ideas for those looking for inspiration around mission. Some of these sparks may ignite new Beacon groups. We believe that God has invited all of us to join him in transforming the world. The kingdom is all around us and the air is humming with the Spirit at work. All we need to do is tune our spiritual radios to the right frequency, and we’ll start hearing mission opportunity everywhere. That’s what this booklet is about – the possibilities. We want to take the definition of what is and isn’t mission, and blow the doors off.

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Pick up a copy of ‘Seeing sparks’ from the Welcome desk