In this Bonus Conversation, we launch our new series on Hubology—a made-up word for a very real need in decentralized movements. As disciple-making spreads and microchurches multiply, one essential structure keeps emerging again and again: the Hub Team.
So what is a hub?
Not a headquarters. Not a hierarchy.
A hub is a catalytic team that equips, coaches, and convenes a network of disciple-makers and microchurches within a specific geography or affinity. This isn’t theory—it’s the practical trellis that helps sustain and multiply the wild vine of movement.
Key Takeaways:
🔥 Hubs emerge organically. Just like microchurches form from disciple-making, hubs form when new growth needs new support. They’re born of necessity—not design.
🔥 Minimal hubology = three core functions. A real hub equips everyday people, coaches leaders on the frontlines, and convenes the network in strategic, intentional ways.
🔥 Equipping = tools, not just ideas. We train around prayer, persons of peace, soul care, and everyday mission. It’s practical, reproducible, and always contextualized.
🔥 Coaching = presence, not just expertise. Group coaching in community has become the backbone of our network. It’s about holding space, asking good questions, and midwifing what the Spirit is already birthing.
🔥 Convening = catalytic connection. We don’t convene to centralize—we gather to inspire, realign, lament, pray, and remind each other that we’re part of a bigger Kingdom story.
🔥 No cookie cutters. Hubs are contextual. They constantly ask: What do the disciple-makers in this place need to be healthy and effective? That’s the blueprint.
📄 This conversation is just the beginning. Upcoming articles in this series will unpack:
Who makes up a Hub Team?
When’s the right time to form one?
How do you develop rhythms of equipping, coaching, and convening?
What are some real-life case studies (and failures!) we’ve learned from?
🎧 Listen to the full conversation above, and let us know how you’re building trellises beneath the vine in your context. Drop your thoughts and stories in the comments.
📄 If you missed it, here’s the first article in the series.
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