Barley Hill Church, Thame

Ministries

Worship Ministry
Worship is central to our church life at Barley Hill. Jesus tells us that true worshippers do so in spirit and in truth (John 4:23) and this is a key goal. Worship is much more than singing songs on a Sunday. Worship is an attitude, a lifestyle, something that we are 24/7. In worship we recognise the 'worth-ship' of God.

Practically, the worship team at Barley Hill Church is involved in providing the sound and vision for our Sunday services. Worship team members sing, play instruments, run the technical stuff (sound and laptop-driven graphics) and often a combination of all three.

Pastoral Team*
We are currently developing a team of people to support the minister and homebase pastors in the pastoral ministry at Barley Hill Church. The pastoral care team is available to help individuals and families in a variety of ways. You can access the team yourself or on behalf of someone else.

Prayer Ministry*
At Barley Hill Church we believe in the power of prayer. The team are available each Sunday at the end of the service. We provide an opportunity for people to receive healing prayer and more of God’s blessings through his Holy Spirit. Our vision for prayer is for every person at Barley Hill Church to be able to receive the healing, freedom power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. The Apostle Paul tells believers to “Drink the spirit of God, huge draughts of him” (Eph. 5:18), and that is our aim through Prayer Ministry.

*All information will be treated in confidence

Corporate Prayer
At Barley Hill Church, we aim to make prayer a priority. “ Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” (Phil. 4:6). For this reason we hold a meeting on the fourth Sunday of each month, called ‘Deeper’. In this time we aim to deepen our relationship with God through worship, some teaching, and especially through intercessory prayer. We also aim to produce a monthly prayer diary and to encourage more and more people to be part of a prayer partnership or triplet (two or three people praying together regularly) and in each small group to have a prayer champion - someone who keeps prayer as a focus in the group.

Evangelism Ministry
We believe that one of our primary roles as a Church is to help people who want to know more about God, whether they have a little knowledge or none at all. Our evangelism strategy is based wholly upon building close relationships between our members and non-members to support their exploration of faith. We aim to organise events suitable for people at all stages of exploration - social events, opportunities to discuss issues; and services where people can hear the truth about Jesus Christ.

Welcome Ministry
As a ministry we are committed to ensuring that all people, new and current members, feel welcome and at home at Barley Hill Church. We are always seeking ways in which we can improve on this and would welcome any suggestions you may have. Within this ministry separate teams welcome people as they arrive at church, serve drinks to everyone after the service and prepare and clear away the hall.