FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 

What denomination of churches are Forge?

Forge is a group of churches geographically located in the South and South East of the UK. Our churches are non-denominational, and would be described as evangelical. Forge is part of a wider church family called Salt & Light.

What are Spheres in Salt and Light? Is Forge a Sphere?

In the UK Salt & Light works as a family of families to acknowledge both our togetherness and the distinctiveness of our local expressions (which we call Spheres).

Spheres are not necessarily geographic (though many have a substantial core in one locality) but express the joinings that God has made between local leaders and apostolic teams within our family.

Forge is one of the UK Spheres located in the South and South East of England.

Are you affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance?

We share a commitment to the basis of faith set out by the Evangelical Alliance (EA):

  1. The one true God who lives eternally in three persons – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

  2. The love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.

  3. The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God – fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.

  4. The dignity of all people, made male and female in God’s image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.

  5. The incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ – born of the virgin Mary; truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.

  6. The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.

  7. The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection; his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.

  8. The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.

  9. The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.

  10. The church, the body of Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all believers — given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit’s gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and love.

  11. The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgement, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth.

How is Forge financially supported?

Connected churches voluntarily give a suggested contribution into the sphere. Funds are directed towards fulfilling the short and longer-term vision and activity of the sphere.

Who leads FORGE?

Each and every leader connected with FORGE is part of forming and shaping the sphere.  The sphere has a development team, led by Phil Norris, which is made up from team members who currently have capacity to invest into the sphere.

How can my Church join Forge?

There is no formal process to joining Forge. If you or your church are interested in connecting with us, let’s start a conversation to explore if there is a joining of hearts in God. Use the contact us form or e-mail us direct at connect@forgesphere.org.