Bridge ONE Hundred- ONE hundred people sacrificially and passionately living out the gospel of Jesus Christ for ONE Year. I have a calling, from God, and believe that even with such a small group of people we could change the world.
- The gospel has power.
- God equips those he calls and he is faithful to them.
It would be fun to say "In a dream" or "revelation" God spoke to me and other Bridgers and told us areas that we should be "going" to. While I believe and have experience God working that manner this time he opted for a more method. He caused us to open our eyes and identify four obvious "duh" areas that we need to be going to.
Young Families- Our area is filled with young(ish) middle class families. Full work schedule, running here and there and simply living life in 2009 makes these parent's busy. The very life they are working for seems to be passing them with little quality family time with their children. These parents are also looking for ways to have the marriage and children they know they can have. Unfortunately this can't be bought...
Underprivileged- We don't have to walk far to find the poor, homeless, and under advantaged. The scriptures make it pretty clear that we're supposed to do SOMETHING for them.
College Aged- I have to admit this age group has been one of the most frustrating for me. It's defined more by a stage of life than age. It encompasses those ages 18-35, single or newly married, low commitment, high ADD (maybe I'm wrong?). We've begun to ask maybe we aren't speaking their language, maybe we aren't reaching their hearts for Jesus. This one is hot on the burner- start looking for more information about this "go".
Worship- Where can I go to encounter the presence of God? I'm not naive enough to think this question gets asked out loud on a regular basis but I'm convinced it is asked in people's hearts and heads on a regular basis. I don't know about you but I want to go to a worship gather (church) where God is worshipped, He is preached and those who believe are being called to minister in the capacity He has called them to. No more attending church just to attend, attend to make a difference. Let the church be a mission outpost of hope rather than a place of refuge from the world.
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