Evidences of Grace since our last Member’s Meeting
The Bridge Community Church
We exist to make disciples who make disciples
by helping people believe it, grow it, send it
[ IT is the GOSPEL]
- · Believe it --- evidences of grace
o 7 baptisms September 18, 2011
o 48 total baptisms this year!!!
o ***Prayer goal for the next year = 96 baptisms
o 18 baby dedications this year!!!
o I believe we had our first child that was dedicated at The Bridge baptized this year. Elijah Yount.
o ***Our prayer goal is to keep having and adopting babies who take over the county! Little Bridge Kids for the gospel everyhere.
o GROWTH in BK - we expanded BK into two celebrations bringing the gospel to more children.
o GROWTH in celebrations – we are seeing larger crowds at 9:00 AM and an increase in overall attendance.
o CA – we are bringing the gospel to more people via CA than ever before. This year CA has ran in the prison, jail, csc, at the journey in Herky, and at The Bridge. Our largest CA ever is taking place right now.
o Night in Bethlehem – 1100 people through the doors to hear about the good news of Jesus
- · GROW IT – evidences of grace
o New cell families – Brian & Sarah Dunlap, Zack & Jen Mills, Ronnie & Angie Buckingham, New leadership cell, Ladies daytimer cell/ Juanita Gray, Stan & Christina Jackson, Bismark/Brown cell, Fredericktown/Bollinger, Derek & Tiffany Barker youth cell.
o The Leadership cell is training potentially four new cell starts right now.
o *** Our prayer goal is for 10 new cell starts this year, and 100 new people in cell.
o Two elder tracks going strong. Elder Track #1 recently finished a workbook with 20 sessions on Bible doctrine.
o Three secret church simulcasts on Salvation, OT Survey, and NT Survey. (These can be used as cell resources). Financial Seminar – cell resource
o Sermon Series: We finished 1 Corinthians and made it through Spiritual Gifts, Are You Smarter than a Corinthian, and From Death to Life among other mini-series in the letter, A Global Christmas – helped feed kids and pay teachers salaries at an Orphanage in Haiti, Habbakuk, Always True (cell resource) Into the Light (1,2, 3 John), Currently on part 9 of Mark.
o Two Night of Worship celebrations where we joined together to sing our hearts out for King Jesus.
o Women’s events – Beth Moore, Priscilla Shire, Mother’s and Others (MOMMY RHAPSODY)… Man UP , Youth Ski Trip, One Initiative, Couples Retreat
o Added Lance to full time pastoral staff. Re-explain prophet, priest, king
- · Send it – evidences of grace
o Camp Pennuel Mission Weekend
o Joplin Mission Trip
o Youth 3MT Mission Trip
o Youth Costa Rica Mission Trip
o Tim – India, Goldsmith’s to Haiti
o Advent Conspiracy
o Arnold cell and movement towards a second campus
o New Volunteers – large increase in BK workers, first Impressions volunteers, new cell leaders, new musicians, CA workers, missional cell
o *** Our prayer goal should be to see at least one new volunteer each weekend. There are 52 weeks a year.
o We have several families considering picking up and moving to Arnold to help with the launch of our second campus.
o Internet –
§ our videos have been watched in 114 different countries
§ We average 65,000 hits a month on bridgelife360.com
§ There were 102,000 hits in the month of December alone
§ On Vimeo there have been 39,000 videos viewed alone. We also put up videos on three other online venues
§ Top videos with partial plays = All Because of Jesus off the old DVD, The Christmas NOW
§ Top videos played all the way through last year = Mommy Rhapsody, Shadows
§ Top sermons watched actually happened last September, but were watched most since OCT. 1) Tough Love – Divorce and Remarriage 2) Tough Love – Good Sex, Bad Sex)
o Our cells are on mission as well!!!
o ** Pray for the upcoming scheduled mission trips to Haiti, Liberia, and Nicaragua this year. Also pray for those that are not scheduled yet locally, state-side, and with our youth.
o *** Pray for our Advent Conspiracy season this year and the offering. Where should we focus internationally with these funds? India? Haiti? Nicaragua?
