Bridgeway Ministry Strategy

At Bridgeway Church we recognize that the fulfillment of Christ’s commission will not happen accidentally. It must be pursued intentionally. That is why we have developed a simple, biblical, ministry stategy and spiritual growth process: Experience, Excel, Express.

1. Experience God

Our spiritual journey begins with our experience of salvation in Jesus Christ. Our personal relationship with God begins when we encounter the love of Jesus Christ and respond by repenting of our sins, surrendering our lives to His Lordship, and receiving His forgiveness (Luke 5:27-28; Romans 10:9-10). At that point we experience an inner transformation of our heart and the Spirit of God dwells within us (1 Cor. 12:13).

At Bridgeway Church, our primary environment for experiencing God is our Sunday Worship Service. In our service we experience God’s presence through authentic worship and the preaching of God’s Word (Acts 2:1-4;14-36). While experiencing salvation in Christ is the starting point of our spiritual journey, it is not the end. We need to experience God daily in our private devotions, and weekly as we gather together corporately to worship God. For this reason it is vitally important to commit to weekly attendance.

2. Excel In Spiritual Growth

Our experience of regeneration is not the end, but just the beginning our our new life in Christ. We now begin the lifelong process of becoming more and more conformed to the image of Christ.

Community Groups are our primary strategy for spiritual growth at Bridgeway Church. We believe that spiritual growth takes place best in the context of meaningful relationships. Though they are currently not meeting through the summer, Community Groups provide an atmosphere where we can develop deeper friendships, engage in meaningful discussion, and pray together in a way that would not be possible in a large gathering.

Community Groups are a reflection of the strategy for ministry that we find in the New Testament Church (they were big enough to grow/reach people; and small enough to care). They are the heart of our discipleship process at Bridgeway Church. Acts 2:46-47 tells us, “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”

3. Express His Love To The World

The final stage of our discipleship strategy is to express God’s love through ministry and service (Luke 9:1-2). God has called us to impact our world with the message of Jesus Christ. Our spiritual growth is incomplete unless we allow God to use us to reach the lost and lead them into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by helping them experience God, excel in spiritual growth, and express his love to the world. Ephesians 4:11-12 says, “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ…”

The best way to engage in ministry is to join a ministry team at the church and help with outreach events.

There are many ministry teams and opportunities for serving and leadership at Bridgeway. There are opportunities to lead a Community Group, become a Youth or Children’s ministry leader, become a Nursery worker, help with the coffee and hospitality ministry, become an usher or greeter, become an altar worker, help with the building and grounds crew, join the worship team, help with sound, lighting, and video production, etc.