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church for the beaten up, the burnt out, and the just plain bored with church
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crossing together to discover who we are, who God is, and His purpose for our lives
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To find out more about the Bridge, click here to visit
crossingtogether.com
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Did You Know?
There are now nearly 60 percent fewer
churches per 10,000 persons than in 1920.
In 1920
27 churches existed for every
10,000 Americans.
In 1950
17 churches existed for every
10,000 Americans.
In 1996
11 churches existed for every
10,000 Americans.
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Bridge Rewind
Psalm 23:2-3
"He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake."
When
we hear that phrase "for His name's sake," a little flag
ought to go up in our minds. We need to be thinking, "Something
is going on here." Knowing
that Jesus is our Shepherd,
and the dramatic and dangerous life that Jesus led, we
ought to start getting a little suspicious that life is not just
going to be lying around stuffing ourselves and regurgitating and
drinking cool drinks and hanging out with the gang.
God might have something else in mind...
It just might involve getting us
out of our comfort zone.
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Upcoming Events & Information
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November 23
WORSHIP
Topic: Psalm 23:4 -
You Are With Me
Even in the midst of the darkest valley, our Shepherd is there beside us.
Sunday at 10:30am at Allegan High School. Unplugged music, casual worship, prayer and hanging out together. Coffee and snacks are provided.
Kids are welcome! Kids will worship with the adults and then preschool - 4th grade will be excused for some supervised fun time in the adjacent gym while the adults and teens hang around for teaching and prayer.
Come and check us out!
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ARE YOU PLUGGED INTO THE BRIDGE?
.As we prepare to officially launch the Bridge in early February, we are using the Bridge Builders' Matrix (above) as a tool to help people plug into 5 key areas to get the Bridge off the ground and running on Sunday mornings. The 5 areas are:
- Interecessors/Prayer/Healing
- The Crew - Set up and tear down
- 1st Impressions - Greeters, information, coffee, snacks
- Worship - Music, singing, sound, video, drama
- Bridge Kids - Children's Ministry & Nursery
If you are would like to commit to one of these areas or get more information please contact us or call 269-509-6458.
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LIFE TRANSFORMATION GROUPS
It is our ultimate goal that everyone involved in the Bridge would participate in a Life Transformation Group with one or two other folks. LTG's are a great evangelism and discipleship tool and are appropriate for anyone who would like some accountability in their lives. LTG's are "Life Transformation Groups" and they do just what the
name says - they help transform your life! The are based on the concept
by author Neil Cole.
Each LTG is made up of two-three same sex friends and meets
weekly. Adding a fourth is okay for a short while before splitting
into two groups of 2. Each LTG participant carries an LTG Card with discussion questions dealing with 3 areas: -
Confession -Ten accountability questions covering
integrity, sexuality, generosity, etc., are discussed to keep each
other's character in line.
- Reading - The group agrees to
read and discuss 20-30 chapters of the Bible each week. If one
participant fails to read it all, they all re-read it for next week.
- Prayer - Each participant prays for 2-3 people who do not know Jesus using ten Biblical texts..
Download a copy of the LTG Card._________________________________________
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Answers to what you've already prayed...
- We have had more people step up to fill leadership roles within the Bridge which has been a huge answer to prayer, but there are still more roles to fill.
- We were contacted by more people who are seriously praying about whether God is calling them to the Bridge..
- Our Church on Wheels package has been ordered!!! It will be delivered mid January..
Stuff that still needs praying for...
- The Bridge still needs to identify and train the leader/administrator of our Bridge Kids children's ministry. Please pray that God will raise that person up.
- We would like to raise $20,000 to help offset the cost for our Church on Wheels
package that we have just ordered. From now to the end of 2008 all of the offering to the Bridge will go toward Church on Wheels.
- Bridge staff (i.e. Roger and Lisa) are required to raise 25% of their salaries through folks that believe in the mission of the Bridge. Pray that God would raise up generous individuals to come along side them and help provide the funding they need.
- The Birds are praying for an economical car to help with gas costs traveling back and forth to Allegan. We know that the car is out there somewhere, please pray that God would provide it!
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Contact Info
Equipping Team:
Roger Bird
269-509-6458
email
Lisa DeKryger
269-720-2103
email
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