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A "vision" is the God-inspired blueprint of what the church will be when it is fully developed. The vision will be centered on the values that are unique to the church and driven by the passions of the leadership; yet the vision will remain entirely God's.
We call ourselves a "connecting church," because like a "bridge" we long to connect two objects that are separated by an impassable barrier. The first connection that will happen at The Bridge Community is between people and God. Human beings begin life separated from God and although we strive to close this gap in many ways, we are hopeless on our own.
The impassable barrier that stands between us and God was bridged by Jesus Christ. And so our mission is to communicate the message of Jesus, to introduce people to a life-changing relationship with him.
More than 20,000 people in the Radcliff-Elizabethtown area have no faith involvement. Because we're convinced that the only way they will ever find fulfillment in life is by knowing God, this group is our target.
The second "connection" that will happen at The Bridge Community is person to person. In North America over the past 40 years, people have become increasingly disconnected. Pollster George Gallup, Jr. describes Americans as isolated - 7 out of 10 do not know their neighbors, one third of all Americans admit to frequent periods of loneliness. If someone wrote a book about us, perhaps it would be called, The Loneliest Generation.
Many obstacles stand in the way of genuine relationships - human selfishness and greed, the false ideal of individualism, and the breakdown of family relationships just to name a few. But these seemingly impassable barriers were bridged by God when he sent his Holy Spirit to the church. And so our mission is to be the kind of church where caring for those in need, embracing the outcast, and serving one another are all part of everyday life in the community. In short, we want to depend on the Spirit to reproduce in us the humility and self-giving love that Jesus exemplified.
One out of two people in the Radcliff-Elizabethtown area do not have a church community to call their own. Because we're convinced that the best way to encounter God is in authentic, Christ-centered community, this group is our target.
