WHAT WE BELIEVE
Mission | Values | Statement of Faith
We exist to make disciples who
love God, love one another, and make his love known.
Mission
Love God
At New Bridge, all people are valued because all people are loved by God. We are building a community whose very life originates from inviting all within our reach to new life in Christ. We are guided by a desire to become all things to all people, so that by all possible means, many will come to know Jesus. New Bridge is guided by this biblical principle rather than by tradition or by what seems safe and comfortable, using contemporary and innovative methods within our biblical freedom. We envision a church where each member is devoted to living out and sharing God’s good news to all those within their sphere of influence. Our goal is to see thousands enter into genuine relationship with Jesus Christ, and to be baptized as a declaration of their intent to follow him.
Love One Another
New Bridge is a community where Christ-followers are inspired to live out authentic, intimate and growing relationships with God, and with each other. We will treat the pursuit of wholehearted devotion to Christ and His cause as normal for every believer.
Make His Love Known
New Bridge is a place where it is the job of the leadership to empower the people to do the ministry. Individuals are given guidance to discover how God has gifted them for His service, as well as utilizing their time, skills, and resources for kingdom purposes. We endeavor to be a place where people are given the freedom, encouragement, and training they need to build one another up in the faith and to be an influence for God in their families, workplaces, and neighborhoods.
Values
Emphasize Small Groups
We are developing as a church of small groups that are biblically functioning communities of believers committed to one another. Believers achieve their full spiritual potential through life-transforming contact with God's Word (the Bible) and each other. Group members will care for one another, learn from one another, grow in Christ together, and serve side-by-side using our unique spiritual gifts.
Worship God
With respect to our worship gatherings, our goal is to communicate the message of Jesus Christ with great clarity, creativity, and power so that God is glorified and lives are transformed. We aim to celebrate the living, almighty God and His abundant goodness to us. Our prayers and preparations are focused on engaging worshippers in mind, body, and spirit, and drawing them more deeply into the presence of God Himself. We will harness the arts in whatever forms possible to glorify God, to touch the hearts of people and to further the ministry of the church. Above all, we hold firmly to the Bible, the Word of God, as our final authority for faith and practice, and it is preached with enthusiasm, conviction, and relevance.
Minister to the Needs in our Community, Region, and World
We are a church where God's love for people extends to our city and beyond - to the rest of the world. Because we are commanded by Christ to be salt and light on this earth, we will be a force for good in a world marked by moral decay, corruption, oppression, violence and injustice. We believe that, in God's timing, New Bridge Community Church will actively fulfill its role in God's plan for reaching the world and making disciples of all nations.