Church Thoughts Part 2

Hey guys

Here is Church Update #2

Just to also clarify what "come as you are" means..it also means that we want to introduce them to Christ and that Christ can change their lives. And when they do have an encounter with Christ they cannot help but change.

So they come as they are but we don't want them to stay where they are at or stay the way they are forever- we want God to change their lives, to grow in love, to grow in their relationship with God, to go depper

I also learned that we don't need to register with the government just yet. When we register it would mean we would "incorporate" the church. This won't happen until we get bigger..so for now we will not go this route..the only disadavantage is that I can get sued if something bad happens.. but if we were incorporated they cannot sue me..they would sue the church..i think i spelled "sued" wrong..is it "suit"? But anyways there advantages and disadvantages

So what we should do is open up a bank account for the church. So we we can handle our finances that way. This would mean we need a treasurer..someone that knows money and taxes. Dianne????..lol

I know that we have plenty of people that want to follow from the Bridge..and I think thats awesome!

I do want to meet with the potential followers in the near future to discuss the philosophy and vision of the church. One thing thats for certain is that if people choose to follow from The Bridge, we would want them to work with us and help us build the church. We don't want people to follow if they are just going to warm up a seat and just sit there...lol..we want people that will help out, play their part, serve the church, witness/invite friends and support the church. 

It is our dream that we can instill this philosophy into the church so that it can become the DNA of the church for future generations to come. Just imagine that if everyone in the church used their gift and did their part- imagine the impact it would make. We would be obeying God and God will surely do great things.

But that's it for today..look for something tomorrow

David