Simply Strategic Stuff

We had a great mini-staff retreat on Thursday. We got to hang out, pray together, and dream about where God is leading Rock Bridge ... and I have to say I am pumped and as excited as ever!!
Here are the highlights:

1) We want to start acting and thinking like a church of 1500. If we wait until we become a church of 1500 BEFORE we act & think like it, we'll never make it to 1500. Why? Because we are still doing certain things that worked for a church of 500 but are not working now that we are a church of 900-1000.

2) We talked about how we go about making disciples (Matthew 28:19-20) and what we can do better. Our goal is to define a process for people to move through versus keeping people busy with church programs that don't have a guiding purpose/philosophy other than filling up their calendars.

3) Here's a summary of the process we discussed (B-R-I-D-G-E):

Build & Bring -- build relationships with people and bring them to a Christ-centered environment
Relevant Environments -- the best environment to bring someone so they can experience God's love (examples: Wink on Sundays, Fall Festival, Kidz Korner, Youth/Area 51, etc.)
Involve -- involve people in a small group and a ministry team
Give -- giving time and treasure strategically & sacrificially
Expand -- Expanding God's kingdom (planting churches; helping people; doing missions)

This process isn't confusing ... it's simple and it helps everyone understand what the next step for them to take is. It's still a work in progress ... but we think it works!!