“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:3-6 NIV).
Robin and I visited the Bridge Community Church on Sunday. We were headed to the mountains of Virginia to spend some time with family. I thought since I already had the pulpit covered at WCC (Good job Jonathan!) and since it was kind of on the way (Morrisville), we should stop and surprise Pastor Mike Windley and his team at the Bridge.
When we arrived at the daycare center where they meet (they’re portable too), their parking/greeter team met us as we got out of our car with smiles and handshakes. As we came in the door they invited us to wear name tags and another greeter took us on a tour of the facility and offered us a donut and coffee. To say the least, we were impressed. They really made us feel welcome.
The worship was powerful and inspiring. The message was relevant and authentic. Pastor Mike is going through a series called “Doors.” His message on Sunday was “Getting a handle on the door of temptation.” He had a great intro video of him leaving his house and going through doors to get to church (his house, his car, the building, etc.). They had a real door built on stage to further set the theme. I thought it was good use of creativity to capture attention. The attenders at the Bridge have a great church!
I’m glad they are partners with us. They are one of the churches that partnered with us to buy the portable baptistry. Mike is one of the pastors that I work with through the Innovative Church Community. His church plant is in its second year.
I’m thankful that we are in partnership with other churches for the sake of the gospel.