My Christmas Wish List

Dreaming is a good thing.  That is where vision sparks life.   So, I thought I would invite you into some of my dreams for BridgePointe that I hope to turn into realties one day soon.  Here are 25 of them that I think about all the time:

1. Updated guest and informational brochures that communicate our vision and values with great quality.
2. Our compassion to our local community would become one of the most significant and valued ingredients of our church culture, hosting opportunities monthly.
3. A new website that would capture the attention of our guests as the front door to our church.
4. To be out of the school as a meeting place and in a permanent home by June (also allowing us to experience better lighting in our worship service capability… Yeah!).
5. Close and authentic friendships that would translate into everyone at BP experiencing a Life Group that would make a real difference in real life.
6. A fleet of non-staff counselors that would be trained to bring care and counseling to hurting people in their time of need.
7. An indoor playground at BP for kids to feel at home and for parents to gather during the week at church.
8. The ability to host baptisms all year long.
9. A small apartment complex that BP would purchase and renovate to host homeless people and families until they could get back on their feet.
10. An inviting, high energy meeting space that would equip our student ministry to draw students and encourage them to make “God decisions” in life.
11. An excitement and authenticity about our life-changing faith in Jesus that inspires us to invite friends to church.
12. A lobby area that an artistic ministry could change every month to feature creative media and therefore reflect where our compassion is making a difference locally and globally.
13. A strong care-network that would allow us to partner with professional Christian counselors to whom we can refer our people.
14. The ability to create a children’s environment in a new facility that would capture the attention and imagination of kids and excite them about church.
15. A variety of Bible, theological, and spiritual workshops, both live and online,  that would be of interest to our more seasoned believers.
16. A heart for global compassion that would inspire “every day” people to leave what is safe and “go” on a missions trip.
17. Office furniture and new laptops to equip the BP staff with a better working environment.
18. A media and video ministry that would allow us to be more creative as well as capture the way God is working in and though us at BP.
19. A new and separate 4^th and 5^th grade program that would allow us to be more age-specific in our effectiveness.
20. Believers who are rich towards God and His work with no regrets, so we can do things like add children’s staff and resources to increase preschool staff hours.
21. A Sunday night service that would be the same morning message, but with a kick and bend in the music, feel, and presentation to reach “20-somethings”.
22. A booklet and resource rack in the lobby with complimentary materials that address the most common questions and concerns of those seeking to discover faith.
23. The ability to become a Church member/partner online through the website.
24. Facility space to host counseling rooms, meetings rooms, and a project center with computers, copiers, and supplies for non-staff people to use for their own ministries.
25. A new soundboard for the worship center that would better facilitate the incredible music talent that God has given us.