The purpose of worship at BridgeWay Church is to provide a safe place filled with freedom for people of all ages, races, and backgrounds to enter into the manifest presence of God. Congregational worship is a time when we come together to honor God, enthrone Him with our praise, declare His attributes, draw near to Him in intimacy, express our love and devotion to Him, and experience His manifest presence together as a body of believers.
We desire our corporate worship to be authentic and natural. We have seen, and long to see continue, the presence of God in such power in our worship service that people are healed by the power of God, come to salvation in His Son and are delivered from bondage by God’s grace as we worship.
We desire that people who enter the church building will be overwhelmed with the tangible glory of God. We endeavor to release control of our worship service to the leadership of the Holy Spirit so that He may accomplish the Kingdom of God among us as He wishes. We encourage songs from the Holy Spirit, words of knowledge, prophecies, tongues, and interpretations as the Lord releases them.
We desire to develop and train worship leaders, dancers, artists, singers, and instrumentalists for the glory of God. We have the duty and the privilege of helping to train and equip the upcoming generations for His service. Our call is to be a “sending” church, and we believe we’re not to hoard the people God sends our way but to train them, equip them, give them practical experience, and, when God wills, bless them and send them out. We also believe the leadership of the worship team must pastor the members of the team and care for their well-being, spiritual health, and growth.
