The Mission of Bridge Ministries

We assist the church in making disciples and equipping the people of God for the work of ministry within the cultures of South Texas, Mexico and Latin America. We accomplish this by:

• Providing affordable Bibles and gospel-centered Christian books and study resources.
• In depth Bible studies and classes that provide opportunities to study Scripture and theology intensively for the purpose of applying that knowledge in daily life.
• Podcasts and articles that teach theology from a Reformed perspective and expose people to books that will spur them to maturity in faith.
• Conferences with knowledgeable Christian scholars and pastors.
• Partnering with like-minded pastors, scholars, church leaders and organizations for the building up of the Kingdom of God and equipping new leaders.

To train leaders who know Scripture and how to teach it well–leaders who will assist established churches and pastor new churches on both sides of the U.S./Mexican border. We want to train leaders who are familiar with the unique cultures of S. Texas, Mexico, and Latin America.  Along those lines we are planning to collaborate with BTS (Birmingham Theological Seminary) to bring seminary classes to Laredo.

Bridge is committed to biblical, orthodox, Reformed Christianity which always looks to God’s Word as the final source of truth for faith and practice.

• Christ: Bridge Ministries exists to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ—salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone (Eph. 2:6-9). In Christ we have been made complete, He is the head of all rule and authority (Col. 2:10).
• Catechesis: We provide biblically faithful teaching according to the whole counsel of God’s Word through written resources, Bible studies, podcasts and conferences (Eph. 4:13-15). We want Christians to have direct access to trustworthy instruction in English and Spanish so that they know what is true, why it is true and then how to faithfully share it with others.
• Community: Doing theology within the fellowship of believers. We encourage people to grow together and live out their faith within Christian community—especially emphasizing the importance of local church membership (Heb. 10:24-25). Theological head knowledge is not an end in itself, our goal in learning is to apply God’s Word to all of life so that it impacts head, heart and hands.

GOD

We believe in the one self-existent, infinite, unchangeable God–one in essence yet three persons–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  He is the Creator and Lord of the universe who governs all things in accordance with the counsel of His will. (Gen. 1:1; Isa. 40:28; Matt. 28:19; Eph. 1:11)

THE BIBLE

We believe the entire canon of scripture–both Old and New testaments–to be the only written word of God, divinely inspired by Him and the only source of special revelation. (II Tim. 3:16; Luke 24:27; II Pet. 1:21)

JESUS CHRIST

We believe Jesus Christ is the incarnate Son of God, the only propitiation for sin and Saviour for mankind.  He is the only mediator between God and man, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. (Heb. 1:1-2; Luke 1:35; 1 Tim. 2:5; John 14:6; 1 John 2:2)

SALVATION

We believe that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone and the only basis for assurance is because the penalty for sin has been paid for all who believe in the substitutionary and atoning death of Christ on the cross. (Rom. 5:8, Eph. 2:8-9; Acts 4:12, John 3:16)

THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS

We believe in the physical return of the Lord Jesus Christ and His judgement of the living and the dead.  The saved are resurrected unto eternal life and will dwell with God forever and the lost will be shut out from the presence of the Lord unto eternal punishment. (Phil. 3:20; 2 Tim. 4:1; 2 Thess. 1:7-10; Matt. 25:31-46; Rev. 21:1-8)