Bridges Core Resources
The Bridges Core Resources are the primary tools that we believe will help accelerate student-led movements.
These resources are for winning/building/sending, movement evaluation, and annual planning represent important and transferable tools that your local movement should incorporate into your ministry.
They have been created to bring greater focus and fruitfulness to your movement.
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Cross Cultural Ministry
Discipleship
Evangelism
Ministry Planning
Sending
Building Relationships with African Students
Building Relationships with African Students will supply you with information and practical tips for connections with African international students.
Mobilizing African Students
Mobilizing African Students provides insights into how to include and empower Christian African international students in your movement.
Reaching Across Cultures: Chinet
The Chinese Resource Document gives us some much needed advice for ministry to Chinese international students. It helps us to learn how to “put our best foot forward” when representing Bridges International and mobilizing greater numbers of trained laborers.
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship Chinet
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship gives an overview of the challenges to the walk and witness of Chinese engaged disciples.
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship SAN
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship gives you an overview of the cultural considerations needed for effective discipleship among Indian engaged disciples.
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship TIP
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship for Muslim background believers offers key insights to guide and support their faith journey.
Reaching Across Cultures: SAN
The SAN Resource Document gives us some much needed advice for ministry to international students from South Asia. It helps us to learn how to “put our best foot forward” when representing Bridges International and mobilizing greater numbers of trained laborers.
Reaching Across Cultures: TIP
The TIP Resource Document gives us some much needed advice for ministry to international students from a Muslim background. It helps us to learn how to “put our best foot forward” when representing Bridges International and mobilizing greater numbers of trained laborers.
Disciple Making Movements
Discipleship Pathway
Discovery Bible Study
Our “go-to” tool for leading small groups with seekers. This tool includes topics, verses, and a discussion format you can use to help students begin to understand the message of the Bible.
MAWL Discipleship Framework
Mobilizing African Students
Mobilizing African Students provides insights into how to include and empower Christian African international students in your movement.
PODS
Profile of a Discipled Student (PODS) is our “go-to” tool for discipling international students gives you a solid framework of topics and readings from the Bible. It allows freedom to choose how you discuss and pass on topics. Use the included discussion format or use other resources you’ve found work well with international students.
PODS FAQ
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship Chinet
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship gives an overview of the challenges to the walk and witness of Chinese engaged disciples.
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship SAN
Reaching Across Cultures: Discipleship gives you an overview of the cultural considerations needed for effective discipleship among Indian engaged disciples.
Building Relationships with African Students
Building Relationships with African Students will supply you with information and practical tips for connections with African international students.
Disciple Making Movements
Discovery Bible Study
Our “go-to” tool for leading small groups with seekers. This tool includes topics, verses, and a discussion format you can use to help students begin to understand the message of the Bible.
MAWL Discipleship Framework
Reaching Across Cultures: Chinet
The Chinese Resource Document gives us some much needed advice for ministry to Chinese international students. It helps us to learn how to “put our best foot forward” when representing Bridges International and mobilizing greater numbers of trained laborers.
Reaching Across Cultures: SAN
The SAN Resource Document gives us some much needed advice for ministry to international students from South Asia. It helps us to learn how to “put our best foot forward” when representing Bridges International and mobilizing greater numbers of trained laborers.
Reaching Across Cultures: TIP
The TIP Resource Document gives us some much needed advice for ministry to international students from a Muslim background. It helps us to learn how to “put our best foot forward” when representing Bridges International and mobilizing greater numbers of trained laborers.
Ways to Engage Believers
Ways to Engage Believers (WEB) embraces a proactive approach, welcoming Christian students from around the world and inviting them into the Bridges International family. There are two experiences to interact with in this document. Choose either “Experience A” or “Experience B” to learn more.
Bridges Leadership Team Covenant
This document clearly and simply outlines what is involved when a student commits to being part of a student leadership team. It includes a simple statement of vision, core beliefs (based on the Apostles’ Creed), and commitment/expectations.
Bridges Leadership Training
Bridges Model Constitution
Vetted by our legal department, this five-page document details the elements necessary for registering Bridges International as a student organization at your local university or college. It can be modified to fit local needs but care should be taken to not change it too much.
Church Partnerships
Cycle of Ministry
A visual guide to help your team keep track of and plan for common events month by month throughout the year. Focuses on three areas: your team, your movement, and the Bridges organization as a whole.
Key Leader Challenge
Movement Launching Process
A visual guide to see the stages of movement building and descriptions of the 5 Attitudes and Actions that should define your movement. Use them to evaluate your local movement and plan for future priorities.
Servant Leadership Teams
Often having specific roles and leadership teams can help students decide how to lead and contribute to the Bridges movement. These are possible roles and teams that will help facilitate the development of a movement.
Student Leader Involvement
Students are busy but knowing expectations for leadership can help as students plan for the semester. This resource gives example time commitments for varying levels of student leaders.
Survey
Two surveys are included: 1.) a digital google form survey to be used at orientation and other tabling events where quantity is a priority (the survey itself must be copied to a separate google drive in order to use it) and 2.) a paper survey that can lead to more conversation.
Life on Mission
Sending is not simply one conversation or a series of steps as students prepare to return home. Life on Mission is a tool to help you include sending elements throughout the discipleship process. The Three Conversations are ongoing conversations with your disciples. The Five Factors are the critical elements for life on mission that students must own throughout each transition. The Life on Mission Checklist helps you gauge if they are prepared to contextualize their faith.