1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity

Bridge'Ministries'Consulting,'Inc.'
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Hugh'Wesley'Carrington,'Ph.D.'(Lead'Consultant)''''|!!!!301.404.0823''''|[email protected]'
www.bridgeministriesinc.com
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Introduction'
Welcome! to! Bridge! Ministries! Consulting,! Inc.! ! Too! many! of! us! are! simply! living! life,!
when! we! should! be! living! an! abundant! spiritual! life.! ! At!Bridge! Ministries! we! believe!
that!there!is!a!natural!connection!between!prayer!and!an!abundant!spiritual!life.!!For!us!
a! house! of! prayer! is! that! connection! –! the! bridge! –! from! simply! living! to! living! an!
abundant! spiritual! life.! ! If! church! members! become! champions! of! prayer! and! leaders!
become! skilled! at! leading! prayer,! churches! will! become! houses! of! prayer.!! We! believe!
that! prayerful!members,! prayedDup! leaders,!and! praying! churches! will! produce! viable!
members,!capable!leaders,!and!responsible!churches.!
Overview'
At! Bridge! Ministries,! we! provide! innovative! spiritual! solutions! for! Christian! leaders.!!
Our! services! are!designed! to! help! churches! and! religious! organizations! optimize! their!
performance! spiritually! and! organizationally.! ! Our! core! service,! PrayerMatters,! is!
designed! to! help! underscore! the! prominence! that! prayer! must! have! in! the! lives! of!
members!and!chiefly!in!the!lives!of!church!leadership.!!Our!Organizational!Learning!&!
Development!and!Research!&!Evaluation!services!are!complementary!services!that!help!
churches! (spiritual! and! departmental! leaders,! members)! achieve! an! advantage! by!
realizing!their!optimal!power!for!ministry.!
PrayerMatters'
Hugh! has! utilized! his! educational! training! and! professional! and! personal! experiences!
to! provide! some! unique! observations! and! revolutionary! commentary! on! the! state! of!
prayerlessness! within! our! churches.! ! In! his! new! book,! Inevitable* and* Imminent:* On*
Becoming* a* House* of* Prayer* –* The* Process,! Hugh! boldly! addresses! the! issue! of!
prayerlessness!in!our!churches!and!presents!biblical!insight!that!will!revolutionize!the!
way!we!approach!prayer!in!our!congregations!and!invigorate!our!ministries!to!have!a!
greater!impact!on!our!communities.!!These!teachings!on!the!importance!of!prayer!and!
on!transitioning!from!simply!being!a!church!to!a!house!of!prayer!can!be!delivered!in!a!
variety!of!ways!to!meet!the!needs!of!your!congregation.!
Organizational'Learning'and'Development'
At!Bridge!Ministries,!we!also!provide!organizational!development!services,!leadership!
development,! and! membership! training! courses.! ! All! of! our! workshops! are! business!
informed! and! taught! from! a! Christian! perspective.! ! Are! you! being! effective! and!
efficient! in!your! mission! to! reach! others?!! Are! your! members!working! well! with! each!
other?! ! Are! your! leaders! leading?! ! Are! your! members! engaged! and! motivated! for!
service?! ! Is! your! church! operating! at! its! optimal! potential?! ! At! Bridge! Ministries! we!
bridge! the! gap! by! providing! the! organizational,! leadership,! and! member! skills!
trainings! that! are! essential! to! help! churches! address! and! answer! these! questions! and!
more.!
Research'and'Evaluation'
At!Bridge!Ministries,!we!bridge!the!gap!by!providing!research!and!evaluation!services!
to! help! churches! discover! and! assess! what! they! don’t! know! and! what! they! need! to!
know! to! take! God’s! people! higher.! ! How! is! that! new! ministry! doing?! ! What! is! the!
objective!feedback!from!your!membership!about!that!new!ministry!or!project?!!What!is!
trending!among!your!youth!and!young!adults?!!Is!your!current!course!of!action!in!line!
with! your! strategic! plan?! ! Do! you! have! a! strategic! plan?! ! What! are! the! core! values! of!
your!church?!!!We!can!help!your!church!answer!these!questions!and!more.!