Analysis of an Individual Nonprofit – Bridgetown Church
Lukas Taylor
Organizational Management Northwest University
BMGT 4503/2000
Professor Jaquith
December 13, 2021
Bridgetown church has become an incredibly influential church within the Christian
world. John Mark Comer the founder has been a large part of their success, through thoughtfully
progressing the church not just by numbers or metrics but through his intentional approach to
how a community is to gather in the name of Jesus. I believe that this has been lost in many
church communities, and should prompt us with the question of what is the reason for church?
Many of us attend church, and it has become essential to our lives, but what we should be asking
ourselves is who do we attend and what is our responsibility as the body of the church? This
leads to how important it is to truly create a foundation as a nonprofit, and this is no different for
a church. Within the modern era the church has become many different things, and even now
must identify all the different aspects of how it must function specifically as a non-profit. These
many aspects consist of mission and vision, the management of individuals, laws the
organization must abide by, finances and fundraising, utilizing technology, marketing, and
communication, and lastly the management of a board and volunteers. All these things are things
that can make or break a church in today’s day and age and if these things are now stewarded
well then, the organization can suffer. Bridgetown is an excellent example of a church that has
understood all these different foundations and has intentionally and thoughtfully maintained and
capitalized when necessary and has cultivated success. Understanding the specifics of how
Bridgetown Church has done these things well is a great example for anyone desiring to plant a
church, and not only grow in a positive direction but wholistically cultivate success in all
categories as a church/non-profit.
A church/non-profits mission and vision may be the most important aspect for a church
when they begin to launch, as this foundation if thoughtfully capitalized on can always be the
foundation the organization can turn to when things begin to change or grow. Bridgetown is the
epitome of a church understanding its mission and vision. Looking at Bridgetown’s website can
give you the best understanding of what they value the most as a church that is built around
practicing the way of Jesus. As Christians in many ways, we as the body of the church have lost
sight of this foundational reality, and what it means to be a Christ-follower, and Bridgetown
identifies this as the ultimate truth behind what they do. Their website states this within their
about section,
Bridgetown Church is built around the idea of practicing the way of Jesus, together, in
our city. We believe that to be an apprentice of Jesus of Nazareth is to order your life
around three goals: be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus did. Our dream is
that as we live this way, our lives, our communities, and our city, will be transformed.
We believe the Church is not another sub-culture, but the making of a new humanity. It’s
