Senior Minister

New Brighton Christian Church is a Restoration Movement Church in New Brighton, MN. Our Purpose: Love God. Love People. Share the Good News. NBCCs purpose is to, in all things and at all times, love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. We can express this more succinctly with the statement: Love God. Love people. Share the good news. This is our larger purpose; an all-encompassing statement of what we exist to do. Our Mission: How we accomplish our larger purpose specifically is expressed in a mission statement. Raising Christ-centered followers in Christ-centered homes. Christ-centered is mentioned twice in this brief statement. That's because we believe in the Christ of the Bible: the eternal Son of God who came to earth to live among us, died for the forgiveness of our sins, and was raised from the grave, defeating the power of death. We center our lives on him not only as the hope of our eternal lives, but as the guide and sustainer of our everyday lives. Raising indicates that Christianity is not an event, but a process. In the same way an infant grows and matures throughout its life, a saving relationship with Christ is a life-long process of growing and maturing. Followers indicates that as we place our faith in Christ to lead us to our heavenly home, we also place our faith in him to lead us in the right ways of living in our earthly home. We commit to following Christ wherever he chooses to lead us. Homes indicates that the greatest influence on our spiritual lives takes place within our homes and among our families. What we learn and experience in churches and schools is important, but the instruction, nurturing, and encouragement we receive within our homes are what sets the course for our lives.