Setting Prisoners Free

A brief Introduction: There's a ministry on the West-side of Chicago called Mission:USA ; every Tuesday night they have a Church service called The BRIDGE . Their services are open to everybody, but especially those who find it hard to gel in their local congregations! Or to put into cruder terms; a lot of these men and women are ex-offenders, homeless and low-income folk who have felt ostracized and rejected by many churches, so their mission is to be a bridge between prison, the streets and the Church. The Bridge helps these wonderful men and women find churches that will welcome them with open arms.....  And isn't this exactly what the Gospel and the "Kingdom of God" is all about? Every Tuesday night, The Bridge has a host team from a Church, who greet the guests and provide a meal. The guests anonymously submit questions about their "walk of faith", and staff from The Bridge pick out a relevant question. Meanwhile, they have invited 3 p...

As an introduction I'd like to explain what this blog-post is about;  There's a ministry on the West-side of Chicago called Mission:USA ; every Tuesday night they have a Church service called The BRIDGE . Their services are open to everybody, but especially those who find it hard to gel in their local congregations! Or to put into cruder terms; a lot of these men and women are ex-offenders, homeless and low-income folk who have felt ostracized and rejected by many churches, so their mission is to be a bridge between prison, the streets and the Church. The Bridge helps these wonderful men and women find churches that will welcome them with open arms.....  And isn't this exactly what the Gospel and the "Kingdom of God" is all about? Every Tuesday night, The Bridge has a host team from a Church, who greet the guests and provide a meal. The guests anonymously submit questions about their "walk of faith", and staff from The Bridge pick out a rele...