Helping people connect with God and each other.

Helping

We can only help.  We cannot do it for anyone else.  Relationships are personal things.  There is a sense of personal responsibility when it comes to growing in a relationship with anybody.  Our purpose is to provide environments, opportunities and contacts for those who want to go deeper.  We want to help but, in the end we can only do so much, the rest is up to each individual.  Our prayer is that we will get an opportunity to help, that’s why we exist.

People

We are “people focused” not “program focused.”  We love people and believe in the value of every person.  The environments and opportunities The Link provides exist only as means for people to form deeper relations with their Creator and their fellow human beings.  All environments are up for grabs.  They can be modified, changed and scraped as often and as necessary to make sure they are effective.  They are means, tools and avenues to an end and the end is all about people.

Connect

It is all about relationships.  Everything rises and falls based on relationships.  We were made for relationships.  That is why solitary confinement is such a serious form of punishment.  We need and want powerful relationships.  That is why Jesus came.  So we could know Him and the Father.  But He also came so we could have healthy relationships with each other.  The Link wants to help each individual make vital and healthy connections with God and other people.  We believe that the person who has these relationships will enjoy a more satisfying and productive life.

God

We were made for a connection with God.  Worship comes natural.  All over the world where ever we go people worship something.  We were made for a personal relationship with God and there is this longing, drive or a “spiritual pull” within us all that coaxes us towards Him.  God wants to be known by each of us.  He wants every individual to have a liberating and empowering relationship with Him.  Jesus told us that was why He came.   If that is what Jesus’ purpose was, helping people know God, then this should also be the purpose of His Church.   The Link exists to make Him known and help those who want to know Him better.

Each Other

We are not islands.  Life is not meant to be lived alone.  Neither loneliness, nor superficial or dysfunctional relationships satisfy what every individual is looking for, which is to be known and to know.  Every person needs and should have a close group of friends who they share life with.  The Link is relationally driven.  We want to help each individual find and develop these relationships with others.  Also, we believe that every Christ follower should be intentionally developing relationships with those who are pre-Jesus.   Jesus was intentional about building these relationships and we believe that every believer should be as well.