Two years ago, we made a bold decision together. We committed to something bigger than ourselves, trusting that God would meet us in our faithfulness — and He has, in ways that have exceeded anything we could have imagined.
From the very beginning, Burn the Ships was never just about a financial goal. It was about discipleship — growing as followers of Jesus and making more disciples. We dreamed of every person at LifeBridge having a life-changing encounter with God as it relates to their generosity, because we follow a God who is extravagantly generous.
I am excited to tell you: that dream is becoming a reality.
As we look towards the last months of Burn the Ships, we want to pause to celebrate the journey itself. Since June 2024, 562 new donors have joined this movement, 1,374 donors total have given toward our goal, and an incredible 23,420 donations have been made. These aren’t just numbers — they represent lives, families, and faith steps that will echo for generations.
As we close out Burn the Ships on May 17th, the giving window will remain open for two additional weeks for anyone who would like to complete or exceed their commitment. Now is the time to finish strong. If you’ve been on the fence, or simply want to give one final push, this is your moment. Every gift between now and the end matters.
Thank you for your ongoing support and incredible generosity as we close out an amazing two years of Burn the Ships!
Matt Hessel
Lead Pastor
First and foremost, Burn the Ships is a discipleship initiative. It is for us to grow as disciples, and it is so we can make more disciples. Our primary goal is that as close to 100% of our people will have a life-changing encounter with God as it relates to their generosity. We want every person at LifeBridge to take their next step to grow in generosity. We follow a God who is extravagantly generous. We want to follow His lead as this is part of every individual’s personal discipleship.
This investment over the 2 years represents supporting and strengthening our general budget – which is anything but “general”. It is our disciple-making ministries, NextGen ministries, care ministries, outreach partnerships, Level Up initiative, weekend experiences, and ministry operations.
If we want to win NOCO, then we need to fix and update one of our primary tools: our campus. Our goal is to renovate the entire campus to take care of deferred maintenance, reconfigure the interior of the building to maximize our space to accommodate growth and facilitate ministry, and update the aesthetic appeal of the campus.
We believe that it’s all ONE MISSION we’re on as a church — the mission to introduce people in Northern Colorado to Jesus, and lead them in their next step with Him. So we’ve decided that our collective giving over the two years will all go into one fund for this next season of ministry expansion — to celebrate the totality of our generosity growth as disciples of Jesus.
The Burn the Ships initiative will last for two years, and we are crossing the midpoint in April 2025. In the two years, every gift that is given to LifeBridge will be used both to continue our ongoing ministry work and to move our mission and vision forward.
We are asking that you pray and seek God’s leading on what He is asking of you. Prepare your heart to hear Him, and then listen to what He says.
Finally, prepare to be amazed. We serve an awesome God, and we anticipate He will move in huge ways as we seek an unprecedented impact from our collective Burn the Ships commitments – something only God can do.
Ready to be part of all that God’s doing in and through us at LifeBridge?
