Holy smokes this is a tough subject. This a basically a test to make sure I know how to post. However, come to THE BRIDGE this Sunday and check out this fascinating subject.
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PredestinationFriday, September 11th, 2009Holy smokes this is a tough subject. This a basically a test to make sure I know how to post. However, come to THE BRIDGE this Sunday and check out this fascinating subject. Rediscovering Church Bridge to GospelMonday, May 25th, 2009
Rediscovering Church Bridge to Gospel March 26, 2009 I have been blessed to be involved in a great network of church planters through Seattle Church Planting. Gary Irby, our fearless encourager, came to speak with our church a few weeks ago. He shared a great story of how The Bridge Church made a huge impact on their community. Their approach to being church totally changed the way the non-Christians in their community view Christians and the Church. I wanted to share the story with you, so I set up an interview with one of the Elders, Daniel Espy, who was involved in the early days of The Bridge. ME: Daniel, I have heard some great things about what God is doing at The Bridge. Could you give my readers a brief history of the Bridge and tell folks what you do in service to the church? DANIEL: My name is Daniel Espy and I am married to a wonderful woman named Leah and we have two wild and crazy kids. Josiah is three years old and Aletheia is 21 months. About five years ago a man came and spoke in my missiology class in seminary and told about a church he was starting in Lake Stevens, WA. That was the beginning of my journey with The Bridge Church. My wife and I came up in the summer of 2005 to check out what was going on and returned a year later after graduation with the plans of being bi-vocational and helping start new churches. My previous education and experience was in managing golf courses so God used those skills to find me a job running the construction division of a landscape company while we lived in someone’s basement. After doing this for about a year God provided a way for me to quit and start being a pastor full time. Since that time, the original planter has moved back to North Carolina and I have become the directional elder for the church. What that means in the big scheme of things is that I oversee the daily operations of the church, lead discipleship classes and preach on Sunday morning. I try as much as I can to push ministry out to the edges so there are many others who lead and carry out the vision God has given us in ways that I never could. Please visit their blog to read more! |
Daniel recently had an opportunity to do an interview on the More Than Cake blog. You can view the interview using the link below. We’ve also provided an excerpt from the interview.