Andy Edwards
Special guest
Andy Edwards serves as the Pastor of Missions and Evangelism at Bridgeway Church. He grew up in and around the Oklahoma City area and has been a part of this tremendous Bridgeway community for over 7 years. He is married to the amazing Laura Edwards. They have two children, Elizabeth and Owen, and are thoroughly enjoying life as a family. Together they hope to see the people of Bridgeway walk in the love of Jesus and boldly proclaim His love to the world. Their desire is to see the Glory of God impact and influence people all over the metro area and beyond. When they have free time they love to read, play sports, listen to music and watch some Sooner football!
Andy Edwards has been a guest on 8 episodes.
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Christian Community: Kids
December 19th, 2019 | 33 mins 35 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Involving kids in community group meetings is extremely important and extremely difficult. How do you minister to kids in a meeting without missing out on the opportunity to minister to parents? What are some creative solutions to handling large groups of kids in a community group? Why is it so important for us to involve our kids in community?
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Christian Community: Biblical Basis
December 5th, 2019 | 51 mins 39 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What is the biblical basis for Christian community? What does the Bible command us to do as Christians in community? David sits down with Bridgeway's Pastor of Community and Evangelism, Andy Edwards, to talk through what the Bible says about community.
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Episode 33: Why Share The Gospel? - Sam Storms and Andy Edwards
May 16th, 2019 | 43 mins 37 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Why do we share the gospel? Why has God elected to use human words as the means of reconciling people to himself? What should motivate us to tell others about Jesus? Lead Pastor, Sam Storms, and Pastor of Missions and Evangelism, Andy Edwards, sit down with David to answer these and other questions.
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Episode 32: Courageous Going - Andy Edward and Matt Palmer
May 9th, 2019 | 54 mins 46 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
What does the great commission mean when it says to go? Are Christians under an obligation to go? Must we first be called? What does courageous going look like in different contexts? Neighborhood? City? World?
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Episode 26: Core Values: Gospel Courage - Matt Palmer and Andy Edwards
March 28th, 2019 | 46 mins 17 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
How does the gospel shape our core value of courage as a church? What do we mean when we talk about courage as a value? What is distinctive about the Christian Gospel that leads us to value courage? How does Gospel courage look different from the world’s courage? How does the Gospel make us courageous? What is the goal or aim of being courageous?
This month we are exploring how the center of our spiritual formation - the Gospel of Jesus Christ - informs, inspires, and enacts our five core values (love, worship, honor, courage, and joy) as a spiritual family.
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Episode 19: Sharing The Gospel with Your Story - Andy Edwards
August 23rd, 2018 | 50 mins 36 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
How can your story help tell the Gospel story? How does sharing your testimony help share the Good News? What is the biblical basis for using your story in evangelism? Andy Edwards and David Bowden sit down to answer these questions and more.
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Episode 10: How to Share the Gospel - Andy Edwards
June 21st, 2018 | 49 mins 51 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Why don't we share the Gospel? What is holding us back? What are some simple, practical ways to share our faith with others? How can we start spiritual conversations with strangers, friends, family, and co-workers? Pastor of Missions and Evangelism, Andy Edwards, answers all these and more.
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Episode 3: Why Go to All Nations? - Andy Edwards
May 2nd, 2018 | 50 mins 52 secs
bible, children's ministry, christian, christianity, church, college, david bowden, expositional, god, gospel, gospel-centered, jesus, local, ministry, missions, oklahoma city, preaching, sam storms, teens, youth, youth ministry
Pastor of Missions and Evangelism, Andy Edwards, talks about the Christian's responsibility with regards to global missions. Why do missions exist? Must all go? Must all be involved? How does the Gospel motivate us to be on mission? All of these questions and more are addressed in this episode.