The Bridgeway Podcast
Conversations about fulfilling the church's mission in our city and yours
About the show
Like most churches, Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City is seeking to fulfill the mission of Jesus in its own local context. Listen in on weekly conversations as Author, Poet, and Artist in Residence, David Bowden, sits down with a member of the Bridgeway staff for conversations about different areas of church ministry. You'll hear regularly from Lead Pastor, Author, and Theologian, Sam Storms, as well as the rest of our gospel-centered staff. We will touch on topics related to preaching, teens, worship, missions, children's ministry, reaching college students, engaging culture, and more.
For more information about Bridgeway Church visit: http://www.bridgewaychurch.com
To learn more about Lead Pastor Sam Storms visit: http://www.samstorms.com
And for more on Host David Bowden visit: http://www.spokengospel.com
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Episodes
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Episode 37: Sharing the Gospel at Home and at Work
June 13th, 2019 | 48 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
Two Bridgeway members, Ali Rettedal and Chris Jurrens, share their hearts for spreading the gospel in their every day lives. We talk about practical ways to share the gospel in our neighborhoods and in our workplaces. Ali and Chris also share about a new leadership training program they are helping start at Bridgeway called LEAD.
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Called to the Nations - Kelcy and Lacey White
June 6th, 2019 | 39 mins 41 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
This episode tells the story of a couple being called to move to Japan to share the gospel. Kelcy and Lacey White went from saying they would never leave Oklahoma to deciding to pack up everything and move to Japan.
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Short Term Missions - Slovenia Update with Matt Palmer and Tyler Hayes
May 30th, 2019 | 31 mins 49 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
A team from Bridgeway recently went to Slovenia on a short term mission. Two of those team members share stories from the trip and why everyone should go on short term mission trips.
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Episode 34: Why We Don't Share The Gospel - Sam Storms
May 23rd, 2019 | 40 mins 24 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
In this episode Sam Storms shares twelve reasons why we don't share the gospel in what he has dubbed "The Dirty Dozen." From fear of man to our love of comfort, we dig deep to look at the most common underlying reasons that keep us from talking about Jesus.
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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 31: Courageous Serving - Eddy Helker and Kelcy White
May 2nd, 2019 | 48 mins 22 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
The New Testament is filled with commands to serve one another. Why are we called to serve? What is the purpose of serving? What would it look like to serve courageously? Why does serving take courage?
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Episode 30: Courageous Giving - Andy Dowdell
April 25th, 2019 | 48 mins 58 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
Giving is a difficult issue because it’s about money. Maybe we should start by talking about a biblical view of money. Why are we called to give? Where are we called to give? What is the basis of our giving? What would courageous giving look like? The widow’s mite? Selling everything? Or is there a more helpful way to think about it?
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Episode 29: Courageous Reading - Sam Storms
April 18th, 2019 | 46 mins 38 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 would it look like to read our Bibles courageously? Why should Christians be reading the Bible at all? How would a commitment to courageous faith change the way we read the bible? What role does faith play in reading the bible? How have we failed to read the bible with faith and courage?
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Courageous Faith - Sam Storms
April 11th, 2019 | 47 mins
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
Faith is a term regularly used by Christians. When we talk about having faith, or believing, what do we mean? Often times, we hear phrases like, “Step out in faith.” This seems to blend belief and action. How do those go together? What would courageous faith look like?
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Core Values: Gospel Joy - Sam Storms
April 4th, 2019 | 45 mins
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 joy as a church? How should we define or understand joy? Is biblical joy different from how many people understand joy? If so, how? What is the relationship between the Gospel and our joy?
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 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 25: Core Values: Gospel Honor - Kelcy White
March 21st, 2019 | 42 mins 16 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 honor as a church? What do we mean when we talk about honor? What does honor look like internally toward one another and externally toward our community? In what ways does the Gospel lead us to the value of honor? In what ways does the Gospel shape what honor looks like?
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 24: Core Values: Gospel Worship: Krista Meyer and Tyler Hayes
March 14th, 2019 | 43 mins 4 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 worship as a church? How should we define worship? How does the Gospel lead us to worship? How does the Gospel populate the content of our worship?
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 23: Core Values: Gospel Love - Sam Storms
March 7th, 2019 | 42 mins 48 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 love as a church? What makes Gospel love different from the world’s definition of love? What does loving one another mean in the context of our spiritual family at Bridgeway? How does the Gospel inform how we love one another and our community?
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 22: Church Governance - Sam Storms
October 18th, 2018 | 46 mins 6 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 does the church need governance? If it does, what type should it have? How does the Gospel educate and shape the way in which our churches are governed? Sam Storms and David Bowden discuss all this and more in this week's episode.