Bridge Kids exists to walk alongside families
and make disciples of their children.
Here at Bridge Kids, our primary goal is simple: to teach our children about the Good News of Jesus Christ. Jesus died for all of us that we may be set free from sin, and as we confess that He is our Lord, we are given the gift of knowing Him and His joy forever. Each and every child is so desperately, jealously, and wholly beloved by God, and each has the promise of being a resident of heaven.
This mission is not something that we strive toward on our own. Children's ministry is about children, but shepherding our parents is essential as well. We work as a body, partnering together to raise up a generation that is in love with Christ. At Austin Bridge, we believe in the worth and significance of family discipleship and worship. Our first glimpses of Jesus come from our homes, and our families become our first ministry. We desire to, yes, teach the children at Austin Bridge the great power and joy of the Gospel, but we extend the invitation of instruction and discipleship to our Earthly parents.
We achieve this model of family discipleship by inviting children into corporate worship with their parents, teaching the same lesson in Bridge Kids that is taught in adult worship, and sending home questions and activities that caregivers can utilize to spark further conversation about Jesus in the home.
We recognize that raising and discipling a child is no easy task, so Bridge Kids is intentionally designed to partner with our parents. We hope that as we grow, we can flourish in the ways that we radically support our parents.
This mission is not something that we strive toward on our own. Children's ministry is about children, but shepherding our parents is essential as well. We work as a body, partnering together to raise up a generation that is in love with Christ. At Austin Bridge, we believe in the worth and significance of family discipleship and worship. Our first glimpses of Jesus come from our homes, and our families become our first ministry. We desire to, yes, teach the children at Austin Bridge the great power and joy of the Gospel, but we extend the invitation of instruction and discipleship to our Earthly parents.
We achieve this model of family discipleship by inviting children into corporate worship with their parents, teaching the same lesson in Bridge Kids that is taught in adult worship, and sending home questions and activities that caregivers can utilize to spark further conversation about Jesus in the home.
We recognize that raising and discipling a child is no easy task, so Bridge Kids is intentionally designed to partner with our parents. We hope that as we grow, we can flourish in the ways that we radically support our parents.
Meet Michelle
Children's Ministry Director
Michelle was born and raised in Round Rock, TX. By the faithfulness of God to her mother and her prayers, she knew God at an early age. Her true dedication to Christ came in high school after she took a theology class and felt the Lord consistently bring her out of darkness and into His joy.
Michelle attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she got a B.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences with a focus in Early Childhood, as well as a minor in Social Work. She entered as a pre-med major, and after 4 attempted major changes, the Lord gently called her to vocational ministry; the last position she dreamed that she could be in, but the exact place the Lord called her to be in.
Michelle is passionate about sharing the Gospel with children in the most developmentally appropriate way possible, prioritizing meeting children exactly where they are. She is also passionate about the family, knowing that the family system is rife with trial, but it is also full of joy and sanctification as the Lord stewards it.
On her days off, you can catch her walking or hammocking outside, watering her plants, or singing and messing around on a guitar.
Michelle attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she got a B.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences with a focus in Early Childhood, as well as a minor in Social Work. She entered as a pre-med major, and after 4 attempted major changes, the Lord gently called her to vocational ministry; the last position she dreamed that she could be in, but the exact place the Lord called her to be in.
Michelle is passionate about sharing the Gospel with children in the most developmentally appropriate way possible, prioritizing meeting children exactly where they are. She is also passionate about the family, knowing that the family system is rife with trial, but it is also full of joy and sanctification as the Lord stewards it.
On her days off, you can catch her walking or hammocking outside, watering her plants, or singing and messing around on a guitar.
