BridgeFM News
June 2010

"My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God." Proverbs 2: 1-5

Attention Prayer Warriors - Prayer Walk for Bridgefest - June 6th at 4PM in Ocean Grove, NJ

Bridgefest 2010Please join the staff and friends of The Bridge Christian Radio as we spend an hour in Ocean Grove praying for this year's Bridgefest.
We'll meet at 4PM in front of the Great Auditorium. God has put it on our heart to sincerely seek Him and ask for His hand of blessing on this year's event.
There are many changes...and many more opportunities for people to be impacted by all that happens at Bridgefest. We want to pray over all aspects of this event, as well as pray and walk throughout the areas that will be occupied during Bridgefest weekend.
Colossians 4: 2-3 states in part; "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ..."

  • This will be informal, as we break up into small groups and pray, watch and give praise and thanks for all God will do!
  • We'll begin at the Great Auditorium, where praise, worship and God's word will be proclaimed in mighty & awesome ways on Friday.
  • We'll pray at the Tabernacle where teaching will occur all day Friday & Saturday.
  • We'll pray at the Youth Temple where an exciting youth event will occur on Saturday, with music, skateboard demonstrations and testimonies to God.
  • We'll walk up Ocean Pathway and pray over the vendor area where many food vendors, businesses and ministries will gather.
  • We'll pray at the Boardwalk Pavilion where hundreds can sit and watch LIVE broadcasts and LIVE interviews with our teachers.
  • Teachers will answer questions from audience members. Ocean Grove visitors not even a part of Bridgefest, will hear answers to many Bible questions.
  • We'll stroll the beach area where thousands will gather on Saturday for fun, fellowship, family time, music, teaching and ocean baptisms.
  • We'll pray for the weather, our teachers, our artists, our listeners, our volunteers...and all that will happen on July 23rd and 24th.
  • We'll seek God and ask for a rich outpouring of His Holy Spirit...to guide our planning and preparation, that this will be His event, wholly planned by Him!

Dr. Tom Woodward in NJ! Darwin or Design LIVE on Bridge FM - June 12th!

Tom Woodward Darwin or Design will be broadcast LIVE right at Bridge FM's studios at 10AM EST on June 12th! This exciting 1 hour program follows an interview format with nationally recognized experts in their field. This program is designed to answer your most pressing questions about intelligent design and evolution. The host of this program; Dr. Tom Woodward; is an author and founder of the C.S. Lewis Society & Apologetics.org

Dr. Woodward will be speaking throughout the metro NY/NJ area June 11th - 13th. He'll be on Long Island Friday the 11th and in NJ on the 12th & 13th. He'll speak at all weekend services at Calvary Chapel Old Bridge, NJ Sat. & Sun. and at Calvary Chapel Montclair, NJ on Sunday night. Please visit www.apologetics.org and click on EVENTS for all the details.

5th Annual - Bridgefest 2010 - Tickets Selling Fast!

Bridgefest 2010Mark your calendars for July 23rd & 24th for the greatest Bridgefest ever! More teaching, expanded schedule, on & off beach activities, a new youth event, more food, more vendors, more Bridgefest! Everything you've come to know and love about Bridgefest... and so much more! Those of you that want to make Bridgefest a family mini-vacation should come on Thursday (7/22) since our schedule now starts at 9AM Friday and continues right up to the evening concert. Check www.bridgefest.org regularly for schedule updates and announcements!

Movement at Bridgefest - New Youth Event!

Mike Doyle Get ready for the most exiting youth event of the summer! Starting Saturday at 1PM right out in front of the Youth Temple in Ocean Grove...we shut down the street and bring in the skateboard ramps! Watch award-winning skateboarders do an amazing demo...while enjoying Christian music with DJ Promote! At 2PM you'll move in to the youth temple and hear an amazing testimony from pro surfer Jesse Hines and a great message from Mike Doyle (pictured in photo on left). Jesse and Mike will both be on hand earlier on Saturday for our morning surf clinics. All the details on the surf clinics and youth event can be viewed here

June Featured Teacher - Pastor Bob Botsford

Bob BotsfordTestify - Weekdays: 6:00AM & 4:00PM EST
Pastor Bob Botsford is not only our June Featured teacher; he's also our main auditorium speaker at our Bridgefest concert on Friday, July 23rd. Additionally, Pastor Bob will be doing a mini evangelism seminar in the Tabernacle on Saturday, July 24th. Complete details can be found at www.bridgefest.org

We'll be providing a downloadable map & schedule on our web site so attendees will have detailed information for this years fresh, new and expanded Bridgefest experience. You'll also have a chance to meet Pastor Bob pre-concert under the 'Meet the Teachers' tent outside the Great Auditorium.

You can read Bob's complete bio - click here!

Listen to one of Pastor Bob's most requested messages from 2009 - microphoneclick here!

Sponsor of the Month - Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association was founded to maintain this square mile of Jersey Shore land as a place for the perpetual worship of Jesus Christ. Today we are about the business of meeting the needs of local churches and God's people in a wide variety of ways. Our mission is to provide opportunities for spiritual birth, growth, and renewal through worship, education, cultural, and recreational programs for people of all ages in this beautiful seaside setting. Come visit us for a day, for a week, or for the whole summer!

New Bridge FM Music Page!

Bridge FM Music Page Everything you want in music...and more! Links to artist web sites, the latest news and happenings ion the Christian music scene, and more! Our featured artist for the month of June is Mandisa! She'll be leading her band in the closing concert at Bridgefest on Friday night, July 23rd. This is an event you don't want to miss! Click on the logo to hear her interview and listen to her music.

Attn: Business Owners! - Summer Banner Ads!

Summer Banner Ads Back by popular demand, we will once again be featuring a link to a variety of Business, Ministry and Service Providers on our Home Page. These low cost Banner Ads will draw lots of attention to you! Please click on the link to see how easy it is to create a very low cost ad for your business or service. These ads will run July 1st through Labor Day, giving you long exposure right on our home page! Each banner ad becomes a printable coupon... create yours TODAY!

First Annual Bridge FM Cruise - Still Time to Join Us!

First Annual Bridge FM Cruise Join us on our maiden cruise to Canada and New England, September 16th-25th, 2010. Come and meet Bridge FM staff and spend time with Bridge FM Teachers Lloyd Pulley, Bobby Hargraves and Tony Clark! This delightful 9 night cruise will be aboard the beautiful Royal Caribbean - Explorer of the Seas, sailing from Bayonne, NJ. Enjoy encouraging messages, great times of fellowship and morning devotionals during this amazing cruise that will be loaded with fun for all! Fall foliage in every brilliant color imaginable, lighthouses dotting the coastline and an amazing itinerary! A fully refundable deposit of $500 will hold your cabin until July 2nd, so you have plenty of time to confirm your plans! Get all the details right now! Click on the logo to learn more!

iPhone & iPod Touch Users - Get Our FREE App Now!

FREE iPhone App Downloads have exceeded 3000 in just a few short months! All iPhone and iPod Touch users can now listen to The Bridge anytime/anywhere with the push of a button! And our app will work perfectly on the new iPad device as well! Click on the logo and download yours today! Once you've downloaded the app...please write a review and rate our app. This helps our ranking in the app store!

Things to Pray About...

Would you join the board & staff of The Bridge as we seek God for:

  • A great response to our 1st annual cruise.
  • An amazing Bridgefest 2010, pray especially for our teachers and artists.
  • All the planning and preparation for our 5th Annual Bridgefest.

Praise Report...

  • For all those that are signing up to volunteer at Bridgefest.
  • For all our new iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch listeners!
  • For the amazing testimonies that listeners phoned in & posted to our web site.

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BridgeFM Staff

Bridge staff from left to right:

John Gates: Music Director/On-Air
Patti Gates: The Voice of The Bridge
Kim McCarrick: Station Manager
Brian Rechten: General Manager

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