Architecture "Jesus Style"
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| Bridgett Hedrick, ESBS class of 2007 |
Subscribe in a readerInside joke. When Bridgett Hedrick was on staff with the summer program at Lurecrest her name all ran together on her name-tag and looked like "bridge.the.drick" instead of "bridgett hedrick."
Anyway.
In 2006-7 Bridgett was a part of the first class of ESBS students at Lurecrest. Yesterday she showed up on the campground for the afternoon....Initially I was worried that she was coming to ask for her money back...:)
We had a great time catching up. I wanted to share her journey since leaving the ESBS, because it illustrates why we're doing what we're doing...giving real people, normal people, everyday people, the opportunity to know God through his word, knowing that they'll go out and live changed lives afterwards, no matter where they end up.
Bridgett came to the ESBS after graduating with a degree in architecture from UNCG. It was a real step of faith for her to enroll here, and put off entering the working world and using the degree she'd just worked so hard to finish. It was cool to see God provide an amazing job for her at an architectural firm in DC while she was a student here. The job began almost immediately after she graduated from the ESBS. Yeah God.
She worked there in DC for two years before enrolling in a 4 year masters of architecture program at the Univ. of Cincinatti, Ohio. She's now in her third year of the masters program. Now is the time where she and her colleagues match up with architecture firms for internships that usually turn into full-time jobs after graduation. Bridgett's decided to forgo a paid internship and join a start up firm geared towards providing low cost architectural design for ministries and missions.
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I love her story. And Im glad that the ESBS has been a small part of it. She's finding a way to express a faithful life in an every day calling. It's architecture "Jesus style." Architecture for the least, the lowest, the passed over, the sick, leper and lame...given away as free as it came to us. Her life is a part of the answer to the prayer Jesus' disciples have been praying since the beginning. "Your kingdom come Lord, on earth as it is in heaven."
Photos from 2012
The ESBS class of 2012 is off to a great start. Check out some of the pictures students have taken so far.
NEW ESBS STUFF ONLINE...
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| Class of 2012 |
Subscribe in a readerYeah, so, what can I say...it's time for the director to get some respect around here...so I've decided to wear a suit every day from now on......kidding...
We took this picture last week in Chimney rock as we were all out getting ice-cream. And I love ice-cream...so I dressed up for it.
STUFF TO CHECK OUT:
1) new "class of 2012" picture album on the ESBS website (photo album)
2) 2011-12 lecture schedule online....carve out some time to sit in on a lecture and experience the ESBS firsthand! (lecture calendar)
3) Come sit in on an evening lecture on "greek culture" on MONDAY AUG 29 at 7 pm. Learn how radical it would have been to trust Jesus in the midst of a very spiritually confused first century culture.
class of 2012
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| L to R...Amber, Rich, Chance, Rylan, Abby, Bryson, Grace (scott's daughter), Sean, Heather, Tom, Mary Austin, Julia, Ellen, Josh, Caleb, Todd, Scott, Jon, Roz, Evan |
Subscribe in a readerMeet the class of 2012. All-stars...every single one of them. This is going to be a fabulous year. 13 students, 5 staff, 27 people living and working in community at Lurecrest all winter long...love it...so cool to see this dream of God taking shape and flourishing. This is a picture from our first day of class. Stay tuned for podcasts from this year's lecture series...hitting our website soon!
tom
We're Baaaaaaaaaack
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| the staff (left to right)...Roz, Scott, Tom, Todd, Cheryl Anne |
Subscribe in a readerToday the ESBS began its 6th year as the staff returned for the first day of staff training. With just two weeks now before classes start, we're all pretty excited to meet the students and start the journey through the Bible. It's hard to believe that this is our 6th year...and it' going to be a great one. We have 13 students preparing to come, an amazing list of guest lecturers lined up, and Julia and Roz are going on Friday to buy a cow (frozen...:)..
Anyway, God is good to let us be a part of this for another year...look for lots of exciting things happening soon. We'll be opening up our classroom for some amazing special lectures throughout the year. As usual, all our audio lectures will be going on our website...we have a world class biblical archaeologist coming for a week...and the pontoon boat is fixed now...awesome...I love my job.
Tom