The Bridge Apostolic Training Center

Back in April of 2000, when we planted this church, we had an inkling that we would one day be involved in training people for the coming manifestation of the fulness of the Kingdom.  We just knew that God was restoring a love for Him and His Kingdom in a very real and tangible way.  Renewal was sweeping the Spirit-filled churches with a mandate to use of the gifts of God in a mature way while a steady commitment to the Word was maintained.  We saw a beautiful co-mingling of the Word and the Spirit in the church again.  We knew that there would be a time when the Lord would call us to start a school that trained people to know God, His Word , and who could not only fully embrace Him, but walk in the Spirit in such a way that they would see the fulness of the Kingdom manifest.   We are now in those days.

 Over the last 3 plus years we have been laying a foundation for an Apostolic Training Center that would prepare, heal, and send those God has called to build His Kingdom.  We deeply desire to see fully functioning disciples that not only know God and His ways, but also know His Word and His heart for people.  With those things in mind, we set out to create, cobble together, and take from our past training experiences a curriculum that helps people become whole, prepared, and passionate about God’s Kingdom.

 The school will have several parts that are designed to help people connect to God and His Kingdom and the church.  The courses are as follows:

 1. Basic Foundations for Christian Growth – This course is great for everyone.  It covers, the basics of the faith while giving depth to each topic.  This course will help lay a foundation for Christian practice and growth for the whole body of Christ.

 2.  Hearing God’s Voice and Understanding Revelation –  This course helps believers learn how we interact with God’s Word and revelatory gifting with application toward proper use of the revelatory gifts in ministry.   People will be taught how to differentiate between what God is saying and what He Isn’t saying through understanding of God’s Word and sound doctrine.

 3. Theology –  This course takes people deeper into what God has said about Himself, salvation, Christian We call this the deep dive into a more mature understanding of God, His Word and His Ways.

 4. Christian Apologetics – This course is designed to help believers understand how to share their faith while being equipped to answer common questions or objections to the Christian faith.   Care will be taken to help each person understand basic world views and the foundations for each one so they know the reasons behind the culture’s current ideas.

 5. Worship, Listening and Prayer – This isn’t so much a class as it is a practice. Each Wednesday night the church meets to worship, listen to God, share Revelation and pray the things on God’s heart. This is a practical lab to practice what believer’s have learned in the other courses while participating in the body life of the church. 

 We also have a deep relationship with Elijah Rain Ministries.  Their contribution to the school will be to provide prayer counseling to help heal the church and specific short courses that cover things like deliverance ministries, how to do prayer counseling etc…

 The school has started with our 201 course Interpreting Dreams & Visions. There will be a follow up course to the 201.  Advanced Dreams & Visions will start November 10th, 2020. We will be advertising future courses on our website and Facebook page,

 We look forward to impacting the Christian community in the 7 City Region and online soon!   Anyone with questions please leave a message at the church or on the communication window in the website or Facebook!

 Blessings, Steve and Pam Watson –  Senior Pastors – The Bridge Richland