Tyler Staton on Pastoring Bridgetown Church, Poetry, and Ministry from NYC to Portland

About this episode

Tyler Staton discusses his role as Lead Pastor of Bridgetown Church and his passion for prayer and ministry.

Tyler Staton is the Lead Pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, where he took over as lead pastor for John Mark Comer. He is passionate about living prayerfully and relationally. Tyler is the author of After Amen , The Familiar Stranger, Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, and Searching for Enough. This interview was recorded in person in Portland Oregon, so if you’re listening to this podcast, you might want to pop over to the YouTube version so he can see us hanging out in person. Sign up for Exiles 26! April 30 - May 2 in Minneapolis! https://www.theologyintheraw.com/exiles26 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Tyler Staton

Topics covered

• pastoring
• poetry
• ministry
• prayer
• Christianity
• Bridgetown Church

Keywords

• Tyler Staton
• Bridgetown Church
• John Mark Comer
• ministry
• prayer
• poetry
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bridgetown Church

Places: Portland, Oregon, New York City

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