Helping in the Early Days at BCC
by Bryan Pettus on April 4, 2012
My brother while working at BCC in the mid-1990s helped me get back to church after a long time away. I quickly began to volunteer a lot of time to the development of this incredible way of worshiping our Lord (…)
He Taught Me to Return the Grocery Cart & Other Life Lessons
by PBoyd on April 4, 2012
I’m tired and don’t really feel like pushing the grocery cart all the way across the parking lot to the cart-return bin, but then I hear the voice of David Foster. Dave reminds me that what I do in life (…)
My Journey with David Foster – Part I: The First Sunday in 2003
by TomR on April 4, 2012
It was nearly a decade ago at BCC when I got my first introduction to Dr. David Foster. A reluctant churchgoer back then, I’d attend annual Easter and Christmas services and, grudgingly, a Sunday here and there at a hoity (…)
Where Real People Face Real Problems
by Callen on April 4, 2012
(sent to me by Randy M) My favorite personal memory was from 1996 when a friend called me in tears at the old Summit office in Green Hills because her husband had slashed his wrists with a box cutter. She (…)
Forever Changed
by sdwebs on April 4, 2012
At 10 years old, after 4 years in private Christian schools, I renounced organized religion. I didn’t attend a church service for 20 years. And then only because I was dating my, now, husband and his family invited us to Easter (…)
We’ve already felt your prayers lifting us up.
by Facebook on April 4, 2012
Friends, please pray for us as we gather this evening to say goodbye to our beloved Pastor, David Foster. Our hearts are heavy today, but we’ve already felt your prayers lifting us up. Thank you, Dave. We will forever miss (…)
He created a place for “messy people to meet a merciful God”
by Facebook on April 4, 2012
Going to pay my respects today to a man who has been one of the greatest influences in my spiritual life. He created a place for “messy people to meet a merciful God”. A friend told me today that a (…)
Today we will say goodbye to my friend and Pastor David Foster
by Facebook on April 4, 2012
Today we will say goodbye to my friend and Pastor David Foster..but it is only a temporary goodbye…Really it’s a “See Ya Later”..for we have this confidence that comes from our Hope in a resurrected Savior…That to be absent from (…)
In Memory of David Foster and The Lessons He Taught Me – Maurilio Amorim
by Dave Seldon on April 4, 2012
The following is from Maurilio Amorim, who served BCC as its Executive Pastor in the early days. Maurilio was key in helping David Foster build BCC into a truly great church.
I was stuck in my career until David Foster offered me a job based on the potential he saw in me. Late into my twenties, I worked on the staff of a small, traditional congregation, but my heart yearned to reach those outside the faith with a non-traditional approach to church. Read the rest on Maurilio’s blog …
Wonderful Counselor
by Mark Hively on April 4, 2012
I remember getting a flier in the mail for BCC and going to church there. It was a completely new experience for me. To go to church in jeans and feel at ease was great. I remember meeting at the (…)
