Hi, I’m Bridget
I’m passionate about helping people see the beauty of Christianity and understand the reasons to believe it. My interests in apologetics, theology, and counseling grow out of a desire to connect what we believe, why we believe it, and how we live as followers of Jesus.
I serve with Apologetics on Mission as an administrator, lecturer, and missionary while pursuing graduate studies in Christian apologetics and clinical mental health counseling. Through teaching and conversations, I seek to help people engage difficult questions thoughtfully and grow in their faith.
My Story
I became a Christian at 13 through the sacrificial love of my grandma and her faithfulness in making sure I grew up going to church. I discovered apologetics shortly afterward, when challenges from others about my faith sent me searching for answers. That search grew into a lasting interest in philosophy, theology, and the reasons for Christian belief.
My own experience of same-sex attraction has also made questions about sexuality and following Jesus deeply personal. These questions connect with my broader interests in what it means to be human, spiritual formation, and how apologetics should engage the whole person: our minds, hearts, bodies, and relationships.
Education
B.A. in Philosophy — University of Texas at Austin, 2022
M.A. in Christian Apologetics — Biola University, in progress; expected December 2026
M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling — Liberty University, in progress; expected December 2027
Memberships
Evangelical Philosophical Society — Student Member
Reasons to Believe Scholar Community — Member
American Association of Christian Counselors — Student Member
Training
Certification in Biblical Sexuality Ministry — Institute of Biblical Sexuality, 2026
Narrative Focused Trauma Care — Level 1 — The Allender Center, in progress; expected March 2027
International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism & Human Rights — Certificate of Completion, Strasbourg, France, 2024
CrossExamined Instructor Academy (CIA) — Completed a three-day intensive in apologetics and public speaking as a presenter, 2026.
Certified SYMBIS Assessment Facilitator — SYMBIS Assessment, 2026
Equipped to Counsel — Eight-month biblical counseling training, 2023–2024
Austin Stone Development Program — Nine-month systematic theology training, 2024–2025
Summer Discipleship Program — Austin Stone Downtown, seven-week intensive residential program in discipleship and ministry training, 2023.
Mission of God — Austin Stone Downtown, ten-week course in the biblical foundations of missions, missions history, and cross-cultural ministry, 2023.
Ministry & Experience
Since joining Apologetics on Mission in 2023, I’ve served through administration, teaching, and missions. I’ve participated in three AoM mission trips: Uganda in April 2025, Croatia in June 2025, and Serbia and Croatia in June 2026.
In Uganda, I taught biblical sexuality at two Kampala International University classes and at the Ishaka Apologetics Conference, where I also participated in a Q&A panel. In Croatia, I co-taught a workshop on evil and suffering. I’ve also created and taught classes on biblical sexuality and gender ideology for AoM’s 16-week Introduction to International Apologetics course.
Behind the scenes, I help support AoM through ministry coordination, donor relations, communications, and media production. I also helped the organization obtain its nonprofit status.
My ministry experience includes establishing the Ratio Christi chapter at UT Austin, helping bring an outside speaker to campus for a debate, and building connections for the chapter. In 2022, I also presented on pro-life apologetics as a guest speaker for UT Austin’s Horns for Life club.
I started volunteering at Living Hope Ministries in 2024 and continue to serve there by helping lead the women’s support group. Previously, I worked as a client advocate at Heart of Texas Pregnancy Resource Center, offering emotional support and connecting clients with practical resources.
