James Roberson lives in Brooklyn, NY, where he is the lead pastor of Bridge Church, which he founded in 2014. James and Michael first met in the fall of 2021 when their children played on the same neighborhood soccer team.
Learn how the child of an avowed atheist grew to the cusp of professional football before being called to faith and, eventually, founding a Brooklyn church for people who don’t go to church (as he describes it).
James talks about the importance of compassion in coping with the flaws of others and, more importantly, ourselves. He discusses how he found his current location for morning services at The Atlantic Brooklyn after touring 43 other spots and how that experience connects to notions of faith. James explains why, surprisingly, he is not disheartened by statistics that show decreasing church attendance. Last, he cites the movie Rocky as a lesson for how we can have ambition without becoming consumed by it.
James finds hope from his belief that – in the shortcomings, failures and sins of life – he is no different than anyone else and he can look to Jesus Christ as his inspiration.