David Briggs

Department: Senior Team
Joined Crossgates Staff: June 2008
Areas of Ministry: Administration
Family: Dayna is my wife of 28 years. Matthew is my 24-year-old son and Anna is my 21 year old daughter
Saved: Gave my life to Christ in June 1971 (9 years old). Got excited about my King in June 1996…it changed everything
Education: Graduated from Briarcrest High School in Memphis, TN, in 1981. Did not attend college
Previous Lines of Work: Worked in the garbage business for 25 years. Started driving a truck in 1984 and retired as a Market Vice President in 2008 when our King called me into the ministry
One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: Birth of a child…

FAVORITE
Food: Anything Dayna cooks
Snack Food:
Most convenient and accessible, in other words ALL…
Place in the World: Home
Place to Pray: At the altar early in the morning when no one is at the church but me and the King
Hobbies: Hunting/Fishing
Bible Story: Paul’s encounter with the King and his journey (Acts 9)
Best Advice Someone Gave You: Win, lose or draw! You’ve got to dress out for them all..(work ethic)
Life Verse: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding —Proverbs 3:5
One of My Greatest Experiences with God: Spring of 2008 as I journeyed with the Lord about my call to the ministry to become the Administrative Pastor at Crossgates Baptist Church
Most People Don’t Know This About Me: Toured through the eastern United States and Canada on choir tour during the summer of 1997 and made an album after we got home