Ted Bradshaw
Ted began his working career as a Real Estate Salesman and Broker. He graduated from the University of Washington with B.A., majoring in Real Estate and minor in Finance.
Several years later he had a dramatic and life changing meeting with the living Jesus. A year later Jesus baptized Him in the Holy Spirit. For three years. He mentored high school students evangelizing on campus.
The Holy Spirit led Ted and Ruth to move their family 3,500 miles from Seattle to attend Bangor Theological Seminary in Maine. Seminary has been called “the place where men on fire for God go to get quenched”. After three years in the wilderness of liberal academics, he graduated with an M.Div. Protected by the truth of the Gospel, he came through that trial by fire unscathed in his faith.
For two years, as a Student Pastor, Ted served a village Baptist church. After seminary for three years, he served a yoked parish of a small Baptist church and a village Congregational (UCC) church.
The family moved back to Seattle. For eight years Ted tried to get a call in the liberal United Church of Christ, but they would not accept his believing theology.
During that time and following, he became a private professional Christian Counselor. He has over the years worked in a number of different parachurch organizations, e.g. Pastor and President for All My Springs Evangelical Arts Association, the 700 Club counseling. He served on the staff of an Episcopal church as Coordinator of Growth Groups, and as Coordinator of the Adult Education Program. He has both organized and taught in Christian conferences.
In 1993 Ted began going on short-term mission trips to build up Pastors; first to Slovakia, and then to Pakistan, to St. Petersburg, Russia, to Micronesia three times, tp The Philippines and to Bulgaria.
The Micronesian Ministry asked Ted to write a practicum for Pastors, “Servant of the Servants of God”, which was used to teach Pastoral Ministry in Micronesia.
His book, “Saul – The Traitor!” has recently been published. It is available on Amazon.com.
“The Shepherd’s Crook” is completed, but not yet published.
“The Shepherd’s Staff is a work in Progress”.
Ted was ordained in 1973. His standing is currently with the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference. He is a member of Grace Fellowship Church in Maltby, near Woodinville, WA
He has been married to Ruth for 56 years he has two daughters and sons-in-law, seven grandchildren and spouses and 3+ great grandchildren.
