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Urban Ministry Podcast: Sharing the Gospel in London and Beyond

7th April 2021

Jacob Boss is Affinity Leader for European Peoples with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Prior to his current role in London, he served two years as the Vice President of Global Training for Meridian University. At Meridian, he implemented a series of simple and reproducible tools that have helped to develop […]

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Filed Under: Audio, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Jacob Boss, London, urban ministry podcast

Urban Ministry Podcast: Seeking a Sense of Place in Global Cities

24th March 2021

Michael Crane serves as a director of Radius Global Cities Network, a think tank for urban missions research. Passionate about church planting, he helped to launch a church planting network in Southeast Asia called Gospel City Network. Michael also serves on the faculty of two graduate schools. He has authored or co-authored several books, including […]

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Urban Ministry Podcast: Urban Church Planting in Africa

10th March 2021

Stephen Dinkins and his family moved to East Africa in 2013 to serve with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Stephen now serves as the Nairobi City Team Leader in Nairobi, Kenya. In this episode, Stephen and Timothy discuss the distinct dynamics of urban church planting in sub-Saharan Africa. For more information […]

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Filed Under: Audio, Blog, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: africa, african, church planting, Dehoney Center, International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, Stephen Dinkins, urban, urban ministry, urban ministry podcast, Urban Ministry Traning

Urban Ministry Podcast: Replanting and Revitalizing Urban Congregations

24th February 2021

Thousands of churches in urban contexts are ripe for revitalization—but church revitalization isn’t easy! James Fields has spent nearly two years working with a congregation near Churchill Downs in Louisville, seeking to revitalize a once-thriving church. He joins Timothy Paul Jones to discuss what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what he’s learned. For more information about […]

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Filed Under: city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Churchill Downs, Harbor Network, James Fields, Sojourn, Sojourn Church, Sojourn Network, urban ministry

Urban Ministry Podcast: Church Planting in the Inner City

10th February 2021

Brian Davis serves as a pastor at Risen Christ Fellowship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a church planting internship at Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina as well as a pastoral internship at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Brian joins Timothy to discuss the distinct dynamics of planting a church in the […]

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Filed Under: Audio, Blog, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Brian Davis, urban ministry podcast

Urban Ministry Podcast: The Role of the Pastor’s Wife

27th January 2021

What is the role of the pastor’s wife? Amber Williams and Karen Cheong serve faithfully as members of Sojourn Church Midtown in inner-city Louisville, Kentucky, and they join Timothy Paul Jones to discuss the unique role that the pastor’s wife plays in the urban church. For more information about Sojourn Church Midtown, please go to […]

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Filed Under: black church, Blog, city, Family Ministry, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: family, family ministry, urban ministry, urban ministry podcast

Urban Ministry Podcast: Revitalizing Churches in Urban Contexts

13th January 2021

Raymond Johnson serves as senior pastor at Christ Church West Chester in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and he’s also the author of I See Dead People: The Function of the Resurrection of the Saints in Matthew 27:51–54 (P&R). Christ Church in West Chester has experienced a profound revitalization under Raymond’s leadership. In this episode, Raymond Johnson […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: church planting, Philadelphia, Raymond Johnson, revitalization, urban ministry podcast

Urban Ministry Podcast: Working with Local Businesses to Empower Urban Communities

6th January 2021

Nathan Ivey is president and founder of Seed to Oaks, a non-profit organization that brings real and lasting change in communities through collaborations between local churches, businesses, and civic agencies, filling the space between the three. These initiatives are proven, strategic and straight forward to implement; designed as a sustainable means for community change that […]

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Filed Under: Audio, Blog, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Nathan Ivey, Seed to Oaks, urban, urban ministry

Podcast: Helping Your Church to Share the Gospel with Refugees, with John Barnett

28th October 2019

GUEST: John Barnett More than 68 million individuals are currently displaced due to religious persecution, war, or other violence. Globally, one out of every 110 people is either seeking asylum, displaced within their own country, or a refugee. Many of these individuals seek refuge in cities throughout the United States. But how should Christians respond […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: DefaultTag

Urban Ministry Podcast: Developing an Urban Missions Ministry in Your Church

30th September 2019

How could your church begin to engage the poor, the suffering, and the marginalized? And what might God do in your church, if this became part of your vision for the future? With us today is Jesse Eubanks, the founder and executive director of Love Thy Neighborhood. If neighborhood outreach is part of your church’s vision, you won’t want to miss this episode of Urban Ministry Podcast.

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Love Thy Neighborhood, urban ministry, urban ministry podcast

Podcast: Diversifying the Church’s Discipleship, with Kevin Jones

16th September 2019

GUEST: Kevin Jones  One of the most beautiful aspects of urban ministry is its diversity. Ethnic diversity! Racial diversity! Socioeconomic diversity! But this diversity can also be a challenge when it comes to evangelism and discipleship. The gospel and the Word of God are the tools that God uses to transform people’s lives, no matter […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: DefaultTag

Urban Ministry Podcast: What Stands in the Way of Diversity in the Church?

3rd September 2019

GUEST: Jamaal Williams Click here to listen to this episode of the Urban Ministry Podcast. There is in the New Testament a trajectory toward diversity. Jesus begins by calling together a group of Jewish males and then his circle of disciples expands to include women and Samaritans and then the risen Christ commissions his disciples […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: DefaultTag

Podcast: How Christians Can Become Partners in Public Education, with Kevin Jones

19th August 2019

GUEST: Kevin Jones Click here to listen to this episode of the Urban Ministry Podcast. In 2010, for the first time in human history, more than half of the people on this planet lived in urban contexts. In the past, many churches have taken a “rescue mission” approach to lower-income urban areas, providing charity for […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: DefaultTag

Urban Ministry Podcast: Loving Your Neighbor in the Inner City

5th August 2019

GUEST: Jamaal Williams Click here to listen to this episode of the Urban Ministry Podcast. If you’re the pastor of an inner-city church, should you live in the same neighborhood as your church? And, if so, what are some of the unique challenges and opportunities of living in the inner city? That’s what we will […]

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Filed Under: Audio, black church, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: inner city, Jamaal Williams, Sojourn, Sojourn Community Church, urban, urban ministry, urban ministry podcast

Podcast: Learning to Love Your City

22nd July 2019

Click here to listen to this episode of the Urban Ministry Podcast. God did not create us as disembodied or decontextualized creatures. He created us as physical beings who live in particular places. And, in the beginning, he called Adam and Eve to cultivate their physical space and to create culture in the context where […]

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Filed Under: black church, chuch planting, city, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: DefaultTag

Podcast: Caring for Your Family as a Church Planter

8th July 2019

What you do for God beyond your home will typically never be greater than what you practice with God within your home. Whether you’re single or married, with children or without, your family has a profound impact on your ministry. That’s why one of the qualifications that Paul gave for pastors was “to manage his own household well.” So how can you as a pastor or a church planter care for your family well? I have with me today two urban pastors–Charles Shannon and Nick Nye–to discuss this topic. If you want to lead your family well as a pastor, you won’t want to miss this episode of the Urban Ministry Podcast.

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Filed Under: Audio, black church, Blog, chuch planting, city, Family Ministry, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: urban ministry podcast

Urban Ministry Podcast: Developing Deep Community in Urban Contexts

24th June 2019

Suppose God has called you to plant a church in the city, and you’re struggling simply to gather an initial core group to launch the new congregation. When someone asks you about small groups, you might wonder, “Do I really need to think about small groups? Why isn’t enough simply to have an outstanding Sunday morning worship experience and deal with groups later, after the church is growing?” If you think that gathering in small groups is optional, you need to listen to this episode of Urban Ministry Podcast. Today, my guest on the Urban Ministry Podcast is Brad House, the author of Community: Taking Your Small Group Off Life Support and the coauthor with Gregg Allison of the book Multichurch. The focus of our discussion is the unique dynamics of small groups in urban contexts and the need for small groups even in the early stages of church planting.

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Filed Under: Audio, Books, chuch planting, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Brad House, cities, city, community, loneliness, Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill, Multichurch, podcast, small groups, Sojourn, Sojourn Community Church, urban, urban ministry, urban ministry podcast

Podcast: Caring for the Souls of Singles in Urban Contexts

27th May 2019

There are more than 100 million single adults in the United States. In 2016, 53% of adults in the United States were unmarried, and 64% of these individuals had never been married. Since an overwhelming percentage of singles are moving into urban contexts, urban congregations must learn to minister effectively with single adults. In this episode of the Urban Ministry Podcast, Lilly Park—professor of biblical counseling at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary—joins me to talk about how churches in the city can help single adults to pursue God’s calling for their lives.

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Filed Under: Audio, chuch planting, city, featured, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: city, leadership, Lilly H. Park, Lilly Park, podcast, single, singleness, singles, singles ministry, urban, urban ministry podcast

Podcast: Caring for Your Soul in the City

13th May 2019

Ministry is exhausting! But God’s calling is for us to “fight the good fight, keep the faith, and finish the race” well. If you want to finish the race well, it’s essential that you learn to care for your soul—but many of us have never received guidance when it comes to caring for our own souls. On today’s episode, I’ll be talking with two pastors—Nick Nye from Apostles Church Union Square in New York City and Charles Shannon from The Mission Church in Norfolk, Virginia—about the habits and disciplines that we need to care for our souls as pastors. If you’re tired and burnt out, or if you’re simply wanting to start well in ministry, this episode is for you.

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Filed Under: Audio, chuch planting, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Charles Shannon, Nick Nye, urban ministry podcast

Urban Ministry Podcast: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Urban Ministry

29th April 2019

Ministry is filled with surprises—but the types of surprises you face in ministry will be different, depending on your context. Paul, for example, urged Timothy against “myths and endless genealogies” in Ephesus—but the warning he gave to Titus in Crete was against “empty talkers and deceivers.” This week, our goal is to help you to pay attention to the unique challenges of the context where God has placed you. On today’s episode, Timothy Paul Jones talks with Charles Shannon of The Mission Church about the challenges he’s faced in his first year as an urban church planter.

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Filed Under: Audio, black church, city, Lead, leadership, ministry, pastor, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, racism, urban, urban ministry Tagged With: Charles Shannon, church planting, leadership, mission, urban ministry

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