Together for the City - The Podcast: Recent Episodes
Together for the City
Listen to the podcast by Neil Powell and John James, the authors of Together for the City. In this podcast, they explore how a deeper reflection on the Gospel enables generous, self-giving collaboration. They share their experiences; some of the convictions they have grown in, lessons they have learned and the principles they have discovered.
Movements unlike denominations and formal networks function without a clearly defined leadership structure. Movements are more starfish than spider. Neil and John talk through what it takes to lead by influence rather than authority.
When churches and networks come together from diverse backgrounds to reach a city, a numerical goal helps answer the questions, 'what are we existing to do?' and 'how will we know when we've got there?' Numbers are a means to an end - reaching a City for Christ. How can you go about setting the right kind of goals when collaborating for your city?
What is the glue that holds movements together? In this podcast, Neil and John discuss what theological vision is, how it functions in the life of a movement and talk through the seven strands that make up the 2020Birmingham DNA.
How might the church in your city and the city itself be blessed by the existence of a collaborative church-planting movement? In this episode, Neil and John unpack 10 things that you might expect to see as a result of a city-wide gospel partnership.