RePlacing Church: Local Spirituality, Innovative Community & Social Change with Ben Katt

#69 How Gideon Tsang Is Avoiding Burnout


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Gideon Tsang is a pastor with Vox Veniae in east Austin, Texas which pioneered Space 12, a unique non-profit collaborative space which serves as a neighborhood gathering point hosting art shows, concerts, slam poetry events, computer classes, and dance classes, while partnering with neighborhood associations and varying organizations. In this episode of RePlacing Church, he joins me to talk about:
How the city gave their church their voice
Learning how to release agendas
The joys and struggles of starting a third space as a church
Pastoral burnout and the challenges of slowing down in a frantic culture
How not to be a pastor obsessed with performance (especially on Easter)
Why talent is a curse
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Episode Song Credits: "Another Wrong to Right" and "You Won't Walk Alone" by Mercir. "Closed" by Zadok Wartes. Used with Permission.
Production Assistance by Nate Tubbs.
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RePlacing Church: Local Spirituality, Innovative Community & Social Change with Ben KattBy Ben Katt - Pastor, Community Developer & Social Entrepreneur