Love Your City Podcast

Juliet Ballinger, founder and executive officer of Eva's Place, a pregnancy support centre in Queensland, shares her story of establishing the ministry and how volunteers from many different church denominations and theological traditions unite together to carry out the mission of serving pregnant women in their community.

It's always great to hear what Aussies are doing to promote Gospel Movements. Aaron Terry is the LGA Facilitator for Greater West For Christ. Aaron shares his passion and examples of how the church is seeking to impact the communities of Western Sydney.

Rick Prosser interviews Kevin Palau, President and CEO of the Luis Palau Association. Kevin joined LPA in 1985 and began directing the day-to-day operation of the ministry in the late 1990s. Under his leadership, LPA has united tens of thousands of churches in hundreds of cities to love and serve their communities and clearly share the Good News of Jesus. During Kevin’s time at LPA he has also help develop a global network of hundreds of partner evangelists.

Kevin helps lead TogetherPDX, a sustainable, united movement of churches in Portland, Oregon. His book, "Unlikely: Setting Aside Our Differences to Live Out the Gospel" describes the ongoing impact of the movement.

To learn more see https://citygospelmovements.org/

https://www.togetherpdx.org/

https://www.togetherpdx.org/sharepdx#sharepdx-resources

Loving your city starts with knowing we are loved by God and accepted by him. For many pastors and leaders, mental health struggles can be crippling. In this episode, pastor and author, Peter McHugh shares from his vast experience on cultivating and maintaining mental health.

For more resources on mental health for pastors see our recent blog post https://movement.org.au/learn/blog/resources-for-mental-wellbeing.html

Mark Peterkins is Executive Director of Oneway Ministries in Ottawa, Canada. Richard Long leads Love Ottawa, a ministry arm of Oneway. Together they outline the unique strategies the church of Ottawa is employing to bring the Gospel to their city. Check out www.onewayministries.ca for more information.

Chuck Armstrong is the director of the Decadal Plan for Lead.NYC. This bold vision aims to reach one million New Yorkers for Christ over the next ten years. As well as unpacking this vision, Chuck shares his heart for unity and collaboration among the church in New York City.

Steve Buss is Executive Director of One Hope in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Together with his wife Patti, who serves as Program Director, they facilitate unity within the church of their community and coordinate many initiatives to serve the needs in their city. All that they do is driven by a strong prayer culture. For more info, check out their website www.onehopenetwork.org

Ian catches up with Ross Chapman, the president and executive director of For Evansville, an intermediary organisation that helps churches, nonprofits, and community leaders work together to address systemic challenges in our city.

Ross shares how God lead him to return to his hometown and how he is now working to bring transformation to his city for the sake of the Gospel.

If you want to know more, check out his website: www.forevansville.org

Jonathan Dove is the Senior Pastor of Grace City Church in Aukland NZ.

Speaking about Jeremiah 29 he says, “I don’t think there is a more significant verse or passage for me at this point in our history.”

This is why he is leading his church to seek the welfare of Aukland and seeking to colaborate with other churches to do the same.

Jeff Pishney is the founder and CEO of Love Our Cities. In this interview Jeff shares on the ground experience of mobilising volunteers to serve the community. He challenges the church to work with likeminded citizens to love their cities in practical ways. Originating in Modesto, California, Love Our Cities now works with cities all over the USA.

For more info check out https://www.loveourcities.org