Mission City

In this episode Michael talks to Dr. Bryan McCabe, pastor, author, and urban missiologist, about a wide range of issues related to urban impact and serving the city from the suburbs.

Mike and Jennifer Brungardt have lived and worked in Latin American cities for almost two decades. In this episode, Michael talks with them about the World Urban Forum, a global conference convened by UN-Habitat to discuss urban challenges.

In this episode we talk to Dr. Chris Swann, the Director of Church Planting for City to City Australia, about how to engage cities that have little memory of Christianity and where secularism has become the norm.

In this episode we talk with Dr. John Cheong, an associate professor of World Religion and Intercultural Studies at Grand Canyon University, about how cities in Asia are developing and how the church is responding. Dr. Cheong spent more than a decade as a senior lecturer and consultant in Missiology throughout Asia, and has written extensively on religion, contextual theology, globalization, diaspora missiology, and urban mission.

What good is an English-speaking multicultural church in Paris? This week we talk with Parker Windle, senior pastor of Emmanuel International Church, about how his church has found vital ministry serving and engaging English speakers from all around the world in this global city.

In this episode we talk to Dr. John White who has lived and worked in Ukraine for more than 20 years. Dr. White gives us insight into the rich history of Ukraine’s cities and shares with us how the evangelical seminary where he teaches in Kiev is serving those in need during the war with Russia.

In this episode Michael talks to Saba Vasquez about diverse cities, how to equip church planters to reach these cities, and how he uses a Rubik’s cube to describe and tackle the diversity of a city.

This week we join the staff of a young church plant in Birmingham, AL to hear how they aren’t landing with a big plan, but instead working it out as a church community to cultivate a presence of intentionality and service in the urban core of their city.

This week join Kevin Baggett, former IMB missionary in Buenos Aires, and host Michael Crane as they discuss the legacy of Roger Greenway in urban missions.

Our guest this week is passionate about discipling young professionals in Kuala Lumpur. Massimo is co-planter and elder and Gospel City Church. He is also the Executive Director of Gospel City Network.