In Season 1 of the Seeking the City podcast, hosts Mark Taylor, Steve Sprinkle, and Mike Rich take you through the Mission Roadmap: moving from just daily ministry maintenance to a gospel missionary journey. They share amazing conversations, inspiring guest interviews, power transformation stories, and super helpful ministry tips and ideas. Hear from church pastors, ministry and mission specialists, and popular Christian leaders, authors, podcasters, and influencers. Join us and get on mission to make disciples of Jesus and make a difference - for God's glory and the good of the city!

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In the inaugural episode of the Seeking the City podcast, hosts Mark Taylor, Steve Sprinkle, and Mike Rich discuss the mission and vision behind Seeking the City, a ministry aimed at bridging the gap between local churches and their communities. They share personal stories, the challenges faced by churches in outreach, and the importance of collaboration and prayer in ministry. The conversation highlights the need for intentional evangelism and the upcoming initiatives planned for 2025 to foster community engagement and unity among churches.

Takeaways

• The mission of Seeking the City is to connect churches with their communities.
• There is a significant disconnect between local churches and their neighbors.
• Unity among churches is crucial for effective evangelism.
• Prayer is foundational to all ministry efforts.
• The need for evangelism is urgent, with many unreached individuals in the community.
• Collaboration among churches can lead to greater impact.
• Upcoming initiatives aim to address community needs and foster engagement.
• Understanding the local community is essential for effective outreach.
• Churches should focus on being good neighbors and serving their communities.
• Seeking the City provides resources and opportunities for churches to get involved.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Seeking the City Podcast
06:00 The Mission Behind Seeking the City
10:02 Challenges Facing Local Churches
12:30 Unity and Collaboration Among Churches
13:26 Upcoming Initiatives for 2025
16:12 Understanding the Need for Evangelism
19:52 How to Get Involved with Seeking the City
25:00 The Importance of Prayer in Ministry

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Contact Seeking the City Podcast

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• Website: https://www.seekingthecity.org
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• Listen and watch us on Apple Podcast and Spotify and Youtube channels

In Season 1 of the Seeking the City podcast, hosts Mark Taylor, Steve Sprinkle, and Mike Rich take you through the Mission Roadmap: moving from just daily ministry maintenance to a gospel missionary journey. They share amazing conversations, inspiring guest interviews, power transformation stories, and super helpful ministry tips and ideas. Hear from church pastors, ministry and mission specialists, and popular Christian leaders, authors, podcasters, and influencers. Join us and get on mission to make disciples of Jesus and make a difference - for God's glory and the good of the city!

Send us your questions or comments to the show with a text message!

Contact Seeking the City Podcast

• Email us at [email protected]
• Website: https://www.seekingthecity.org
• Follow and socially share us on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube
• Listen and watch us on Apple Podcast and Spotify and Youtube channels

In the inaugural episode of the Seeking the City podcast, hosts Mark Taylor, Steve Sprinkle, and Mike Rich discuss the mission and vision behind Seeking the City, a ministry aimed at bridging the gap between local churches and their communities. They share personal stories, the challenges faced by churches in outreach, and the importance of collaboration and prayer in ministry. The conversation highlights the need for intentional evangelism and the upcoming initiatives planned for 2025 to foster community engagement and unity among churches.

Takeaways

• The mission of Seeking the City is to connect churches with their communities.
• There is a significant disconnect between local churches and their neighbors.
• Unity among churches is crucial for effective evangelism.
• Prayer is foundational to all ministry efforts.
• The need for evangelism is urgent, with many unreached individuals in the community.
• Collaboration among churches can lead to greater impact.
• Upcoming initiatives aim to address community needs and foster engagement.
• Understanding the local community is essential for effective outreach.
• Churches should focus on being good neighbors and serving their communities.
• Seeking the City provides resources and opportunities for churches to get involved.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Seeking the City Podcast
06:00 The Mission Behind Seeking the City
10:02 Challenges Facing Local Churches
12:30 Unity and Collaboration Among Churches
13:26 Upcoming Initiatives for 2025
16:12 Understanding the Need for Evangelism
19:52 How to Get Involved with Seeking the City
25:00 The Importance of Prayer in Ministry

Send us your questions or comments to the show with a text message!

Contact Seeking the City Podcast

• Email us at [email protected]
• Website: https://www.seekingthecity.org
• Follow and socially share us on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube
• Listen and watch us on Apple Podcast and Spotify and Youtube channels

Seeking the City Podcast is dedicated to helping cultivate healthy disciple-making churches to fulfill the Great Commission. Our podcast is a community of Christian leaders, scholars and influencers encouraging each other through gospel-focused conversations, guest interviews, powerful stories, best practices, and practical resources.

We hope you'll join us on this journey as we seek to learn and grow together with the goal of inspiring and mobilizing a gospel missionary movement - for God's glory and the good
of the city!

Send us your questions or comments to the show with a text message!

Contact Seeking the City Podcast

• Email us at [email protected]
• Website: https://www.seekingthecity.org
• Follow and socially share us on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube
• Listen and watch us on Apple Podcast and Spotify and Youtube channels