Together LA Listening Tour

In this episode of TogetherLA's podcast The Listening Tour we sit down and talk with Larry Acosta and Brannin Pitre to get an update on City to City LA and their work with church planters in the city.

For five hundred years, Latina/o culture and identity have been shaped by their challenges to the religious, socio-economic, and political status quo, whether in opposition to Spanish colonialism, Latin American dictatorships, US imperialism in Central America, the oppression of farmworkers, or the current exploitation of undocumented immigrants. Christianity has played a significant role in that movement at every stage.

Robert Chao Romero is an associate professor in the Departments of Chicana/o Studies and Asian American Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles.

In this episode of the TogetherLA Listening Tour, we get the chance to sit down with our Founder and President, Brannin Pitre, as he shares the heart behind Together LA, our mission, and how we serve our city behind the scenes. Listen today to hear more about the gospel ecosystem we categorize our partnerships under and how we are listening and learning from incredible ministry and marketplace leaders who call Los Angeles home.

We sit down with Braven Greenelsh who leverages  20 years of experience as a partner to scores of tech companies and enterprise-level corporations. Braven's unique skillset working in tech-centric companies offers value-add to any mid-stage company that needs to build a team, identify growth strategies alongside KPI's, and launch new products.

Dustin never expected to be called into a public ministry (especially after he broke down in tears after the first speech he gave as a child). But God has a sense of humor and a way of using the weakest of people. When Dustin experienced God as a freshman in high school, he knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his life sharing God’s love with others. Dustin has a passion to see the unchurched experience life transformation through the gospel and for believers to experience revived passion for Jesus.

Dustin is the Founder and Vision Caster for Revival LA, a ministry that aims to see revival in Los Angeles. He also oversees the College and Young Adult Ministries of NewStory LA, a church in Downtown LA. Dustin enjoys teaching the Bible as well as writing and speaking about a diverse range of topics from apologetics to ministry leadership.

He believes that it is God’s will for all gospel-believing churches to link arms and make a greater impact on their city. Dustin lives in Downtown LA with his best friend and wife Jennifer.

In this episode of the TogetherLA Listening Tour, we talk with Michaela O'Donnell Long, Senior Program Director at the Dupree center. We talk about the global marketplace, women in leadership, and Faith and Work in LA. 

Hattie Mitchell is a social justice entrepreneur and the Founder of Crete Academy. In her role as Principal of Crete, a non-profit, charter school, she serves children in South Los Angeles who are experiencing homelessness and living in poverty. Through an integrated school model, which she developed, she and her team support 133 students in grades TK-6th.

In this week's episode with special guest Chris Broussard, we talk about the hope that is found in Jesus Christ and the Church, how to be salt and the light in the Earth, and the racial division that has hit our country.

We sit down with Caleb Monroe of Reality LA who is passionate about seeing creatives and the creative industry in Los Angeles find hope in Jesus. With his extensive history in the creative field, Caleb is passionate about bringing the community field together through local events and building  a unique, faith-based ecosystem for creatives of all kinds.

Join us as we sit down with Alexia Salvatierra, an LA-based Lutheran Pastor with over 35 years of experience in community ministry, including church-based service and community development programs, congregational and community organizing, and legislative advocacy. In addition to coordinating the Welcoming Congregations/Guardian Angels Network for the Southwest California Synod of the ELCA, she currently serves as faculty for Fuller Theological Seminary and consultant (training, facilitating, organizing, and leading strategic planning) for a variety of national/international organizations, including World Vision USA/World Vision International/Women of Vision, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and the Christian Community Development Association. 

We talk about public policy, what advocacy and partnerships look like between churches, the impact of COVID on immigrant communities, and serving our cities well.