Together LA Listening Tour

Christian Assembly is a multi-ethnic and historical church in Eagle Rock, CA with four central values: Grace, Worship, Family and Kingdom. Our podcast guest today is Christian Assembly's Kingdom Pastor, Scott Quay, who leads the task of partnering with local and global opportunities for acts of compassion and justice and equipping his congregation to adopt a missional lifestyle. He shares why missions is integral in the character of Jesus and how this has inspired his church to mentor at-risk youth and help feed over 5000 individuals in their community throughout the pandemic. We also heard Pastor Scott's strategy when it comes to forming partnerships, training marketplace leaders to advance the kingdom in their spheres of influence, and serving the unreached in Eagle Rock. Tune in to hear his insights on living missionally and what Christians miss out on when we refrain from doing so!

We sat down and talked with Jennifer Matthews about how she found her identity and grounding in her Christ-given identity and passions despite her extensive and eclectic career, ranging from nonprofit and real estate development work to sports reporter and host, to Vogue model, and currently, as the Director of Development for Prison Fellowship and Fantasy Football expert for Sirius XM. We also got to learn about how her upbringing and family culture (which produced 8 NFL players!) shaped her perspective to dream large, to love others, and serve the underserved in Los Angeles and abroad. Tune in to also hear her Fantasy Football picks and who she is cheering on for!

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.