Global City Mission Podcast

Episode 5: S5E5: Ongoing Reflections on 4th Lausanne Congress (7 months later)

Joey Durmire talks with Jared Looney, looking back on his participation in the 4th Lausanne Congress.  7 months later, they discuss some of the key highlights that continue to resonate with ongoing missiological reflection.  #greatcommission #lausannesport #lausanne #globalmission #gospel #globalchurch

Episode 4: S5E4: Ministry in Post-Christendom: A Conversation with Ben Cheek

In this episode Dr. Jared Looney talks with Ben Cheek about ministry in post-Christendom. They explore the increase of mistrust in institutions, discipleship, and evangelism among post-religious communities.

Episode 3: S5E3: Welcoming the Stranger

In Matthew 25, Jesus says to welcome the stranger is the equivalent of welcoming Jesus himself.  In this episode, Dr. Jared Looney and Joey Durmire share a discussion with Mission Catalysts, Dave Smith & Gabriel Brazle, about the Christian practice of welcoming the stranger, what it's taught them about discipleship, and the power of hospitality.

Episode 2: S5E2: South Asians in Atlanta

This episode dives into a conversation with Joey Durmire, Global City Mission's Director of Mobilization, on the need & opportunity for mission among South Asians in Metro Atlanta. Joey has zero background in South Asian outreach, but he recognizes the need.  Addressing a mission gap in mission in North America, Joey shares what he's been learning and some of his reflections as he seeks to address a new arena of mission in his ministry as a mobilizer.

Episode 1: S5E1: Equipping Church Members for Evangelism

Evangelism in local churches in the U.S. can be described as a crisis.  However, in this episode we speak with two church leaders that have experienced training in healthy conversational evangelism and have seen their churches experience the fruit that has resulted from equipping their members. Moving from presentation to conversation, has empowered an evangelistic impact within their churches.