Love Your City Podcast

In this episode, Sam interviews Stephen Sutton, a next-generational leader from Middlesbrough, England. Stephen pastors Coulby Newham Baptist Church and facilitates the regional unity network in Teesside in the northeast of England and is a member of the Gather UK executive team.

In this episode, Sam chats with Chadwick Mohan from Chennai, India. Pastor Chadwick is the Lead Pastor of the English Service of New Life Assembly of God Church, Chennai. He is deeply committed to establishing the Church as a family of families, which is relationally mentored through every stage of life and lived as the family of God in small groups. He has a deep passion in networking with churches and other organizations to build the body of Christ and transform nations.

In this episode of the podcast, Sam and Letitia chat with Luke Greenwood from Steiger, a movement called to challenge the status quo of the predominant secular humanist worldview and unmask its oppressive nature by lifting up the Cross outside the church to see the message of a loving God, revealed in Jesus, infused in this globalised culture.

Loving our City means loving the vulnerable. Our cities are full of vulnerable girls. Here is the final podcast from Letitia's trip to DC and we have saved the best for last. She interviews Becca who was sex trafficked across the USA for 10 years. Tune in and listen to this powerful story of personal, and social transformation...

In this episode, Letitia interviews her doppleganger from Reno, USA! Two women from very different cities with the same heart to see freedom from sexual exploitation and abuse. Tune in and be inspired to see what could be possible for your own city...

This is the second of four interviews Letitia did in Washington DC while at the Global Summit to End Sexual Exploitation. In this episode, Ben Bennet shares some of his story coming out of addiction to pornography. It's stories like this that help us pursue the bigger picture of city transformation, especially in the area of sex and sexuality.

This is the first, in series of four interviews, that Letitia did while at the Global Summit to End Sexual Exploitation in Washington D.C. Heidi Olsen is a sexual assault health nurse who works especially with children. Heidi is working at the cutting edge in bringing healing in her city.

Carlton Deal lives in the beautiful Belgian city of Brussels. He works for Serve the City Brussels - an organisation with the simple dream of seeing everyone serving. (Check out their website: www.servethecity.brussels). You'll get to know Carlton in this, the latest episode of the Love Your City Podcast. Happy listening!

"Release your women! They don't care if it's stinky and smelly and if they're by dead bodies...they will keep the vultures away, the enemy away...and help release the kingdom of God into your city", so said Letitia Shelton at Movement Day Toowoomba 2019. In this episode, Sam and Letitia discuss the crucial and extraordinary role of women in city gospel movements.

After a week of Movement Day Expressions in Australia, Sam & Letitia take some time to reflect on the impact of these events and where-to-from-here for their own city-based Movement Day, Toowoomba.

Craig Sider enjoys helping leaders and organizations live with purpose. As President of The New York City Leadership Center he motivates leaders to impact their cities for Christ. Craig’s lifelong desire has been to reach people for Christ. In 1985, he served as founding pastor of The Meeting House in Oakville, Ontario. He and his wife, Laura, worked to build a vibrant community committed to sharing Christ’s message. Beginning in 1996, Craig served as bishop in the Brethren in Christ Church U.S., a responsibility he held until early 2009. He also served as a Team Leader in Brethren in Christ / Canada, where he was responsible for church development. In 2013, Craig joined The New York City Leadership Center as President, where Craig focuses on identifying, developing and maximizing leadership skills in others. Following a degree in Business Administration/Economics from Brock University, Craig completed a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and a doctorate in leadership develo

Rick is a born and bred Novocastrian. He served as a C3 pastor for 15 years before stepping out in faith in 2010 to become a missionary to the city of Newcastle. In 2014 Rick was named Newcastle Citizen of the Year for his 20 plus years pioneering and leading community charity work.

Wendy is a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, friend and campaigner. She has held managerial positions at Griffith University and Queensland Baptists and is currently Queensland and Northern Territory Director of the Australian Christian Lobby. For 8 years she was Executive Producer of the Lord Mayor’s Carols in Brisbane. In 2012 she co-authored a book THE GREENS Policies, Reality and Consequences published by ConnorCourt. In 2019 she is publishing two children’s books.

Peter McHugh is the founding, and current pastor of Stairway Church in Melbourne, Victoria. He is highly regarded both nationally and internationally, for his love for the Body of Christ and in particular, his heart for Pastors. He has become a spiritual father to many, walking with leaders and speaking life into their communities. Peter is passionately committed to the unity of the church in the city of Melbourne based on his understanding of Jesus' prayer in John 17, and for the body of Christ in a city to recognised it's 'reconciled diversity.'

James Condon has served the Kingdom of Jesus through the Salvation Army since his initial encounter with Jesus 52 years ago. He has served locally in churches, as well as leading nationally as the head of the denomination, been on college faculty, and travelled the world. James' passion remains with the local church - to see it released for mission the community in which it is placed. Tune in to this episode to hear his impassioned plea on why you should be at Movement Day Australia...

A city gospel movement sees all Christians in a city united towards the flourishing of the city. This requires engagement across the spheres, not just the local church. David Balestri is a pastor and marketplace leader. In this episode, David talks about the importance of followers of Jesus finding their place in the marketplace and being activated for kingdom mission.

Movement Day Australia is happening on the 8th and 9th of May in Sydney. Ian Shelton is the man behind the scenes bringing together this significant event for our nation. In this episode, Ian shares about plans for 2019 and what we can expect.

Sam & Letitia were thrilled to be part of the Movement Day 100 Cities Summit. In this episode, they share their highlights and insights, right after a special interview with David King.David is a Director of Kingdom Voice Limited based in Salford. He is an ambassador for Gather Global and one of the leaders of Movement Day UK. He is passionate about City Transformation and the role in this of the United Church. He has seen amazing strategic transformation in his own city of Salford. Having seen it there he is now passionate to see the church engage even more in city transformation UK wide and globally.

Roger Sutton founded and leads the Gather movement, a network of over 130 city gospel movements across the UK. Roger, alongside his wife Lesley, directed Movement Day UK held in London in October 2017 which drew together over 1,000 leaders from all denominations and spheres of life, which has resulted in 10 cities across the UK making plans to launch their own expressions of Movement Day.

In response to millennials being labeled noncommittal, cynical, entitled, slacktivists, Grant Skeldon started Initiative Network in order to shift the culture of Dallas by training millennials to be Christ-loving, city-changing, church-investing, disciple-making, local missionaries. Initiative has impacted thousands of young leaders from over 540 different churches across the metroplex. Grant has traveled the world, speaking to thousands of pastors, parents, and business leaders on the topic of engaging and empowering millennials. His book, The Passion Generation, has been a bestseller in multiple categories. Grant serves on the advisory boards for Harvest America in Dallas and Movement Day. He is a member at Mercy Street Church, a multicultural, urban church plant in West Dallas.