NEU Podcast

Should I Plant Where I Don't Fit? Why does NEU look for a missionary mindset? NEU's Managing Editor, Todd Rains, talks with Tim Zulker, Executive Director for NEU about his philosophy of church planting, the question of fit, and sustainable church planting.Learn more at neuchurchplanting.orgSupport the show

Tim Zulker and Todd Rains are joined by Morgan Proudfoot to talk about Grace Harbor New Bedford, his own story, and how that relates to the work of church planting in poor urban neighborhoods. From the show: Grace Harbor New BedfordNeighborhood ChurchesNEU Podcast is produced by NEU Church Planting.Support the show

Matthew Spandler-Davison spoke at the '21 Fall Vision Trip held in Providence, RI by NEU Church Planting. Learn more at neuchurchplanting.org. Support the show

Tyler St. Clair spoke at the '21 Fall Vision Trip held in Providence, RI by NEU Church Planting. Learn more at neuchurchplanting.org. Support the show

The talk 'Discipling Youth in the Inner City' by Tyler St. Clair was given at the Urban Hope Conference in February 2021 (Learn more at https://neuchurchplanting.org/urban-hope-conference-2021/). About the speaker: Tyler St. Clair is the lead pastor of Cornerstone Church Detroit in Detroit, Michigan. He also serves as the network lead for Church in Hard Places in Acts 29’s U.S. Midwest Network. Tyler is married to his best friend, Elita, and they have five amazing kids. Learn more about our upcoming events and get involved at neuchurchplanting.org.Support the show

The talk 'Discipling Women in the Inner City' by Sharon Dickens was given at the Urban Hope Conference in February 2021 (Learn more at https://neuchurchplanting.org/urban-hope-conference-2021/). About the speaker: Sharon Dickens is the Director of Women’s Ministry for 20schemes and a member of the Ministry Team at Niddrie Community Church. She has over 20 years of experience working in the community primarily with families and people who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness. She is also the author of Unexceptional: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things Through God (Ten of Those). Learn more about our upcoming events and get involved at neuchurchplanting.org.Support the show

The talk 'The Cross and Ethnic Conciliation' by D. A. Horton was given at the Urban Hope Conference in February 2021 (Learn more at https://neuchurchplanting.org/urban-hope-conference-2021/). About the speaker: D.A. Horton serves as the Program Director for Intercultural Studies and Assistant Professor at California Baptist University. He is also an Associate Teaching Pastor at The Grove Community Church in Riverside, CA. He and his wife Elicia have been married for 17 years and have three children. D.A. is working on his PhD dissertation in Applied Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned his B.S. in Biblical Studies at Calvary Bible College and his Master’s degree in Christian Studies from Calvary Theological Seminary. He has authored several books with his most recent, Intensional: Kingdom Ethnicity in a Divided World, published through NavPress. Learn more about our upcoming events and get involved at neuchurchplanting.org.Support the show

The talk 'Theology as Hope for the Inner City' by Doug Logan was given at the Urban Hope Conference in February 2021 (Learn more at https://neuchurchplanting.org/urban-hope-conference-2021/). About the speaker: Dr. Doug Logan, Jr. serves as the President of Grimké Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, where he also serves as the Dean of the Grimké School of Urban Ministry. He is the Associate Director of Acts 29. He also serves as the Pastor for Church Planting at Remnant Church in Richmond, Virginia. Doug coaches several urban church planters primarily across the United States. He also preaches across the world, training church planters and consulting churches on developing diverse pastoral leadership teams and churches. Doug has earned his Master’s Degree in Church Planting and received a Doctorate of Divinity Degree at Lancaster Bible College in Pennsylvania where he serves on the Corporation Board. Doug is President and Founder of the On the Block Collective, an urban ministry resource collaborative. He is the author of On the Block: Developing a Biblical Picture for Missional Engagement. Doug and his wife, Angel, have been married since 1996 and have three adult sons and three grandchildren. Learn more about our upcoming events and get involved at neuchurchplanting.org.Support the show

The talk 'Preaching Gospel Hope' by Tony Merida was given at the Urban Hope Conference in February 2021 (Learn more at https://neuchurchplanting.org/urban-hope-conference-2021/). About the speaker: Tony Merida is Pastor for Preaching and Vision of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, N.C. He’s also the Dean of Grimké Seminary and Director for Theological Training for Acts 29. Tony has written several books including The Christ-Centered Expositor and multiple volumes in the Christ-Centered Exposition commentary series. He’s happily married to Kimberly, and they have five children. Learn more about our upcoming events and get involved at neuchurchplanting.org.Support the show

The talk 'Evangelism: Speaking the Message of Hope' by Mez McConnell was given at the Urban Hope Conference in February 2021 (Learn more at https://neuchurchplanting.org/urban-hope-conference-2021/). About the speaker: Mez McConnell is the senior pastor of Niddrie Community Church and Director of 20schemes. Mez is the author of numerous books, including The Creaking on the Stairs: Finding Faith in God Through Childhood Abuse (Christian Focus) and Is There Anybody Out There?: A Journey from Despair to Hope (Christian Focus). He’s married to Miriam and has two daughters. You can follow him on Twitter. Learn more about our upcoming events and get involved at neuchurchplanting.org.Support the show

In this episode, Tim Zulker speaks with Andy Constable (follow on Twitter here) of Niddrie Community Church about the joys of being a pastor in a hard place. Andy recently wrote an article for NEU's blog called "Why I Like Pastoring in a Hard Place." Support the show

As COVID-19 continues to affect communities and churches around the world, Tim spoke to Pastor Chip Anderson about how his church has experienced COVID-19 and dealt with its challenges. Chip is pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in the Hill, New Haven, CT. Learn more at https://www.cpcinthehill.org and https://neuchurchplanting.org.Support the show

Churches in an urban poor context need to learn to serve the women and children the church and community. Today we speak with Sharon Dickens, the Director of Women's Ministry at 20schemes and Natasha Davidson who leads ministries to children and women at Niddrie Community Church. To buy Sharon's book, Unexceptional, go to 10ofthose.com.Support the show

Planting churches among the urban poor is hard—hard enough that many write it off as impossible. But Matthew Spandler-Davison and 20schemes are a model of a different philosophy and method of bringing the gospel to the poorest of the poor in Scotland.Support the show

Grimke Seminary is a new attempt to serve and develop church leaders from among the communities that need them most: the urban and rural poor. Tim Zulker speaks with President Dr. Doug Logan about the seminary's mission and namesake: Francis Grimke.Support the show

Chip Anderson is the pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in the Hill, New Haven, CT. In this episode Tim interviews him about his community, how he became a planting pastor there, power and empowerment in poor communities, and how suburban churches can play a role in inner-city church planting.Support the show

For the first time this year, Summer OFF partnered with Cru to make Summer OFF in Providence a Cru Summer Mission destination. We had an amazing team of interns, four college students from all around the country, who served with energy, enthusiasm, and hard work in the parks this summer. We got to sit down with them after their last day and talk with them about their experiences.Support the show