Missional Mayhem

Called to Love the City

What if our scorecard is wrong? Executive Director of Christ Together, Will Plitt, challenges us to rethink the North American church’s “scorecard.” What if success is less about collecting people and programs—and more about mobilizing disciples and reaching the city?  Will shares the great burden that birthed Christ Together, the shift from a collecting OS (Operating System) to a mobilizing OS, and why gosp...

In this episode, we sit down with Marie Burrus, church consultant at the Union Baptist Association in Houston, TX. God's love has no borders and crosses every culture and nation.  Marie shares how to love diaspora neighbors and cultivate cultural intelligence as we live with curiosity and humility.  We even touch on navigating the landscape of AI with one particular caution.  Join us for a rich, practical conversation for anyone lo...

Legacy. Identity. Multiplication. Pastor and coach Eddie Hancock shares how raising leaders from within and practicing the presence of God can change everything—from how we lead to how we see the Kingdom in everyday life. Join us for this Kingdom conversation on practical wisdom, global perspective, and a vision for multiplying disciples.

Practical Tools Mentioned

• Life Transformation Groups (LTGs) — simple, reproducible triads...

Bay Area pastor-scientist Dr. Sam Perli (Hue Church) shares how co-vocational calling, AI, and discipleship intersect to reach young professionals hungry for meaning beyond work. From MIT to church planting with his brother Immanuel, Sam unpacks an ethic for using powerful tech without losing the ministry of presence—and casts a bold vision for revival in an AI age.

Episode highlights

• Calling without compartmentalizing
• TruthSe...

Somer Phoebus—Leadership Coach and Co-Founder of She Works His Way—shares a catalytic conversation on sacred work, calling, and leading from the overflow of intimacy with Jesus. She unpacks capacity, young leaders, and kingdom multiplication, encouraging us to live on mission in everyday spaces.

• Work as sacred calling — erasing the secular/sacred divide
• Leading from intimacy rather than striving
• Sabbath and rest as a...

When cultural comfort fades, what kind of disciples remain? In this episode, Landon and I press into a robust theology of suffering, reframing success around obedience, and calling the church back to relational, everyday disciple-making that can thrive under pressure. If you’re feeling the tension of metrics vs. mission, this conversation will steady your heart and sharpen your practice.

Key Ideas

• Why a theology of suffering i...

Grace & Truth in a Post-Christian World with Landon Reesor (Part I)

In this first conversation with Landon we explore how to live and lead at the intersection of grace and truth in a highly post-Christian context. From broad missional experiences, Landon unpacks why evangelism and discipleship must shift from assumptions to curiosity—observing, asking better questions, and starting where people actually are (think Acts 17, not ...

Dr. Michelle Dickens invites us to rest in the chaos—stepping off the treadmill of striving and into a Spirit-led rhythm of trust. A certified biblical counselor and trusted voice in soul care, she reveals how lasting joy and strength overflow when we live from the rest already secured in Christ and how re-centering our soul in Him reshapes the way we lead.

Whether you’re a pastor, leader, parent, or disciple on mission, this conve...

What does it take to lead in a world of disruption, complexity, and rapid change? In this conversation with Rich Robinson — coach, author, strategist, and co-founder of Movement Leaders Collective — we explore how leaders can cultivate movements, unlock kingdom potential in themselves and others, and live faithfully in a time of cultural chaos.  Whether you’re leading a church, a team, or simply longing to live more missionally, th...