Living out loud in London: With Oli and Constance Smith

On this weeks episode, Geoff and Joy sit down with Church Planters Constance and Oli Smith. They share their passion for building genuine relationships through the ups and downs of living as loving presence in their neighborhood. They talk about how showing up, listening and peacemaking can make a way for long term connections.

About Constance and Oli

Constance and Oli are Church planters with twenty years of experience each and have been involved in 8 church planting situations combined in both the U.S and U.K. They have been married since 2011 and have one amazing son.

They have been involved in pioneer church planting in post-Christian contexts in London for a long time and currently lead a creative church planting work in East London, called 3 Cups Church. As a community they seek to help people know the love of Jesus, work for reconciliation in a neighborhood damaged by gentrification, and connect art and the gospel together. Oli does a lot of teaching and street theology as well as cooking and hospitality. Constance is an artist and philosopher. When their son falls asleep they drink dark beer, play video games together and treat their small black and white cat like the princess she is.

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Resource mentioned

On Kindness by Adam Phillips & Barbara Taylor- https://www.amazon.com/Kindness-Adam-Phillips/dp/0312429746

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