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Leadership Conversations with Nicky Gumbel Podcast: Jackie Pullinger

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In this episode, Nicky and Pippa Gumbel sit down with Jackie Pullinger to talk about her 55 years of missionary work in Hong Kong – ministering to the gang-filled and drug-addicted walled city.

In this conversation, Nicky and Pippa sit down with Jackie Pullinger – one of the great missionaries of our time. At the age of 22, Jackie heard the Lord say “go” so she boarded an international ship travelling port-to-port waiting for God’s permission to get off. After dozens of stops, Jackie finally ended up in Hong Kong at the notorious “Walled City.” 55 years later, Jackie is still ministering in Hong Kong.

When Jackie arrived at the Walled City – gang-filled and drug addicted as it was – the Lord gave her a clear vision of what He wanted to accomplish. It was an awesome picture of children playing in the streets, drug addicts with arms without needle marks and old prostitutes with their heads lifted high. Jackie says “I saw another city, I just didn’t know how to make it happen.” Knowing that her part was faithfulness and obedience, Jackie left the transformation up to the Holy Spirit. In the pockets of favour, Jackie rejoiced. And in the pockets of disappointment and opposition, Jackie persevered all the more, quoting Jesus’ words “turn the other cheek.” Over years of persistently following Jesus’s voice and responding to the needs around her, Jackie saw hundreds of drug-addicted gangsters and sex workers set free through prayer, radical hospitality and life-on-life care.

Jackie often says “I don’t have a ministry, I have a life.” Jackie is full not of theoretical wisdom, but hard fought wisdom earned through a bleeding heart and hard feet. While many Jesus followers are tempted to compartmentalize and segment their faith, the life of Jackie Pullinger challenges one to embrace a holistic discipleship to Jesus; a life where ministry isn’t delegated elsewhere, but where it’s uncomfortably owned by the follower.

In addition to her story, in this conversation you’ll hear Jackie share about the gifts of the Spirit, the gift of tongues and how to pray for those who need Jesus. We hope you are inspired as you listen to Nicky and Pippa’s interview with Jackie Pullinger.

Show Notes

Chasing the Dragon by Jackie Pullinger

Crack In the Wall by Jackie Pullinger

St. Stephen’s Society

Biography

Jackie Pullinger is a missionary in Hong Kong and founder of the St Stephen’s Society. She has been serving in Hong Kong since 1966. The early years of her Hong Kong ministry are chronicled in her book Chasing the Dragon.

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Leadership Conversations with Nicky Gumbel Podcast: Jon Tyson

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In this special episode, the roles are reversed as Nicky fields questions from Jon Tyson, lead pastor of Church of the City New York. For any leader, especially the church leader, looking to gather fresh passion for this next year, this conversation is a must-listen.

In this special episode of Leadership Conversations With Nicky Gumbel, the roles are reversed as Nicky fields questions from Jon Tyson, lead pastor of Church of the City New York. For any leader, especially the church leader, looking to gather fresh passion for this next year, this conversation is a must listen.

Jon begins by honouring Nicky and sharing a hypothesis that 100 years from now the story of HTB and Alpha will be shared about commonly as one that profoundly shaped church-mission globally. And in this pandemic season, Nicky expresses that the core mission of HTB and Alpha – to see the lost come to know and encounter Jesus – has become white-hot. While many are referencing the recent projections for when their country will be vaccinated, and doing the math on when this pandemic will end, Nicky is doing the opposite. He does not want to waste the opportunity yielded by this crisis. “This is the greatest evangelistic opportunity of my lifetime. God has got people’s attention – people are thinking, and they are asking questions” says Nicky.

Nicky not only feels the burden for the Church to meet the spiritual needs of the lost in this time, but also the physical needs. He likens the work of the Church to a bicycle – one pedal representing the spiritual needs and the other pedal representing physical needs. If the church can focus on meeting those two needs right now, imagine how the Kingdom of God would advance. “The Church has the infrastructure to meet the people who are in need because the Church is right across every village, town & city” Nicky says. Nicky shares about the thank you notes left on the door of HTB after meeting those felt needs in the community, and Jon notes that people remember those who show up in crisis.

All throughout the conversation, Nicky brims with passion and he doesn’t stop pointing people to the simple, helpful resource of Alpha Online. “We’ve seen it work” says Nicky. Both Jon and Nicky swap stories of how people in the pandemic are giving their lives to Christ not face to face, but screen to screen in the digital space. Jon notes that Nicky could fill a book with stories of people encountering the Holy Spirit in their homes, through Zoom. Who could have predicted that?

The plea from this conversation is clear – we must not wait to make big strides against darkness until the pandemic is over. The Church can start meeting needs now. We can start today. We hope this conversation between Jon and Nicky helps encourage you to move one step closer towards that end.

Show Notes

Alpha Online

HTB

HTB: Love Your Neighbour

Church of the City New York

The Rise of Christianity by Rodney Stark

Sins of Fathers by Michael Emmett

Biography

Nicky Gumbel is the pioneer of Alpha and Vicar of HTB in London, one of the largest Church of England churches in the UK. He is the author of many books and is married to Pippa.

Jon Tyson is a Pastor and Church Planter in New York City. Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Jon moved to the United States twenty years ago with a passion to seek and cultivate renewal in the Western Church. He is the author of Beautiful Resistance, Sacred Roots, A Creative Minority, and The Burden is Light.

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Leadership Conversations with Nicky Gumbel Podcast: Anthony Tan

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In this episode, Nicky sits down with Anthony Tan and discusses leading a multi-billiion dollar company with Christ-like integrity and sacrificing profits for kingdom values. and discusses Leading a Multi-Billion Dollar Company With Christ-Like Integrity & Sacrificing Profits for Kingdom Values

In this episode Nicky sits down with Anthony Tan. Imagine how difficult it would be to lead a multi-billion dollar company while embracing Jesus’ words to serve “the least of your brothers and sisters”? Anthony strives to embody the commands of Jesus as CEO and Co-founder of Grab, the leading mobile technology company in Southeast Asia; not to profit, but to serve people and build into a better future.

He shares with Nicky about the heart of Grab, which started as a mobile taxi app company to provide safer transportation for women and to create more job opportunities for Southeast Asians. These values, focused on more than just a great bottom line, come from Anthony’s faith in Jesus. As Anthony often says, “the Bible is the best leadership book.”

It can be rare in the world of tech and startups of this scale to see leaders with the humility and kindness of Anthony. During the start of the pandemic in March, Grab had to lay-off hundreds of employees and Anthony confesses to crying for the first time during a company town hall while sharing the news. He strongly desires to treat everyone with dignity and feels the weight of the tough calls that are required of any leader. Anthony’s approach to business is defined by 4 H’s (Honour, Hunger, Humility, Heart), all values that have allowed Grab to adapt this past year in the pandemic and maintain strong relationships with partners.

Throughout the inspiring and motivating conversation, the friendship and mutual respect between Nicky and Anthony leaks through so evidently. Anthony cannot seem to say enough about the Bible in One Year and how that’s impacted his life and the lives of his family members. Nicky grins from ear to ear throughout the conversation as he admires a man he’s known since his 20’s becoming such a God-honoring, integral leader. This conversation will certainly encourage and inspire you about the way God can work through business leaders to bring good in our world.

Show Notes

Bible In One Year

Grab

Anthony Tan’s Biography

Anthony Tan is Group CEO and Co-Founder of Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile technology company focused on bringing transport freedom and financial inclusion to the region. Under his leadership, the company has expanded into eight countries across Southeast Asia.

Grab’s core product platform includes commuting solutions for drivers and passengers with an emphasis on convenience, safety, and reliability, as well as its proprietary mobile payments platform, GrabPay.

By focusing on a hyperlocal business strategy and building strategic partnerships, Anthony and his team successfully transformed Grab from a taxi booking app to the market-leading offline-to-online consumer app that offers the most diversified portfolio of transport services, and its popular mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia.

Anthony’s roots in the automotive industry run deep – his great grandfather was a taxi driver. Before founding Grab, Anthony was the Head of Supply Chain and Marketing at Tan Chong Group, where he drove logistics and created brand affinity for the automotive brands under the group.

Anthony graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Chicago and has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Honors from Harvard Business School. Anthony has a hands-on leadership style and travels obsessively within Southeast Asia to inspire and fight with his teammates on the ground.

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Leadership Conversations with Nicky Gumbel Podcast: Craig Groeschel

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In this episode Nicky interviews Craig Groeschel. In this conversation, Craig shares honestly about the health struggles of his daughter and his own burnout and recovery, which involved counseling and significant changes in life habits.

In this episode Nicky interviews Craig Groeschel.

While people tend to admire strength, we connect deeply with vulnerability. In this conversation, Craig shares honestly about the health struggles of his daughter and his own burnout and recovery, which involved counseling and significant changes in life habits. His openness invites the listener to reflect on their own pace of life and leadership.

Their conversation also explores relevant matters like the tension between efficiency and resiliency, when is good enough “good enough”, and the danger of finding our self-worth through social media. More than that, with a huge amount of our lives being spent on digital platforms, Craig discusses how to navigate our feelings of significance and value while immersed in the meritocracy of social media.

Craig is a leader of leaders and his back and forth with Nicky gives the listener an inspiring window into his world. Resolving to leverage his influence, and the reach of his church, to serve and bless the next generation, Craig unpacks his passion for resourcing and raising up the next wave of leaders and pastors.

If you are searching for a fresh deposit of hope and optimism grounded in the goodness of God, look no further than this interview with Craig Groeschel.

Show Notes

YouVersion – https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app

Book: Dangerous Prayers – https://www.craiggroeschel.com/books/dangerous-prayers

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast – https://www.life.church/leadershippodcast

Bible In One Year – https://www.bibleinoneyear.org

Life.Church – https://www.life.church

The Social Dilemma – https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224

Craig Groeschel’s Biography

Craig and Amy started Life.Church in a two-car garage in Edmond, Oklahoma in January 1996. Since then, Life.Church has grown to include dozens of locations all over the United States but its mission statement remains the same: to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Life.Church has become known for its innovative use of technology to spread the Gospel, launching the first fully digital church experience in 2006 and the most downloaded mobile Bible app in history, YouVersion, in 2008.

Craig is a New York Times bestselling author of books on a wide variety of topics, including dating and marriage, social media, purpose, direction, church leadership, and more. His latest book, Dangerous Prayers, shows you how to pray the prayers that search your soul, break your habits, and send you to pursue the calling God has for you.

As one of the most respected leaders in the Church, Craig speaks frequently at leadership events and conferences worldwide. In addition to writing and speaking extensively on leadership principles and strategies, he serves as champion for the Global Leadership Summit, and hosts the top-ranking Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. Glassdoor has also named him in the top 10 CEOs in the U.S. (small and midsize companies) and named Life.Church the #1 Place to Work under his leadership.

Craig and Amy Groeschel married in 1991 and have six children and three sons-in-law: Catie and her husband Andrew, Mandy and her husband James, Anna and her husband Luke, Sam, Stephen, and Joy. Craig and Amy are also proud grandparents of Cole and McKenna.

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Leadership Conversations with Nicky Gumbel Podcast: Michael Todd

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In this episode Nicky interviews Michael Todd. Their conversation traces the rapid turn-around and growth evidenced in both Michael’s story and the life of Transformation Church.

In this episode Nicky interviews Michael Todd. Todd is a man of many talents — an author, a speaker, a leader, and an R&B artist with a top-ten hit on the R&B Billboard charts. Never a dull moment, their conversation traces the rapid turn-around and growth evidenced in both Michael’s story and the life of Transformation Church — the church he leads. Todd’s personal narrative reminds the listener that on the best day of our lives and the worst day of our lives God doesn’t change His opinion about us — His grace is generous enough to cover the highs and lows.

At Nicky’s invitation Michael also unpacks the meaning of his frequently used phrase, “the pace of grace.” More than a catch phrase, it describes a spiritual walk that chooses divine assignment over human opportunity; a life that refuses to get caught up in what is “next” in order to be present for what is “now” — a pace that doesn’t chase anything outside of the path God calls one to pursue.

With a vision to see Christ at the center of the culture, and a faith crazy enough to believe God for the impossible, Todd is intent on leveraging technology to influence every sphere of society with the Gospel. Rather than sidelining his strategy, COVID has catapulted it to center stage. Nowhere is this more clear than when he glowingly describes his future plans for a church studio capable of producing digital content to reach as many people as possible. For the listener, hIs breadth of vision is both inspiring and contagious.

All in all, unflagging optimism, audacious faith, God-sized vision, and a rooted family life familiar with adversity collide together in this conversation to create a must-hear interview.

Show Notes

Transformation Church – https://transformchurch.us

Book: Relationship Goals – https://www.iammiketodd.com/relationship-goals

Music: Relationship Goals Revelation – https://music.apple.com/us/album/relationship-goals-revelation-feat-caleb-sean-parris/1536141963

Love Christmas – https://www.htb.org/lovechristmas

Michael Todd’s Biography

Pastors Michael and Natalie Todd are the Lead Pastors of Transformation Church based in Tulsa, OK since February 2015. They were entrusted with Transformation Church from the founding pastor, Bishop Gary McIntosh, after 15 years of operation. Michael’s personal philosophy and driving passion is representing God to the lost and found for transformation in Christ. He aspires to reach his community, city and world with the gospel presented in a relevant and progressive way. Michael and Natalie have been married since 2010 and live in Tulsa with three beautiful children.

Coming Up Next: Craig Groeschel

Craig and Amy started Life.Church in a two-car garage in Edmond, Oklahoma in January 1996. Since then, Life.Church has grown to include dozens of locations all over the United States but its mission statement remains the same: to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Life.Church has become known for its innovative use of technology to spread the Gospel, launching the first fully digital church experience in 2006 and the most downloaded mobile Bible app in history, YouVersion, in 2008.

Craig is a New York Times bestselling author of books on a wide variety of topics, including dating and marriage, social media, purpose, direction, church leadership, and more. His latest book, Dangerous Prayers, shows you how to pray the prayers that search your soul, break your habits, and send you to pursue the calling God has for you.

As one of the most respected leaders in the Church, Craig speaks frequently at leadership events and conferences worldwide. In addition to writing and speaking extensively on leadership principles and strategies, he serves as champion for the Global Leadership Summit, and hosts the top-ranking Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. Glassdoor has also named him in the top 10 CEOs in the U.S. (small and midsize companies) and named Life.Church the #1 Place to Work under his leadership.

Craig and Amy Groeschel married in 1991 and have six children and three sons-in-law: Catie and her husband Andrew, Mandy and her husband James, Anna and her husband Luke, Sam, Stephen, and Joy. Craig and Amy are also proud grandparents of Cole and McKenna.

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