Why would a young church planter choose to do ministry in the poorest neighborhood of a city in crisis?
Many churches are fleeing the inner cities. Grand old church buildings with deep histories sit empty. But Tim Walker and Restored Church are facing these realities head-on in Wilkes-Barre PA.
Karl Vaters talks with Tim about subjects like:
- Their church’s Hub for Movement strategy
- Their decision to do ministry in the poorest part of town
- Ministry in a deeply post-Christian context
- Honoring history, while moving into the future from a legacy church building
- Their plan to plant a microchurch on every block of Wilkes-Barre
Links from this episode:
- Future Church, by Will Mancini and Cory Hartman
- From Megachurch to Multiplication, by Chris Galanos
- Cory Hartman Podcast Interview (Ep 29)
- Frank Wooden Podcast Interview (Ep 81)
- GotQuestions.org
- Restored Church
- Tim@restoredchurch.org
Bonus Content
How To Foster Pastoral Collaboration In Your Town, with Tim Walker
Karl Vaters talks with Tim Walker about how he and other pastors in his town have created a network of ministry collaboration that blesses all churches and reaches the community more effectively.
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