Matt Russell - Church for the Spiritually Homeless (N55)
Nomad Podcast
Tim Nash
4.7 • 658 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2012
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Matt Russell planted Mercy Street about 15 years ago in the US. Starting from scratch it quickly grew to around a 1000, many of whom were recovering addicts. The church developed a culture of gritty authenticity and honesty. Needless to say, he's got a very interesting story to tell and much wisodm to share!
“Anytime you draw a line in the sand and say, ‘All the Christians on this side of the line,’ you’ll leave Jesus on the wrong side of the line all the time. Because he will not forsake the world that he loves and has given himself to for a list of ‘a prioris’ and theological presuppositions.” - Matt Russell
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| 0:00.0 | Nomat, Christian community, mission and the future of the church. |
| 0:16.2 | So welcome back to Nomad Podcast. |
| 0:19.6 | Hello, Dave Ward. |
| 0:20.7 | I'm Tim Nash. |
| 0:24.5 | We sat at the car. |
| 0:26.3 | In Cambridge. |
| 0:27.7 | Indeed. |
| 0:28.3 | Nice place, Cambridge, isn't it? |
| 0:29.3 | Yeah, it's lovely. |
| 0:30.2 | Just walking along the river. |
| 0:31.2 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:32.1 | Had a little meal in a pub, very pleasant. |
| 0:34.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:35.0 | And very much like when we were recording Chris Sunderland, almost exactly this time last year, it's a lovely day. |
| 0:41.5 | It is. Beginning of October. Global warming. It is. It's the melting of the ice caps or something. So that's worked out quite well for us. |
| 0:49.4 | Today, you know, forgetting the months of torrential rain that we've had. Hey, Dave, why are we in Cambridge? |
| 0:55.9 | Well, we're here to interview Matt Russell. |
| 0:59.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:59.9 | How do we meet Matt Russell, Tim? |
| 1:02.9 | We met him at that conference we went to in London, after which we interviewed Mike Sayres. |
| 1:10.8 | And we both thought, he did like just a couple of, he did a couple of panel question, Q&A things, didn't we? |
| 1:15.4 | He thought this guy is smart, reflective, and we sense he's got a good story. |
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