This week’s podcast is a very interesting and at times provocative discussion with Jon Tyson, founding senior pastor of Church in the City in New York. Church of the City is a multisite, non-denominational, charismatic megachurch in New York. Tyson is renowned as a very entrepreneurial and successful New York City church planter.
He discusses:
How to deal with the constant population churn in the city? (Watch clip).
The differences between pre-Covid and post-Covid New York
How Covid wiped out 70% of what Tim Keller and others built over the previous 35 years in terms of New York City church plants. (Watch clip).
The flow of church planters into New York drying up
What's unique about Generation Z? Includes that they don't want to plant churches. (Watch clip).
Why New York is not as different from the rest of the country culturally as it used to be. (Watch clip).
The impact of the migrant influx on Manhattan
The future of the cultural engagement model of church
What he thinks of Trumpist culture war Christianity
How he talks about flashpoint cultural issues
Advice for church planters thinking about New York City.
Tyson gives a lot of helpful insight, particularly for pastors.
Here’s the video of our conversation, recorded last week.
JON TYSON: Urban Church in the Negative World