Pete Hughes & Tyler Staton on Contending for the Renewal of your City and Cultivating Deep Rhythms of Prayer
Jun 10, 2024
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Pete Hughes and Tyler Staton share insights on cultivating deep rhythms of prayer and contending for city renewal. They discuss finding personal and corporate prayer rhythms, creating a culture of contending through storytelling, and seeing God's redemptive vision for cities. Both guests are passionate about seeking God's transformative work in their communities.
Prayerful rhythms deepen personal and communal connection with God for impactful transformation.
Storytelling cultivates a culture of contending for renewal and aligning beliefs with actions.
Leaders are called to pursue purity, humility, and joy in ministry, anchoring actions in God's kingdom.
Deep dives
Prophetic Role of the Church in Contextual Ministry
Standing in the gap between original design and ultimate destiny, the church is called to understand and influence the vision God has for a specific location. By discerning the prophetic nature of their community, leaders can lead the way in contending for renewal and transformation, aligning beliefs with actions for impactful change.
Sustaining Vision and Passion for a Place
Maintaining a passionate commitment to a specific location involves aligning personal beliefs with impactful actions. By prioritizing God's presence, intentional moments of rest, and rhythms of prayer, leaders can sustain their vision and love for a place, fostering transformation and renewing hope.
Prayer, Repentance, and Pursuit of Purity in Pastoral Leadership
Embracing repentance and adherence to orthodox beliefs over redefining standards for convenience, leaders are called to pursue purity in their ministry. Through intentional prayer, embracing humility, and fostering a culture of joy, pastors can lead with boldness and integrity, anchoring their actions in alignment with the kingdom of God.
Personal Transformation Through Prayer Walks
The speaker describes a transformative experience from their childhood where they prayer-walked around their school daily. Initially skeptical, the speaker engaged in this practice, focusing on praying for the lives of their friends. Over the summer, the speaker developed a deep connection with God, feeling transformed by His love. This led to starting a Christian outreach ministry in middle school, impacting many peers and witnessing answered prayers for their friend group.
Approaches to Cultivating Longing and Accessibility in Prayer
The importance of cultivating longing for God's presence and making prayer accessible to all is discussed. The speaker emphasizes the significance of ensuring that what is desired in a church must first be realized within the staff. In preaching and leadership, understanding people's experiences and redirecting desires towards God is crucial. Simplifying language and practices of prayer, embracing messiness, and normalizing vulnerability in spiritual formation are highlighted as key strategies.
How can the people of God inhabit our cities - in workplaces, commutes & classrooms in a way that’s coloured by the hope of God’s kingdom breaking in?
This week Tyler Staton and Pete Hughes join us on the podcast in a conversation that was originally a part of one of our Emerging Leaders Lab cohort sessions.
Tyler and Pete share about:
Finding Rhythms of Personal & Corporate Prayer
Creating a Culture of Contending Through Storytelling
Seeing God’s Redemptive Vision for Your City
We were inspired by their ability to see redemption in their local communities and hope you will share their passion for your own city.
Bio | Pete Hughes is the Senior Pastor of KXC, an Anglican church in the heart of London. Pete and his wife Bee planted the church in 2010, establishing a community with the simple vision to recklessly give themselves away to God, each other, and the people of King's Cross and beyond.
Tyler Staton is the Lead Pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, and the National Director of 24-7 Prayer USA. He is passionate about pursuing prayer—communion and conversation with God—while living deeply, poetically, wildly, and freely in the honest and gritty realities of day-to-day life. Tyler believes that justice is kinship, stories are a gift, and prayer is an invitation.
Tyler is also the author of Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools and Searching for Enough: The High-Wire Walk Between Doubt and Faith, and the host of the Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools Podcast. He lives in Portland with his wife Kirsten, and their sons Hank, Simon, and Amos.
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