The Pastorate Podcast Josh Kelsey on Church Planting, COVID-19 and Building Community in New York City
Jason sits down with Josh Kelsey, Lead Pastor of C3 NYC, to talk about planting a church in the heart of New York City, navigating the disruption of COVID-19, and building lasting community in a transient, high-pressure environment.
Josh shares the lessons learned from pastoring through a pandemic, the spiritual hunger rising in urban centers, and how to cultivate a church culture grounded in Scripture and empowered by the Spirit.
Key Takeaways:
Josh Kelsey on planting and leading C3 NYC
Leading through COVID-19 and rebuilding post-pandemic
Creating authentic community in a fast-paced city
Casting vision for urban churches that are Spirit-led and resilient
A timely and encouraging episode for planters and pastors called to build the Church in the heart of the city.
Biography
Josh along with his wife Georgie are the Lead Pastors of C3 NYC in New York, where they are raising their two sons. C3 NYC started as a Dinner Party in 2013 and has since grown into many locations, including two cities. Josh’s passion is to communicate the transforming message of God’s grace, raising up and releasing a generation of leaders, reformers and pioneers who love Jesus, believe in His church and reflect His glory wherever they are.
Partners
Alpha is an 11-week course where people are excited to invite their friends for a conversation about Jesus, so everyone can play a part in lives being changed. Hundreds of Alphas are being run online right now by churches as a way to reach friends, family and neighbours. You can find out more information at alphacanada.org/alphaonline. The team at Alpha Canada is working every day to serve churches and help them transition to our current online reality, and helping to make it possible to keep doing effective evangelism.
We couldn’t do the work we do at The Pastorate without your generous support. We invite you to pray, share, and givetowards seeding a hope-filled future for the Canadian church.
Show Notes