Love Your City Podcast

In this inspiring podcast, we delve into the power of unity and prayer as a foundation for transforming communities across Illawarra, Australia. Hear firsthand stories of pastors and business leaders coming together to collaborate for a greater mission. From the humble beginnings of the Illawarra Prayer Breakfast to impactful community projects like Hope for Illawarra 2025, this episode highlights...

In this collaborative podcast between City to City Australia and Movement Australia, we invite pastors and Christian leaders to explore the profound impact of gospel-centered unity. Andrew Katay and David Widjaja, explore how collaboration among churches can transform communities and deepen relationships in Christ. And discovers why unity may not be easy, but it is essential.

Discover how God’s call to unity is transforming 70 cities across Australia! In today's podcast, we explore how churches, pastors, and communities are answering God’s vision for unity through the work of City to City Australia and Movement Australia. From Sydney to Perth, Brisbane to Melbourne, God is stirring hearts to embrace collaboration, faith, and a shared mission to make Jesus known. Throug...

Movement Day Australia talks with One Church Penrith on the importance of church unity to see your city transformed.

Rachel Carter has an amazing heart for refugees and has devoted herself to seeing them thrive in their new community. Her latest initiative, Mosaic Hues, is especially aimed at helping refugee women achieve their dreams.

Debbie Dodds is called to poverty. In this interview Debbie shares stories of 20 years of working with various types of poverty as a school chaplain, among sex workers and leading a church.

Marylin Leermakers is the President of LinC National and the Founder of LinC Yarra Valley, a ministry she has been involved with for more than 30 years. In this interview Marylin explains how LinC can help the church to meet the needs of its community. For information about LinC head to lincnational.org.au

Is your church equipped to help those in domestic abuse relationships? Our nation is in a domestic abuse crises and we would be naïve to think abuse does not exist in our church. It does, in lives and families you would never suspect. Is your church leadership team equipped not just in helping the victims, but also the perpetrators? Letitia interviews former Pastor Kylie Smith about the toxic rela...

Anne Harley gives leadership to the pastors' unity group in Townsville and is also the president of the Stable committee, an annual Christmas event that includes 60 churches, 70 businesses as well as local council. In this interview Anne talks about the vision of Stable as well as the state of the church in Townsville.

NAYBA is a unique ministry that among other things measures the social and economic impact of the whole church in a city, town or region. National Director Nic Mackay unpacks what NAYBA is and how it could serve the church in your community.

Andy Frost is joint CEO of Gather Movement in the UK. They are a group of people who are passionate about working together to see their places improved socially, culturally, environmentally and spiritually. They are involved in bringing the Christian community together in over 150 cities and towns as a network of networks to work alongside the wider community. In this interview Andy shares stories...

Mark Cowling is an Anglican minister based in the Manchester borough of Bolton, UK. He also has a role with Gather Movement and gives leadership to the pastors' unity group in Bolton. In this interview, Mark shares how the church in towns and cities across the UK is seeking to engage with civic authorities to help communities recover from the devastation caused by the pandemic.

Dave Mann leads Shining Lights Trust in New Zealand. Shining Lights is a strategic resourcing ministry, serving christian churches. Its purpose is to help resource, encourage and aid the Christian Church in the sharing of its message of God's love to a world in need of hope.

On Wednesday 24th August, our leadership team (Gary Rucci, Sue Baynes, Phil Spence and Ian Shelton) hosted A Long Lunch at Rivercity Family Church in The Gap, Brisbane. The goal was to hear as many leaders as possible from the 30 plus pastors’ and leaders’ networks that we have discovered in the 16 LGA’s (Local Government Areas) of South East QLD.

Chuck Proudfit has a fascinating story. He's a Harvard graduate who made his name selling premium toilet paper. A crisis of meaning took him on a decade long journey that ended with faith in Christ. From that time Chuck founded At Work on Purpose, a workplace ministry based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Here's an excerpt of our recent interview with him. For more information, check out [At Work on Purpose]...

Craig Stephens was living a comfortable middle class life when God planted a dream in his heart. As a result he and his wife quit their jobs, sold their house, gave all their money away and moved into Ivanhoe, a social housing development in Ryde, Sydney. Together with his friend Greig Whittaker, Craig shares the remarkable story of what God did at Ivanhoe, bringing transformation to a community.

Andrew Hillier is CEO of Loaves and Fishes Tasmania, CEO of Chapliancy Devonport and Chair of the pastors' network in Devonport. In this interview he outlines how the relational unity of the church leaders in his town has spilled over into serving the community in remarkable ways.

Mark Schultz is the convener of the Vertical Villages projects on behalf of the Together for Ryde pastors' network. Vertical Villages is a paradigm shifting initiative which brings the church in contact with civic leaders, property developers and the general community in a bid to create residential spaces that are conducive to strong community. In the rapidly urbanising and multicultural area of R...

Matt Prater, Seniour Pastor of New Hope Church Brisbane has a big heart for the last, the least and the lost. He is also passionate about the church in Brisbane coming together as one. In this interview Matt talks about both of these passions as well as his love for Christian radio.

Caragh Bradbery shares her heart to see Ipswich become a better city and some of the initiatives she is involved in to make a practical difference.

For 20 years Nat and Tiff Spary have been serving the homeless and hungry in Toowoomba, QLD. From small beginnings opening up their home to those in need, under the umbrella of BASE Services they now oversee multiple initiates, partnering with business, community leaders and government to highlight and address the needs of those on the margins of society. For more information check out https://bas...

Rick Prosser is a proud Novacastrian. In this interview you cannot help but be inspired by Rick's passion for Newcastle and his desire to the church of that city collaborate and serve the community. Rick shares some of the initiatives that are bearing fruit in the Hunter Region and encourages us all to look for Kingdom movement and look to ride what God is already doing.

Juliet Ballinger, founder and executive officer of Eva's Place, a pregnancy support centre in Queensland, shares her story of establishing the ministry and how volunteers from many different church denominations and theological traditions unite together to carry out the mission of serving pregnant women in their community.

It's always great to hear what Aussies are doing to promote Gospel Movements. Aaron Terry is the LGA Facilitator for Greater West For Christ. Aaron shares his passion and examples of how the church is seeking to impact the communities of Western Sydney.

Rick Prosser interviews Kevin Palau, President and CEO of the Luis Palau Association. Kevin joined LPA in 1985 and began directing the day-to-day operation of the ministry in the late 1990s. Under his leadership, LPA has united tens of thousands of churches in hundreds of cities to love and serve their communities and clearly share the Good News of Jesus. During Kevin’s time at LPA he has also hel...