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#105. Offering HOPE to NYC and the World
Episode 10516th July 2024 • Our Urban Voices • Dr. Alfonse Javed
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Pastor Drew Hyun, HOPE Church NYC, shares the unique challenges of leading and pastoring in urban settings as well as the importance of emotionally healthy leaders.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

  • What is Emotionally Healthy Discipleship?
  • New City Network (of Churches) Five Values
  • Unique needs and challenges faced by urban ministers

ABOUT THE GUEST: 

Drew Hyun is the Founder and Pastor of Hope Church NYC, a family of diverse churches in and around NYC. Drew is also the Co-Founder of the New City Network, a network of urban churches that value multi-ethnicity, Spirit-filled ministry, emotional health, and mission. Drew is also part of the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship team, a movement that is dedicated to transforming church culture through the multiplication of deeply changed leaders and disciples. Drew loves cities, ESPN, and naps, and finds it a restful Sabbath when all three come together. He resides in New York City with his wife Christina and their son David and daughter Avery.

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02:24 - Introducing Pastor Drew Hyun

04:01 - Founder of Hope Church NYC and Co-Founder of New City Network

04:41 - Psalm 33:18

05:18 - defined as a people who deeply hoped in God's unfailing love

05:42 - 2012 - dream to start a movement of churches in NYC - Hope Church NYC

06:39 - 2016 - New City Network

06:54 - Recovery House of Worship (Next Step Community Church)

07:11 - New Life Fellowship

07:14 - New City Network of Churches around five values...

07:26 - ...urban ministry

07:32 - ...emotional health

07:34 - ...Spirit-filled ministry

07:42 - ...multi-ethnic ministry

07:48 - ...mission

08:04 - Church-planting - support for ~40 churches with $2M

08:51 - What is Pastor Hyun's journey to urban ministry?

09:24 - Grew up in Los Angeles, but very unlike New York

09:31 - College at University of California at Berkeley

09:40 - 2000: Three options following university

11:02 - NYC has a different vibe

11:48 - 2001: Internship at New Life Fellowship

13:23 - Love the people and the diversity of people

14:41 - What are the unique needs and challenges faced by urban ministers?

14:59 - Very practical challenges...

15:14 - ...exorbitant cost

15:27 - ...extra time that things take to do

15:34 - ...leads to feeling weightier and a heaviness

15:43 - ...the soil does not seem quit as open

15:50 - ...tons of people, but they are harder to reach because they have such little time in margin

16:05 - ...staying emotionally and spiritually vibrant is exceptionally difficult

16:26 - ...practical needs end up putting on more stress, fear, loneliness, anxiety

16:43 - Unless one is super-intentional about remaining emotionally and spiritually whole

17:14 - Deeply passionate about emotionally healthy discipleship

17:41 - Approach with a missionary mindset - it's cross-cultural experience

17:59 - What is emotional health and why is it important?

18:32 - The goal is not just planting churches...

18:42 - ...vibrant and full of health

18:45 - ...integrity that mimic Sermon on the Mount

18:55 - Emotionally healthy discipleship culture

19:41 - What are we multiplying?

20:19 - Role of New City Network

20:38 - Emotionally Healthy Discipleship is in process of building a network

21:41 - Involvement in Emotionally Healthy Discipleship

22:29 - Seeing unhealthy churches in the past

23:09 - Seeing Christianity in the church vs what Jesus taught

23:29 - Seeing the same thing happening in his own life

24:22 - How does the gospel speak into our lives and experiences?

24:51 - What it means to follow Jesus?

25:46 - We are unaware of our blind spots and our power

25:55 - Grow continually

26:02 - Make amends with our sinfulness

26:08 - Desire to live with as much integrity as possible

26:31 - Ask God for transformation

26:49 - Deep father wounds transcend cultures

30:34 - Discipleship Model: what's caught and what's taught...

30:57 - ...taught...

31:10 - ...Emotionally Healthy Discipleship...

31:20 - ... Course 1. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

31:24 - ... Course 2. Emotionally Healthy Relationships

31:36 - Introduce people on what it means to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind

31:41 - and to love others as your love yourself

31:46 - ...caught...

31:49 - Modeling incarnational listening while working through a conflict

31:58 - Building a culture

32:20 - Who can participate in the program?

32:57 - How would a ministry leader start this discipleship program?

33:05 - EmotionallyHealthy.org - for assessments, tools, introduction to courses

33:19 - Hope Church begins The Hub in Midtown NYC

33:59 - Communal space for use by church plants, missions agencies, and non-profits at an affordable cost

34:50 - Last year, 78 organizations used this space

36:51 - Getting in touch with Pastor Drew Hyun - @drewhyun on Instagram and Twitter

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