Ep. 10 - Tony Thomas English Ministry Podcast

00:00 - Introduction 

2:35 - Experience and culture of Perimeter Church and School

9:30 - 2nd generation Indian immigrant story and parents arranged marriage

18:50 - Growing up in the Church of South India (CSI)

23:10 - Growing up in Chicago in the 90s as a Bulls fan

28:04 - Coming to faith and college years

34:10 - Calling to ministry

37:35 - 1st ministry context - Indian Christian Fellowship (ICF) and Covenant Fellowship Church (CFC)

39:38 - Time on Staff at CFC and transition to Perimeter

51:08 - Processing what happened at CFC

1:06:23 - Journey of call to planting a minority-led multiethnic church

1:17:58 - 1st year of church plant

1:22:05 - Worship style of reverence and joy

1:24:46- Preaching philosophy and weekly communion

1:30:04 - Covenant worship 

1:36:00 - Outreach via small groups more than Sundays

1:45:14 - Challenges in church planting

1:49:27 - The blessing of a permanent space for church

1:56:50 - Church size dynamics

2:01:09 - Sports hobby and banter

2:06:40 - Marriage health and family discipleship


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