Ep 122: PASSING ON GOOD THINGS: THIRD SPACES, SPIRITUAL FAMILY, AND THE MARGINS - Luke Montgomery

In this episode of the Exponential Australia Church Leaders Podcast, Charlie sits down with Luke “Monty” Montgomery, founder of Neighbourhood, to explore what it looks like to build Kingdom “third spaces” that reach people who may never walk into a traditional church building. Monty shares his journey from Sydney to Ipswich, his passion for low socioeconomic and multicultural communities, and why Neighbourhood exists as a network of meeting places, including a cafe, barber, and martial arts spaces, designed to bring people from all walks of life into real community. The conversation goes deep into Monty’s heart for youth justice and the work Neighbourhood is doing inside juvenile detention centres, where dozens of young people each week opt into Bible studies and mentoring, and where the greatest need is not programs but spiritual family. Monty offers a strong challenge to the Australian church to recover one of its greatest strengths, the intergenerational family of God, and to empower the innovators and pioneers already sitting in our congregations to build new front doors into their cities. For more on Neighbourhood, check out http://Nbhd.org.au and follow @our_nbhd_