In this episode, we welcome Carl Olson and Justin Stice, two faithful practitioners embedded in very different but equally meaningful contexts. Carl joins us from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he's in the early stages of planting seeds for a Kingdom ecosystem, often feeling isolated but deeply rooted in a hope for what's to come. Justin shares from Lubbock, Texas, where over a decade of commitment has grown into a robust, distributed ecosystem of Kingdom communities, causes, and commerce. Tog...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 8 min
This week on Grey Pages , we flip the script with a long-overdue ladies takeover episode! For the first time ever, we hear directly from the women who have been holding it down behind the scenes of the Brave Cities movement. Join Bree Linderman , Chelsea Repic , Cheryl Halter , and Lindsey McCall —the wives of Lance, Joel, Hugh, and Taylor—as they share candidly about life, marriage, motherhood, leadership, and living out a missional call as a family. This episode centers the voices of women who...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 22
In this episode, the Brave Cities crew explores a different kind of organizing principle: shared desire . Rather than building around outcomes, metrics, or even vision, we ask what happens when a community is rooted in a mutual longing — for Jesus, for justice, for neighbor love, for the poor, for the way of the Kingdom. Drawing on influences from René Girard to Walter Wink, and from 12-step communities to monastic orders, the conversation shifts the frame from performance to formation, from hie...
Jun 12, 2025•45 min•Season 2Ep. 21
– Lessons from Senegal with Joel Repic In this special episode of the Grey Pages podcast, Joel Repic joins the team live from Senegal to share a deeply moving reflection on mission, suffering, and the slow, faithful cultivation of Kingdom ecosystems. What begins as a simple story about a fruit orchard becomes a rich metaphor for prophetic work in hard soil—spiritual, cultural, and literal. Joel recounts his time with a Senegalese pastor and his wife—pioneering believers in their tribe—who have b...
Jun 04, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 20
👣 Episode Overview What does it take to move from inspiration to action? In this episode, the Brave Cities crew is joined by digital strategist and pathway architect Jason Bowman, alongside longtime co-laborer Joel Repic from Aliquippa, PA. Together, they tackle the growing desire among church leaders and creatives to reimagine church, mission, and community life—and the sobering reality that very few actually make the leap. Through the lens of denominational structures, digital platforms, and ...
May 14, 2025•51 min
In this episode, Jon, Hugh, and Taylor sit down with their longtime friend David Gobout from St. Louis to unpack the gritty, raw, and faithful journey of community-rooted ministry. David shares his evolution from entering a marginalized neighborhood with the classic church planting mindset to uncovering that what the neighborhood actually needed was something much different — presence, patience, listening, and decades of relationship-building. From running neighborhood events and building a belo...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 20
In this episode, the crew tackles a pressing question in the life of any ecosystem-building movement: How do we cultivate a pipeline of uniquely gifted, missionally brave, and spiritually aligned leaders—aka “unicorns”—to step into under-resourced communities? From college campuses to early retiree circles, from missional internships to accidental recruiting, the conversation wrestles with the tension between praying for laborers and practically finding them. What happens when the pipeline dries...
Apr 18, 2025•56 min
In this episode, the team dives deep into one of the more nuanced and often overlooked ideas in the book—anonymity. What does it mean to “not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing”? Why did Jesus warn against broadcasting our good works—and how does this relate to the current culture of self-promotion, brand-building, and nonprofit storytelling? We explore the tension between being visible in the world and avoiding self-glorification, drawing from Scripture, lived experience, and...
Apr 04, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 17
On the very first day of 2025, we sat down with our longtime friend and Brave Cities team member, Joel Repic, who live and works in Aliquippa, PA. Joel shares stories and reflections from life alongside the Community of Celebration , a Benedictine-inspired order that’s been living, praying, and practicing radical discipleship together since the 1980s. We explore the core values that shape intentional Christian community—prayer, shared life, commitment to place, and the challenge of navigating co...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 15
🎙️ Episode Summary In this episode, we sit down with Jesse Cruikshank—neuroscientist, author, missional strategist, and former roller derby player (yes, really!)—to dive deep into the brain science of discipleship . We unpack how our understanding of spiritual formation has been shaped more by the Enlightenment than by Scripture, and how the way we teach and learn often inoculates us against transformation rather than leading us into it. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone wrestling w...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 14
In this episode, we reflect on a recent gathering of denominational leaders where we shared our vision for Brave Cities and the idea of a Kingdom ecosystem . We discuss the challenges of church planting models that focus primarily on gathering people rather than transforming communities, and we wrestle with what it truly means to live out the kingdom of God. Key Themes & Topics: Reflections on presenting Brave Cities at a denominational gathering The tension between traditional church models...
Mar 11, 2025•52 min
In this episode the team is talking through challenges and opportunities that they might anticipate as they prepare for a trip to speak with a large group of denominational leadership about brave cities
Mar 03, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 12
We all wanted this convo to last forever! We are sure you will feel similarly.
Feb 24, 2025•53 min•Season 2Ep. 11
After years without any formal gathering, Hugh and Jon spend a little time talking through it as the Alton community is beginning to think about setting this table.
Feb 14, 2025•44 min
This weeks episode is a fun one! The crew is reflecting on questions around patrons and apostolic funding. We would love to hear your take-aways from the episode
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 4 min
We have Lindsey back to dig into the concept and value of hard work in kingdom life.
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 8
We are often asked about the way a Brave Cities style life impacts our families. In this episode we are joined by Taylor's wife Lindsey to finally dig into it.
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This is an episode the Hugh and Taylor did with Exponential's Church Next Podcast during a series of the Future of Multiplication. We really enjoyed the conversation and are excited to share the episode with you here.
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 6
We finally got some time set aside to sit down with Brian Sanders to discuss some of his recent work and thinking about collaboration and unity in the Body of Christ.
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode Hugh and Taylor let listeners in on some very challenging questions that their community has been wrestling with recently. It's a really great look into challenges builders face, impossible decisions that communities must make, and the risk implied in each step of faith.
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 6 min
In this episode the team shares and reflects on a TED talk by Dan Barber that might be the ideal parable for the vision of Brave Cities.
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 2
We're back!!! Welcome to Season Two of Grey Pages! In this episode we were joined by Lance Ford to wrestle with the question of what the spirit of God might be saying to the Church today. We had a great time reflecting on and exploring the question together and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr
We just recorded this as part of season 2 but decided to go ahead and release it right away since it is fresh on everyone's minds. We plan to start releasing season 2 episode at the beginning of November!
Oct 12, 2024•59 min
Hugh & Taylor had the opportunity to share at the 2024 Microchurches Conference and we wanted to share the session with you here! enjoy
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 12 min
We have come to the end of season one! In this episode we reflect a bit on the journey of both recording these convos as well as writing the manuscript for the Brave Cities book. We share some plans we have about further developing these conversations over the break. While we may share some little clips and bonus episodes over the summer, we will also be on a bit of a break from the current rhythm of releasing episodes! We hope you have enjoyed this journey with us and we look forward to the con...
Jun 03, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In this episode Taylor and Hugh dig into the story and work of ReWire with JD Ward. ReWire is an incredible missionary order that is working with practitioners that are establishing kingdom outposts in strategic places throughout the word. They are helping these missional leaders learn rhythms and disciplines that will help them stay in a contemplative posture as they engage in the work. ReWire has also been the title sponsor of season one of Grey Pages and we are so grateful for their partnersh...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 5 min
This conversation with Dezi and Neil was recorded in person while together in Kansas City for a gathering of microchurch networks. We stole away into a side room and had an incredible conversation about so many things, among which were topics like the prophetic and apostolic combo, the principles we work to embody, and the reframing of personal well-being for the missionary.
May 20, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This episode is a very candid conversation with Alan Hirsch. Be warned, it navigates some sad waters at times. We dig into many topics that are so often avoided like death, failure, famine, and the future. Alans insights and encouragements were so good for each of us to hear and we hope you find this conversation as valuable as we did.
May 13, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 24
This is a follow up to our previous conversation on episode 22 'Building in Babylon.' This time we have Joel Repic with us sharing a bit about a recent encounter with the powers. There are a few moments in this episode that the picture and sound drops off as we edited out a few mentions of the actual location where Joel was in an effort to be cautious about the important work going on there.
May 06, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 22
