{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Missional Leader","title":"The Most Influential Youth Church You've Never Heard Of, with Pastor How ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2820,"description":"\nCan young people truly build a world-class church—in the heart of one of the world’s most expensive, influential, and diverse cities? \nOn today’s episode of The Missional Leader, Rob talks with Pastor Tan Seow How, co-founder of Heart of God Church (HOGC) in Singapore—a thriving young adult church known for flipping the script on what church can be for the next generation.\nGlobally recognized for its “by youth, for youth, to reach youth” approach, HOGC is breaking boundaries in a city famed for finance, fun, and cultural pluralism. Pastor How shares the remarkable story of how he and his wife, Pastor Lia, followed a bold calling to build a ministry where belonging comes first—empowering thousands of young people, many from non-church backgrounds, to discover faith and purpose. Plus, Pastor How shares strategies for building community across Singapore’s church population and how collaboration among young pastors and leaders is paving the way for a new era of mission-driven unity.\nResources mentioned in this episode: Heart of God Church: https://heartofgodchurch.org/ Rob’s Outreach article on HOGC: https://outreachmagazine.com/features/82687-the-greatest-youth-church-in-the-world.html \nTIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Flipping the Church Belonging Model for Gen Z\n05:52 Heart of God Church: A Youth-Led Experiment\n09:18 Building a Church by Youth, for Youth: The Miracle Story\n11:23 Church as Home: Kids from Broken Families Find Belonging\n15:53 Empowering Youth as Immediate Leaders and Servants\n19:56 Behind the Scenes: Young Teens Run the Church Operations\n23:01 Balancing Success and Purpose in Affluent Singapore\n32:28 Discipling Gen Z: Navigating Truth in a Digital Age\n36:05 Relational Equity: The Key to Teaching Biblical Values\n40:02 High Touch vs High Tech: Why Youth Choose Physical Church\n43:34 Youth Unity: Singapore's Next Generation Churches Collaborate\n45:24 Mission-Driven Unity: Gen Z’s Collaborative Spirit\n46:54 Closing Blessing: Building Models for the Next Generation","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qRmauTGGt6Lkf16fYN-Xd6kiSqawlBlXrKc1eCsTfac/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNWI3/Mzg3ODA2YmZjMmFk/NTUxM2RiY2UxZDQ1/Y2Q1MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}