In this podcast episode, Dr. Trent Lambert chats with Nirup Alphonse, Lead Pastor of Lifegate Church in Denver, Colorado. The conversation highlights the importance of pastoral health, revealing how leaders can avoid burnout through rhythms of rest and having genuine relationships outside their congregation. Nirup details his own preaching style, exploring the transformative power of narrative preaching to help pastors thrive and effectively cast vision through the art of storytelling.
Nirup Alphonse is the Lead and Founding Pastor of Lifegate, a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural church in Denver, Colorado. Born in Singapore to missionary parents, Nirup was then raised in South India before moving to Chicago, Illinois to for High School. He graduated with an Accounting and Economics degree from Trinity International University and moved into full time ministry a few years later. He is married to his wife Hannah and together they have four sons.
This podcast is sponsored by The Charis Collective Center for Thriving Leaders based in Winona Lake, Indiana at Grace Theological Seminary.
The Center for Thriving Leaders assists local churches to flourish by serving church planters and helping local churches renew and revitalize. The Charis Collective Center for Thriving Leaders is based in Winona Lake, Indiana at Grace Theological Seminary.
