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What happens when two pastors from the Pacific Northwest take a trip to the UK and accidentally walk straight into worship at Westminster Abbey, visit thriving churches in Liverpool, Bristol, and London, and learn from global leaders working toward gospel collaboration and city transformation?

In this episode, Pastor Gabe Kolstad and Pastor Tim Osborn unpack the biggest lessons they brought home — and why they matter for the Portland Metro and the Pacific Northwest.

Whether you’re a pastor, church leader, ministry volunteer, or someone passionate about seeing revival in secular places, this conversation will encourage, challenge, and inspire you.

🔎 In This Episode

• The surprising vitality of the church in the UK
• Worship in ancient buildings + modern ministry methods
• The quiet revival happening across England
• Why collaboration across theological tribes is essential
• Gospel saturation and the need for geographic ownership
• What the UK can teach us about leadership pipelines
• Discerning healthy theology in a confusing time
• Models of training leaders inside the local church
• The innovative WTC (Westminster Theological Centre) approach
• What Portland can learn from Bristol, Liverpool & London
• The future of pastoral and theological training for the Northwest

🌍 Mentioned in This Episode

• Multiply PDX — a collaborative network for gospel movement in the Portland Metro

• WTC Theology (Westminster Theological Centre) — a UK-based, church-embedded theological training model

• Various city-reaching networks, leaders, and ministries across the UK

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• What do you think is the biggest barrier to gospel saturation in your city?
• What’s ONE thing your church or ministry could take ownership of in your neighborhood?
• Have you seen collaboration work across tribes? What made it effective?

Your voice helps strengthen the movement happening here in the Pacific Northwest.

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