Ian Simpkins joins Mike Glenn to talk about what it looks like to lead a local church with a missionary mindset, where discipleship isn’t something you attend once a week, but you live at every “table” God places in front of you. Ian shares the surprising story of how he moved from a thriving ministry in Chicago to The Bridge Church in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and why the people, marked by humility and hunger made it impossible to ignore God’s invitation.Together, they unpack a vision of everyday missionaries in a distracted age: bringing the gospel into ordinary spaces (dining room tables, conference rooms, even a gas station counter) and seeing real-time transformation happen outside the Sunday service. If you’re a pastor or leader longing to move from “spectator church” to a sent, engaged body of believers, this episode will give you language, framework, and fresh vision for what’s possible.For more resources, coaching, and ways to grow as a healthy leader, visit EngageChurchNetwork.com.
