Pastor Lyle Phillips (Legacy Church, Nashville) joins Mike Glenn to trace a 20-year journey from the mission field in Mozambique and Andhra Pradesh—rescuing children and serving the poorest—to planting Legacy in East Nashville, and dreaming toward a 12-city church-planting vision. Lyle shares how a prayer-soaked calling became a local church, why their pre-K–6 school pairs academic rigor with a biblical worldview (with students testing well above grade level), and how a simple rule “find the point of pain and serve there” shapes their mission, from feeding children to launching new congregations. The conversation gets practical on church planting without a blueprint, partnering across churches, learning your city (including Franklin’s overlooked mental-health crisis among men), and letting obedience not trends drive ministry.Learn More:Legacy Nashville: https://www.legacynashville.org/ECN: engagechurchnetwork.com
