Church of the City - Downtown

About Church of the City - Downtown

Messages from Church of the City | Downtown

Publisher

Church of the City

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2014

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

19 of 584 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Meaningless Worship | Darren Whitehead

   Darren Whitehead explores the concept of meaningless worship, offering insights into finding genuine connection.

2. 

   4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Two Is Better Than One | Matt Smallbone

   Matt Smallbone shares insights on the power of partnership, exploring how two voices amplify impact.

3. 

   27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   This Is Enough | Matt Smallbone

   Matt Smallbone shares a message of contentment and sufficiency, reminding listeners that they are enough.

Inside a recent episode

Meaningless Worship | Darren Whitehead

Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] David Foster Wallace once gave a famous commencement speech called This Is Water, and he said, everything in my own immediate experience supports my deep belief that I am the absolute center of the universe. He called self-centeredness our default setting. We live in a world increasingly organized around our wants, our preferences, our convenience. It's our playlist. It's our algorithms. It's our recommendations. Everything is customized for us. On Spotify, if you don't like a song, you skip it. On Netflix, if you're bored, you watch something else. On social media, if something doesn't interest you, you keep scrolling. […]

Who has been a guest on Church of the City - Downtown

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Darren Whitehead
• Matt Smallbone
• Shaun Groves
• Alejandro Quintana
• Christina Andriese

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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