How to Disciple a Generation to Transform Culture, with Teo Hayashi

What does it take to raise a generation that doesn’t just attend church, but actually transforms culture? In this episode of The Missional Leader, Rob sits down with Teo Hayashi, one of the youngest and most influential leaders in the global church, founder of the Dunamis Movement, and lead pastor of Zion Church, whose vision is igniting a wave of young leaders across Brazil and beyond.Born in Japan and raised in Brazil, Teo’s multicultural story and supernatural encounters have fueled a movement that has grown from a small gathering in São Paulo to a multi-campus megachurch impacting nations across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Together, Rob and Teo unpack how the Church can disciple the next generation with passion and purpose, moving beyond Sunday services to a lifestyle of mission, revival, and cultural renewal.Teo mentions the eradication of systemic poverty in 4 areas:- Spiritual- Relational- Vocational- MaterialTo read more about this conversation:https://robhoskins.onehope.net/from-revival-to-reformation-teo-hayashi-on-discipling-a-generationthat-transforms-culture/If you care about the future of the Church and how to equip young leaders to shape society, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:The Gospel of the Kingdom, by George Eldon Laddhttps://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Kingdom-Scriptural-Studies-God/dp/1614270562The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, by Lesslie Newbiginhttps://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Pluralist-Society-Lesslie-Newbigin/dp/0802804268To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World, by James Davidson Hunterhttps://www.amazon.com/Change-World-Tragedy-Possibility-Christianity/dp/0199730806Modalities and Sodalities, The Two Structures of God's Redemptive Mission, by Ralph Wintershttps://munsonmissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/606d6-two-structures-gods-redemptive-mission-winter.pdfThe Send Brazilhttps://thesend.org/pt-br/Dunamis Movement (revival and next gen)https://dunamismovement.com/site/en/CHAPTERS:00:00 Rethinking Church: Local Care and Global Mission03:31 Teo’s Multicultural Roots and Family Mission Story07:33 Choosing Between Movement and Local Church10:32 Balancing Mega Church with Missional Movement12:16 Embracing Energy in Ministry Tension13:45 Gospel of the Kingdom vs. Gospel of Salvation17:14 Why Brazil’s Church Growth Lacks Societal Change20:19 Equipping Young People for Vocational Purpose23:02 Four KPIs for Measuring Church Transformation27:36 Deep Discipleship in a Megachurch Context29:09 Teo’s Global Apostolic Vision for Zion Church