Street Preachers Podcast Tour | Behind the Scenes | Part 4 | Charlotte

Summary

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Street Preachers Podcast Tour | Behind the Scenes | Part 4 | Charlotte

Hosts: Phillip Anthony Mitchell & Tim Timberlake
Date: February 17, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this deeply honest and passionate episode, Phillip Anthony Mitchell and Tim Timberlake take listeners behind the scenes of their Street Preachers Podcast Tour’s stop in Charlotte. Recorded at Elevation Church, University City, this episode is less a standard podcast and more a reflective, heartfelt conversation on the power of worship, prayer, and obedience to the Holy Spirit. The hosts recall transformative encounters, address criticism about charging for events, and reaffirm their commitment to “preaching in the streets”—even when it comes at personal and professional cost.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Atmosphere in Charlotte

• The night at Elevation Church was described as “charged,” with worship so powerful the podcast itself was almost scrapped to continue worship and prayer.
• The impact of Elevation’s globally recognized worship culture heavily influenced the atmosphere of the event.

Quote:

"We almost didn't get to the content of the podcast at night because worship was so powerful."
— Tim Timberlake (00:35)

Notable Moment:

• Both hosts recount nearly abandoning the planned recording:
  • "We walked into each other on the stage and we whispered in each other's ear, like, should we just worship and pray and go home?" (Philip, 01:37)

Realization of Global Reach

• Initial expectations of a local event were overturned as people traveled from countries like Australia, India, Asia, the Bahamas, and Jamaica.
• The overwhelming response revealed how their ministry had expanded well beyond their original vision.

Quote:

"Our mind and our concept was so limited in our view... But man, y'all start pulling out from all over the world...it became very, very known to us that this is far bigger than what we could imagine."
— Tim Timberlake (00:45–01:37)

Personal Reunions and Ministry Moments

• Phillip shares poignant moments of reconnecting with longtime friends, including “Sonny Bolo from the Bronx,” to illustrate the depth of relationships forged through his faith journey.
• The night provided opportunities for emotional reunions and demonstrated the transformative impact of community.

Quote:

"I had a chance to wrap my arms around people who I knew for many, many years...We had a powerful night, man. It was life changing, you know."
— Phillip Anthony Mitchell (02:53)

A Life-Changing Encounter

• An emotional story centers on a mother and her two children who drove nine hours from Cincinnati, Ohio, but missed the podcast. By “divine delay,” the hosts were still at the venue and personally ministered to the family.
• The hosts express how such moments affirm the necessity and worth of their ministry, eclipsing any criticism or hardship experienced on the road.

Memorable Moment:

"The Lord held us up just long enough to meet her. This to me is more valuable. That to me was more valuable than any accolade, anything. Anybody slander..."
— Phillip Anthony Mitchell (07:04)

Quote:

"We wept with her...her children prayed over her. She was in a pretty bad situation. And we were able to encourage her...it's moments like that marked me and really encouraged me to know this is why the spread of the gospel is so important."
— Tim Timberlake (04:19–04:51)

Addressing Criticism: The Ticket Conversation

• The hosts confront negative feedback about selling tickets for tour events, clarifying that the funds go directly to covering costs (travel, staff, venues).
• They highlight that, unlike critics’ assumptions, attendees embraced the value and never complained about price.

Quote:

"We're not selling the gospel. We're selling tickets to pay for the expenses of being out on the road."
— Phillip Anthony Mitchell (05:51)

• Phillip stresses how ground-level ministry changed his perspective:
  • "By the time I got to Charlotte, I said, this is coming at a high price. A lot of persecution, a lot of slander...But, God, we supposed to be out here in these streets."

Mission Over Popularity

• Both hosts reiterate their sense of assignment—being “out in these streets” to deliver the Gospel, no matter the cost or criticism.
• The encounter with the mother from Ohio serves as a spiritual anchor for their commitment to ministry.

Quote:

"This is why we are here. Time is running out. We're living in the end of the church age. The gospel must go out to the whole world."
— Phillip Anthony Mitchell (07:42)

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• On Worship Over Podcast:
  "We almost didn't get to the content of the podcast at night because worship was so powerful."
  — Tim Timberlake (00:35)

• Realization of Scope:
  "We wasn't thinking globally...it became very, very known to us that this is far bigger than what we could imagine."
  — Tim Timberlake (01:11–01:37)

• Moment With the Mother from Ohio:
  "It's moments like that marked me and really encouraged me to know this is why the spread of the gospel is so important."
  — Tim Timberlake (04:36–04:51)

• Defending Their Mission:
  "We're not selling the gospel. We're selling tickets to pay for the expenses of being out on the road."
  — Phillip Anthony Mitchell (05:51)

• Reflecting on Purpose:
  "This is why we are here. Time is running out. We're living in the end of the church age. The gospel must go out to the whole world."
  — Phillip Anthony Mitchell (07:42)

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Important Segments & Timestamps

• Elevation Church / Powerful Worship Atmosphere: 00:18–01:37
• Unexpected Global Reach Realized: 01:11–01:37
• Reuniting with Old Friends & Relationships: 02:43–03:28
• Divine Encounter with Mother from Ohio: 03:28–04:51
• Discussion on Ticket Sales and Criticism: 05:11–05:51
• Recommitting to Ministry Despite Criticism: 06:30–07:44

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Tone & Style

The conversation is frank, heartfelt, and emotionally charged. The hosts oscillate between joking camaraderie, vulnerable confession, and passionate proclamation of their mission. Their language is direct and unpolished, matching their commitment to “raw, unfiltered” ministry.

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Summary

This episode encapsulates the heart of the Street Preachers’ mission: dynamically following the Holy Spirit, prioritizing the needs and stories of individuals, and pushing ahead with passion and authenticity regardless of external criticism. Moments of deep emotional resonance—especially the encounter with the mother from Ohio—highlight the spiritual stakes and personal sacrifices involved. For listeners, the message is clear: ministry is about obedience, love, and meeting people where they are, not about pleasing the crowd or avoiding controversy.

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Transcript

[A]

What's up, street team family? You're watching this episode of the street preachers podcast with your hosts, Tim Timberlake and Philip Anthony Mitchell. And you are tuned in to our special behind the scenes series of our very first street preachers podcast tour.

[B]

Stay locked, Charlotte, man.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Shout out to our brother, Pastor Stephen Furtick.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Elevation Church, who were there and they're Universal City location and another sold out night.

[A]

And that room was charged.

[B]

It was charged. Full of faith, man.

[A]

That's powerful, man.

[B]

And we almost didn't get to the content of the podcast at night because worship was so powerful.

[A]

Yeah. We almost scrapped the podcast all together. Yeah.

[B]

And, you know, we talked about prayer that night and the significance and the meaning of prayer to us and man, God start moving in that place. And again, you know, we're hearing these stories of people that are traveling from all over the world. You know, when we first started this, our mind and our concept was so limited in our view. We were addressing just the street team here in the country.

[A]

Yeah, we didn't. We wasn't thinking globally. Yeah, we wasn't thinking globally.

[B]

But man, y' all start pulling out from all over the world and Australia and India and Asia and the Bahamas and Jamaica. And it became very, very known to us that this is far bigger than what we could imagine.

[A]

And I already. You said something very important too, you know, you know, you know, shout out to, you know, you know, Pastor Stephen Furtick, Elevation Church for opening up that facility to us. And you know, obviously they're known all around the world for their music, and I thought it was pretty powerful. That night we. We almost turned. It almost became a worship night. You remember that? We was in worship so long. I remember you. We walked into each other on the stage and we whispered each other's ear, like, should we just worship and pray and go home? Remember that? Yeah. And we almost just considered not recording at all and because it really did almost turn into a worship night, which, you know, I think it's not by accident, considering they have such a strong worship culture. And it almost turned to worship night. And I think that was one of the nights where we realized, you know what, Tim? We just gonna keep following the Holy Spirit. We're just gonna do what the Holy Spirit wants us to do. And we did feel the unction we need to address prayer that night. I think I remember that. But that night almost turned out to be a worship night. And it was a very, very powerful night. I had a chance to wrap my arms around people who I knew for Many, many years. Who hadn't seen for many years. And just that night, I remember being in the foyer, the lobby foyer, whatever you want to call it, of University City and just I had friends who I had known for like 20 years. Pull up my man Sonny Bolo was there. Shout out to my man Sonny Bolo. And some of my other men's pulled up. My man Sonny's one of the most thugged out gangster, my man. We came out them streets, man. My man. He saved my life a couple times too. You remember? My man Sonny pulled up, man. That dude sa a couple times. Shout out to my man Sonny Bolo from the Bronx, who definitely saved my life a couple times in the streets in North Carolina. He pulled up with his family and, and I had friends pull up and man, we had a powerful night, man. It was life changing, you know.

[B]

Remember you remember this? We were getting in our vehicles to go back to the hotel.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And a got us, it's late. And they said, it's a mother and her kids.

[A]

I remember that. Right before we left.

[B]

Before we left, it's a mother.

[A]

And they drove from Ohio.

[B]

Drove from like nine hours, Cincinnati, Ohio.

[A]

Missed the podcast and was in the lobby and they asked him, is the, is Pastor Tim and Pastor Phil still in there? Can we please see them?

[B]

Can we just see them?

[A]

I remember that.

[B]

And we went the mother.

[A]

And was it, Was it two kids?

[B]

Two, two.

[A]

Two little ones.

[B]

Two little ones drove from Cincinnati, Ohio.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And.

[A]

But hold on though, bro, before you go there, you got to remember we was hanging out in the back kind of stall for a long time.

[B]

Absolutely.

[A]

We were supposed to leave like a half an hour earlier. But not realizing the Holy Spirit had us waiting for that woman.

[B]

Right. Yeah, man.

[A]

You remember her?

[B]

And, and we, we, we hugged her.

[A]

I remember her.

[B]

We wept with her.

[A]

I remember her kids prayed over her.

[B]

Children prayed over her kids, man. She, she was in a pretty bad situation.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And we were able to encourage her.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And it's moments like that marked me and really encouraged me to know this is why the spread of the gospel.

[A]

Yeah, man.

[B]

It's so important.

[A]

Yeah. And you know, I remember when people were, you know, crucifying us for like selling tickets. Yeah. You know, because we passed the Shinna Cell tickets, which some people are very close minded. They don't, they don't want it. Like, how do you want us to get these venues? Like how we, we have staff out on the road. You know, we, and I don't gotta fly to different cities.

[B]

People don't Understand how much it takes.

[A]

To do a tour a night. They're not. They're not thinking about that, bro.

[B]

We're traveling with 20, 30 people.

[A]

Yeah, you travel with a whole team. You got flights, you got hotels, you got venues, then. Anyway, I was saying all that to say. I was saying all that to say it was around Charlotte, you know. You know, people was. You know, that was the time when I stopped ignoring all of the talk about why they selling tickets for the gospel. We're not selling the gospel. We. We selling tickets to pay for the expenses of being out on the road. But I remember when we got to Charlotte, I thought to myself, it doesn't matter what people saying about us. Yeah, I know what God is doing in these rooms.

[B]

That's right.

[A]

Right. And I think about. I think about that mother who paid for her ticket and drove from Ohio and we met her right there in that lobby and how we minister to her personally and. And her children personally and loved our children personally. And I'm thinking to myself, I didn't meet one person on tour that complained about their ticket. Yeah, man, I didn't. I didn't. Not one single person complained about ticket. Because you know what? They. They spent the money for their ticket. We took that ticket money. We paid for staff and travel, all of that. It was like, we're meeting you because of that ticket. But what God was doing in the meeting of people paying a ticket, us using that resources to. To go to the cities where they are, and then seeing the outpouring of God's spirit, healing, seeing marriages being restored, hearing testimonies of life change. I said, man, this. God, what you're doing is so mighty. It's like all the noise outside of the tour, tone deaf, not listening to it no more. Yeah, I know. Tim and I, we on assignment now. We supposed to be out here in the streets we support. Because when I'm. When I'm seeing what was happening by the time I got to Charlotte, I said, this is coming at a high price. A lot of persecution, a lot of slander. Family not happy, dog still crippled. But, God, we supposed to be out here in these streets. And I remember that one last mother that we prayed for, man. I remember I wept over that. Mom said, lord, this woman drove all the way here from Ohio. She drove from Ohio through the night. And the Lord held us up just long enough to meet her. This to me is more valuable. That to me was more valuable than any accolade, anything. Yeah, Anybody slander like, Lord, no. This is why we out here. That's right for this mother right here. For these two children right here, for these people out here. This is why we are here. Time is running out. We're living in the end of the church age. The gospel must go out to the whole world. We thank God for our pulpits. We thank God for that platform. But God, you got us out here in these streets and we supposed to be out no matter what nobody say. And by the time we left Charlotte, to me, it was no looking back, you know, And I don't know where did we go after Charlotte?

[B]

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