Street Preachers Podcast Tour | Behind the Scenes | Part 6 | Phildaelphia

Summary

Street Preachers Podcast

Episode: Street Preachers Podcast Tour | Behind the Scenes | Part 6 | Philadelphia

Hosts: Phillip Anthony Mitchell & Tim Timberlake
Date: March 3, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode takes listeners behind the scenes of the Street Preachers podcast tour, focusing on their impactful stop in Philadelphia. Hosts Phillip Anthony Mitchell and Tim Timberlake discuss the spiritual intensity of ministering in tough urban environments, the physical and emotional toll of the tour, and the perseverance required to see revival break out in unexpected places. The episode is a transparent, raw reflection on fighting through spiritual warfare, exhaustion, and challenges while witnessing the power of God move "outside the Bible Belt" in the Northeast.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Shoutouts & Team Acknowledgments

[00:24 - 01:14]

• The hosts express gratitude for Dr. Eric Mason and Epiphany Fellowship for providing their facility in Philadelphia.
• Multiple shoutouts to team members who played significant roles:
  • Ryan O. Fay, Greg Cox, Jared Tut, KJ Scriven, Trey Heflin.
• Emphasis on the all-male worship team and the spirit of unity among them.

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2. Entering Into "Warfare" in Philadelphia

[00:24 - 02:13]

• The hosts describe the atmosphere in Philly as being spiritually challenging—"warfare that night."
  • Phillip: "And God showed up at night in a mighty and powerful way." [00:24]
• Recollection of walking through the entire room, laying hands, and praying for attendees before the podcast even began.
• The power of diversity in the room and the palpable hunger for God.

Notable Moment

• Ministering to a young woman struggling with oppression:
  • Phillip: “There was a young sister off to the side who seemed bound... We stopped everything and we rallied around her to get her free. She was tormented to get her free.” [01:32]

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3. Recognizing Revival in the Northeast

[02:13 - 03:19]

• Observations about how each night on tour, especially in the Northeast, was unique but deeply impactful.
• A sense that God was "filling rooms" and "doing this outside the Bible Belt.”
• Phillip reflects:
  • “By that time, I knew that we were sitting on something that was powerful. I knew revival was happening.” [02:13]

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4. The Cost of Ministry: Fatigue & Warfare

[02:13 - 04:42]

• Hosts open up about being physically and emotionally drained nearing the tour's end.
  • "We had dealt with so much attacks on social media, so much slander on social media." [02:13]
  • Personal struggles: issues with Tim’s family, unmet prayers for healing, continuous ministry while traveling.
• Both recount the difficulty of balancing tour life with their regular preaching commitments, highlighting the strain on themselves and their teams.
  • Tim: “Philly was hard because New York was hard. So we were already physically tired... It was spiritually hard.” [03:38]
  • Phillip: "I remember leaving Philly drained and headed towards Florida for our last two stops." [03:22]

Memorable Quote

• Tim: "It felt like God scored a major victory in the Northeast in hard terrain. It's like he broke up the rocky terrain. And now water was flowing. The spirit of God was moving in the Northeast in a way that I have not seen." [03:55 - 04:09]

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5. Encouragement & Perseverance

[04:16 - 04:55]

• The Philadelphia stop provided much-needed encouragement and “momentum going back to Florida.”
• Shoutout to Chris Durso and Good Company Church for their partnership in New York.
• The hosts candidly discuss the mental resolve needed to “run all the way to the finish line.”
  • Phillip recalls his wife’s encouragement: “Well, honey, you made it this far. You might as well let him finish it out.” [04:39]

Personal Sacrifice

• Phillip shares that he had to take four weeks off preaching to recover, underscoring the immense toll that revival work takes on leaders.
  • “I knew I needed a break... I pulled out from preaching... because I was physically drained.” [04:55]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “And God showed up at night in a mighty and powerful way.” — Phillip [00:24]
• “We was laying hands on people in the whole room. This was even before we started podcast.” — Phillip [01:32]
• “We rallied around her to get her free. She was tormented to get her free.” — Phillip [01:37]
• “God is doing this outside the Bible Belt... By that time, I knew we were sitting on something powerful. I knew revival was happening.” — Phillip [02:13]
• “Philly was hard because New York was hard. So we were already physically tired... It was spiritually hard.” — Tim [03:38]
• “It felt like God scored a major victory in the Northeast in hard terrain. It's like he broke up the rocky terrain. And now water was flowing.” — Tim [03:55]
• “I knew I needed a break... I pulled out from preaching... because I was physically drained.” — Phillip [04:55]

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Important Timestamps

| Timestamp | Topic/Quote | |-----------|------------------------------| | 00:24 | Shoutouts to team and Epiphany Fellowship | | 01:32 | Laying hands, ministering to a bound attendee | | 02:13 | Reflection on revival and weariness | | 03:38 | Discussing physical & spiritual fatigue | | 03:55 | “God scored a major victory...” ([Notable quote]) | | 04:55 | Needing a break from preaching |

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Tone & Language

The episode is marked by candid, passionate conversation in a style that is unfiltered, transparent, and filled with both struggle and hope. The hosts do not shy away from the difficulties but frame them as part of the necessary price for genuine revival.

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Summary

This behind-the-scenes episode powerfully captures the reality of street-level ministry during the Street Preachers' Philly stop. Listeners are brought into the heart of the action—battling spiritual darkness, witnessing freedom and revival in a diverse urban crowd, and pushing through exhaustion. The hosts’ authenticity and encouragement resonate for anyone seeking to understand the burdens and victories of front-line Gospel work.

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. Stay locked. You know, and so shout out to Dr. Eric Mason and Epiphany Fellowship, who let us use their facility. And we went south to Philly.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And in another difficult urban environment in the hood. Absolutely. In the belly of the beast. And. And I remember going in there, man, and it was like warfare that night. And God showed up at night in a mighty and powerful way, you know, And I think that was around the time of the tour where I brought one of my guys out on the road with me because you had your guys out. Absolutely. And shout out to Ryan O. Fay.

[B]

Yeah. Ryan, man. Greg Cox, man, the team. Jared, man, I'm so proud.

[A]

Jared Tut. Absolutely. Shout out to. To all the sh. Let's shout them out again. Shout out to Jared Tut.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

Shout out to Ryan.

[B]

KJ Scriven.

[A]

KJ Scriven.

[B]

Greg Cox.

[A]

Greg Cox. Shout out to. Because we had an all male team.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Doing leading worship. And so shout out to. Because. And the spirit of God was upon him. Shout out to Trey Heflin.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Who came out. I think Trey eventually got out.

[B]

Jacksonville.

[A]

When we got to Jacksonville. Shout out to Trey Heflin, who leads 2019 worship. And. And we got to Philly, and I remember we. Philly. Philly, to me, almost felt as if it was like. I remember when we got to Philly, and I think that was one of the nights when you and I walked the whole room.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And we was laying hands on people in the whole room. This was even before we started podcast. We went off the platform, we walked the whole room. And I remember, I mean, that room was so, so diverse in culture and, and, you know, it was such a beautiful mix of ethnicity. And I remember you and I walking through that whole room and praying for people in the whole room. I remember there was a young sister off to the side who seemed bound. Yes. And we stopped everything and we rallied around her. You remember that? Absolutely. We rallied around her to get her free. She was tormented to get her free. And, and, and, and, And Philly. I remember Philly was. That night we just went and just ministered to as many people as possible on the floor. Remember that night? Absolutely. And I was like, man, here it is again. Northeast. Another room sells out.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

God fills a room. God is doing this outside the Bible Belt. And I was. By that time, I was. By that time, I knew that we were sitting on something that was powerful. I knew revival was happening, and I knew we was coming down to our last stop and thinking to myself, if we had more Runway because it was coming out to the end of the year. And I was thinking to myself, at this point, we have been through so much warfare on the road. We had dealt with so much attacks on social media, so much slander on social media. You had that issue with Jen and the. And the. And the women's conference. My family was. You know, they were hurting. We were still believing for chance to be healed. He wasn't healed yet. It. It was a lot. We was tired, physically tired. I was physically drained. I remember I was. We was touring during the week coming back. You was preaching on Sunday. Preaching on Sunday. I was physically drained, physically touched. People traveling with me, they were tired. We were wore out by the time we. By the time we was headed to a last stop, which was Jacksonville in Miami, by the time we turned the corner to head towards Florida, we were tired.

[B]

This is in addition to our itinerant ministry.

[A]

Yeah. Because you're traveling preaching. I'm traveling preaching. You're preaching on Sunday. I'm preaching on Sunday. And I remember leaving Philly drained and headed towards Florida for our last two stops. How did you feel like headed towards Florida? I mean, because this was. We was coming down to the end. I was tired.

[B]

Philly. Philly was hard because New York was hard. So we were already physically tired.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

It was spiritually hard.

[A]

It was.

[B]

It was a hard. But by the time we got to the end of Philly.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

It was like we hit another gear.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, it.

[A]

It felt like God scored a major victory in the Northeast in hard terrain. It's like he broke up the rocky terrain.

[B]

Absolutely. And now water was flowing. The spirit of God was moving in the Northeast.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

In a way that I have not seen.

[A]

Me neither.

[B]

And so I was greatly encouraged by that, and that gave me momentum going back to Florida.

[A]

That spot we was at, New York wasn't. Didn't Chris Dorso shout out to Chris Dorso?

[B]

Yeah, shout out. Good company Church right here in the city.

[A]

Yeah. And then. So by the time we left Philly, we headed to our last two stops in Florida. We're tired. We're drained. And I remember. I remember my wife saying, well, honey, you made it this far. You might as well let him finish it out.

[B]

Yeah,

[A]

I was wary. I think. I think you were wary. Absolutely. I know our team was wary. Right. I know we was where we was tired. It was coming down to the end of the year. What month was this? It was around. It was like December. It was about to be Christmas time.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And I knew I needed a break. And I pulled out from preaching at 2019 for four weeks because I was physically drained. And I remember taking the four weeks off and saying to myself, I'm a doctor. Knock out these last two and just run all the way to the finish line, you know, and we turn the corner. We end up in Jacksonville at Celebration Church. This oh Duval, we pray you were

[B]

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