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Why ChurchOutside Creates Platforms Beyond Conventional Spaces
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ChurchOutside Initiative
Taking the Gospel beyond the church walls.
ChurchOutside Initiative creates conversations, music, worship experiences, media and community platforms that take the message of Christ beyond conventional spaces and into everyday culture.
Start here
Choose the path that fits where you want to begin.
The homepage is a guided entry point into ChurchOutside's projects, media, history, and ways to take part.
About
Who ChurchOutside is
Read the story, purpose, and documented history behind the initiative.
Open page ->Projects
See the four main expressions
Explore Talk True, Praise Worship Culture, The Xpression with CDO, and CDO Gospel.
Open page ->Watch
Browse the video library
Move into conversations, performances, features, and field stories.
Open page ->Listen
Hear the audio ecosystem
Find podcasts, music, and ongoing audio content in one place.
Open page ->Journal
Read the movement stories
Articles, reflections, and project notes that explain the story behind the movement.
Open page ->Events
See what has happened
Past experiences, campus moments, and event archive entries.
Open page ->Featured Projects
The four expressions shaping the movement.
Each project card links into a dedicated page where the story can be explored in more depth.
Podcast
Talk True Podcast
Conversations under the spotlight of truth.
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Experience
Praise Worship Culture
A sound that makes room for encounter.
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Outreach
The Xpression with CDO
Gospel music in unusual places.
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Music Platform
CDO Gospel
The artistic and music platform of CDO.
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Watch
Stories, performances, and field moments in motion.
Move into the video library for conversations, worship, interviews, and project content that expands the story beyond the homepage.
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The audio side of the story.
Find Talk True episodes, CDO Gospel music, and future playlists gathered into one listening home.
MUSIC
Born To Praise
Music release by CDO.
PODCAST
The Blend Between Gospel and Mainstream Music ft. Mike Abdul
A conversation under the spotlight of truth.
PODCAST
The Church Is Divided or United
A conversation under the spotlight of truth.
Campus Tour
The Xpression with CDO Campus Tour
A major ChurchOutside project taking music, creativity and meaningful experiences into tertiary institutions.
The 2023 launch began at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife and was reported with an initial plan to reach about 52 universities over the first phase. This section gives visitors a direct path into that historical and ongoing story.
2018
Spirit Soul and Body Concert
Historical ChurchOutside Initiative activity documented in Agbara in partnership with X2D TV.
2020
The Xpression with CDO
The D-Disruption edition in Lagos showed how the experience could travel beyond familiar spaces.
2023
Campus Tour Launch
The Xpression with CDO Campus Tour opened at OAU with an initial plan to visit about 52 universities.
From the journal
Read the movement in context.
These published pieces help explain the history, projects and culture behind ChurchOutside Initiative.
Take part
Ways to keep moving with the mission.
Each block leads directly to a place where visitors can respond, connect, and support the movement.
Community
Stay close to the movement
Join the community page for updates, stories, and announcements.
Volunteer
Serve with your gift
Find a place in media, design, events, production, prayer, or campus work.
Partner
Open the next door together
Explore collaboration for brands, campuses, events, and creative partners.
Give
Support the mission
Help sustain the work behind the conversations, media, and live experiences.
Resources
Download useful tools
Look for media assets, project documents, guides, and future resource packs.
Contact
Start a conversation
Reach out for press, partnership, event, or general enquiries.