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Bishop S.Y. Younger talks with Darlene McCoy about his Times Square revival, financial miracles, and why the next move of God is a people, not a person.
Bishop S.Y. Younger joined Darlene McCoy on The Nightly Spirit to discuss his August 28th revival in Times Square, the financial miracles that made it possible, and his belief that God’s next move won’t rest on one person—but on a unified people.
Some conversations catch fire because the guest brings more than talking points—they bring testimony. That was the case when Darlene McCoy sat down with Bishop S.Y. Younger on The Nightly Spirit to unpack his recent revival in the heart of Times Square.
Bishop Younger didn’t open with celebration. He opened with cost. “The more public you are, the easier target you become,” he told McCoy, urging listeners to pray for anointed leaders rather than simply admire them from a distance. That theme of sacrifice carried through the entire conversation, crystallized in one line: “You’re not called by God until you’re inconvenienced by God.” For Bishop Younger, the Times Square revival was proof of that principle in action.
The logistics alone were daunting. Permits from the mayor’s office, Parks and Recreation, and the NYPD had to be secured in less than two months, with the final approval coming only a day before the event. Financially, the numbers didn’t add up either, until they suddenly did. The night before he left for New York, fellow ministers, including Travis Green and Tasha Cobbs Leonard, stepped in with donations that covered the entire budget. “What’s the value of one soul?” Bishop Younger asked, explaining why the risk was worth it regardless of cost.
Rather than book a theater, Bishop Younger chose the open square, saying he didn’t want to end up “just having church with church people.” His guiding conviction: “I’m not here to win debates. I’m here to win souls.” That night, altar calls went out in Spanish, Telugu, and Portuguese, and someone responded in each language.
Reflecting on what the moment signaled, Bishop Younger offered a vision bigger than one ministry: “This next move of God is not a person. It’s a people.” He compared it to anointing oil made from multiple ingredients, arguing that unity across denominations, not competition between them, is what the moment requires.
What stood out most in this conversation wasn’t the permits or the price tag. It was the persistence. Bishop Younger’s Times Square revival became a testimony of unlikely provision, and a reminder that shared purpose can outweigh a single voice. For pastors and believers watching this moment unfold, the takeaway is clear: the harvest isn’t waiting on one man’s answer to the calling. It’s waiting on the whole body to move together.
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