Keeping It Simple

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 30 - this is the Season Two Finale. In this episode, Scott and Luis take on the question why mirco and why right now? In the spring of 2022, it is important to identify the Simple Church Collective's direction and the purpose of our work. Throughout the episode Scott and Luis talk through some of the most challenging questions of why behind the micro expression of the church and at the end, we look ahead to what is to come for the Simple Church Collective. Enjoy an episode that should help frame what we are doing and why Jesus is leading the Simple Church Collective into the micro expression of the church. 

Resources mentioned: 

Microchurch by Brian Sanders: shorturl.at/tJLUW

Diffusion of Innovation by Everett Rodger: shorturl.at/kxzDG

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes coming out over the summer and Season 3 in the fall of 2022.

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 29. In this episode, Scott and Luis have a conversation with our friend, Ralph Moore. Ralph was previously on an APEST series episode: the apostle. But in this episode Ralph shares the incredible story of multiplication from Hope Chapel, which has planted more than 2,600 churches globally. Hope Chapel is one of the few level 5 churches in North America. This story is incredible, and towards the end, Ralph gives some thoughts about the microchurch movement in the present. This episode is a testament to church multiplication! 

Ralph Moore is the Founding Pastor of three churches, which grew into the Hope Chapel 'movement' now numbering more than 2,600 churches worldwide. These are the offspring of the 70+ congregations launched from Ralph's hands-on disciplemaking efforts.

He pastored the longest in Hawaii, where he was 29 years at Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay (now Anchor Church) and 6 years at Hope Chapel Honolulu. Of the 2,600 churches, 63 are in Hawaii.

He currently serves as "Church Multiplication Catalyzer" for Exponential.org. In addition to this, he travels the globe, teaching church multiplication to pastors in startup movements. He's authored several books, including Let Go of the Ring: The Hope Chapel Story, Making Disciples, How to Multiply Your Church, Starting a New Church, and Defeating Anxiety. Catch his blog, podcast and coaching opportunities at www.ralphmoore.net.

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes!

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 28. This episode consists of a conversation between Scott and Luis debriefing the apest series. We spent 7 episodes on the idea of apest. The apest series is based on Ephesians 4:11-12, "11 And he [Jesus] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (ESV). Apest is an acronym for apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd, and teacher. From a conversation with Brian Johnson discovering the idea of the apest, to interviews with a person with a specific gift strength, to the idea of voice order. The apest series has been deeply formative for the Simple Church Collective. Enjoy this conversation that lands the plane of the apest. 

Here are some follow-up resources to discover your apest giftings: 5foldministry.com and giftspassionsstory

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes!

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 27. In this episode, our great friend, Brian Johnson, area director of the Kansas City (KC) Underground rejoins to help close the apest series. The apest series is based on Ephesians 4:11-12, "11 And he [Jesus] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (ESV). Apest is an acronym for apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd, and teacher. In this episode, Brian introduces the idea of voice order, an idea from the book "5 Voices" by Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram. Voice order is an extra-biblical idea that might help shape leadership structures and organizations to work together for the highest fullness of each person. 

5 voices to apest: nurturer to shepherd, guardian to teacher, connector to evangelist, creative to prophet, and pioneer to apostle. 

You can find the book "5 Voices" by Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram on amazon or any major retailer. 

You can follow Brian Johnson and the Kansas City Underground at https://www.kcunderground.org/ or on social media @kcunderground

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes!

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 26, we are in the midst of our apest series based on Ephesians 4:11-12, "11 And he [Jesus] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (ESV). Apest is an acronym for apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd, and teacher. This episode is about the teacher! Scott and Luis brought back a guest from earlier in season two, Carlos Piñero of Citizen House! Carlos is a fellow mircochurch practitioner in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area. 

Carlos & Lydia Piñero have spent their 12 years of marriage pouring their lives into making disciples at churches in Denver, Phoenix, and Dallas. They're passionate about raising their five kids in an authentic community and helping others discern where God is calling them to plant the Gospel. In January 2021, they were sent from a multi-site church in Dallas/Fort Worth that Carlos was on staff at to plant Citizen House - a family of microchurches reaching those who may never step foot in an established church.

Check out their website here: citizenhouse.org or stay connected through social media: @citizenhousedfw

We hope you enjoy this episode and the apest series in an effort to build up the body of Christ in the Greater Seattle Area. Here is a resource to learn more about your apest giftings: fivefoldministry.com

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com. Stay tuned for more episodes!

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 25, we are in the midst of our apest series based on Ephesians 4:11-12, "11 And he [Jesus] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (ESV). Apest is an acronym for apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd, and teacher. This week's episode is about the S, the shepherd. Scott and Luis had the joy of interviewing Bre Wiebe of the Kansas City Underground! 

Breanna Wiebe serves as one of the founders and directors of the Kansas City Underground, a mission agency and decentralized network of missionaries and microchurches in Kansas City. KCU’s forty-year vision is to have a missionary on every street and a microchurch in every network of relationships, connecting with training Hubs throughout the city, saturating Kansas City with the beauty, justice, and Good News of Jesus. Breanna's primary role is to multiply and equip coaches for missionaries and microchurches within the KC Underground network. Her other passion is supporting adults with special needs in their community-based employment in her co-vocation with WillowTree Supports in Shawnee, Kansas. Breanna and Ryan live as missionaries with their two kids in their neighborhood, seeking to build an extended spiritual family there.

You can contact Bre at [email protected] or follow the Kansas City Underground at KCunderground.org

We hope you enjoy this episode and the apest series in an effort to build up the body of Christ in the Greater Seattle Area. Here is a resource to learn more about your apest giftings: fivefoldministry.com

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes on the APEST.

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 24. We are in the midst of our apest series which is derived from Ephesians 4:11-12, "11 And he [Jesus] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (ESV). Apest is an acronym for apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd, and teacher. This episode is about the E (evangelist), Scott and Luis interviewed a good friend Ashley Dalen. Ashley Dalen lives in Salem, Oregon with her husband Kyle and Great Dane Puppy Prudence. She is the Pastor of Neighborhoods at Salem Alliance Church. In her free time, she is walking her pup, reading (ideally in the sun), or watching some docuseries with a huge bowl of popcorn.

To connect with Ashley, email her at [email protected]

We hope you enjoy this episode and the apest series in an effort to build up the body of Christ in the Greater Seattle Area. Here is a resource to learn more about your apest giftings: fivefoldministry.com

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes on the APEST.

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 23. We are in the midst of our apest series which is derived from Ephesians 4:11-12, "11 And he [Jesus] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (ESV). Apest is an acronym for apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd, and teacher. This series is spending time each episode exploring one of the giftings with someone, Dusty has a strong prophetic leaning in his giftings. 

Dusty is a lead pastor and microchurch leader in Boise, Idaho. Dusty Benner’s life revolves around the person and mission of Jesus. He has been married to his wife Chandra for 20 years and is a proud dad of 5 kids. He serves as the lead discipler of Sojourn Alliance Church and is one of the founders and directors of The Syndicate.

Here are links to stay connected to Dusty and his work:

https://www.facebook.com/sojournalliance

https://sojournalliance.com/

https://www.thesyndicateboise.org/

https://www.facebook.com/thesyndicateboise/

We hope you enjoy this episode and the apest series in an effort to build up the body of Christ in the Greater Seattle Area. Here is a resource to learn more about your apest giftings: fivefoldministry.com 

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes on the APEST.

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Sean Two: Episode 22. This episode is the first of several that will breakdown and discuss a direct term from the acronym apest, which is biblically-based in Ephesians 4:11-12, "11 And he [Jesus] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (ESV). Each week will be centered on specific gifting of the apest, this week we are talking about the apostle. Luis and Scott are joined by a special guest: Ralph Moore! 

Ralph Moore is the Founding Pastor of three churches, which grew into the Hope Chapel 'movement' now numbering more than 2,600 churches worldwide. These are the offspring of the 70+ congregations launched from Ralph's hands-on disciplemaking efforts.

He pastored the longest in Hawaii, where he was 29 years at Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay (now Anchor Church) and 6 years at Hope Chapel Honolulu. Of the 2,600 churches, 63 are in Hawaii.

He currently serves as "Church Multiplication Catalyzer" for Exponential.org. In addition to this, he travels the globe, teaching church multiplication to pastors in startup movements. He's authored several books, including Let Go of the Ring: The Hope Chapel Story, Making Disciples, How to Multiply Your Church, Starting a New Church, and Defeating Anxiety. Catch his blog, podcast and coaching opportunities at www.ralphmoore.net.

If you want to learn more about your giftings, here is a resource to check out: fivefoldministry.com

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes on the APEST.

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 21! We are beginning a new series on the apest. Apest stands for apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherd, and teacher. The concept of the apest is based on Ephesians 4:11-12 which says, "11 And he [Jesus] gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ" (ESV). This series will help define the team structure of the Simple Church Collective. Brian is one of the Kansas City local directors who started the Kansas City Underground. The Kansas City (KC) Underground is one of the major influences of the Simple Church Collective. 

During this episode, Scott, Luis, and Brian discussed each gifting the apest. What are the strengths? How do we see the giftings in the scope of a team? What does it mean to be prophetic? We did not answer all of these at this time, but we started the conversation on each gifting. We hope this frames the conversation for the episodes to come. Stay tuned for the particular gifting(s) that resonate with you or give you insight into other people! 

Here are resources from the episode:

https://5qcentral.com/tests/

https://www.kcunderground.org/

Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email [email protected] or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes on the APEST.

Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine