Welcome to Keeping It Simple where we talk about life and mission in ways that are easy to understand. This week Scott and Luis interview a long-time friend of Luis, Rich Villodas. Rich is a pastor in Queens, New York at New Life Fellowship and author of The Deeply Formed Life. The main focus of the interview is about Rich's book, The Deeply Formed Life, although there are a lot of fun conversations (including a rap from Rich!). You do not want to miss this interview! We highly recommend The Deeply Formed Life for all of our listeners and anyone that desires to deepen their faith! This is will be the final episode of season 1, we will be back in the fall of 2021!

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we seek to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show!

To find out more about Rich or New Life Fellowship, click on the links below:

https://newlife.nyc/

https://www.richvillodas.com/

Welcome to Keeping It Simple where we talk about life and mission in ways that are easy to understand. This week Scott and Luis have a follow-up conversation from their interview with Monty Wright about emotional health. Emotional health is a topic that the Simple Church Collective believes has tremendous value for disciples of Jesus. Scott and Luis talk about the importance of being emotionally healthy and share some stories about interacting with emotionally unhealthy people. This a valuable conversation you do not want to miss! 

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we seek to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show! 

Welcome to Keeping It Simple where we talk about life and mission in ways that are easy to understand. This week Scott and Luis interview a very special guest! Monty Wright, the Alliance Northwest (ANW for short) district superintendent. Monty is an avid supporter of the Simple Church Collective and emotional health. Monty has been a church planter, lead pastor, author, and now district superintendent. During our interview, Monty shared some of his experiences as we narrowed the conversation to emotional health and soul care. Creating and sustaining emotionally healthy disciples is key to faithfully follow Jesus. We are excited about this conversation! This is a rewarding conversation that you don't want to miss! 

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we seek to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show!

Below are resources Monty Wright mentioned along with his book, "Sacred Space".

Books: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazerro, Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villas, Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard, most anything by Ruth Haley Barten, Abba's Child, and The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning, and Shattered Dreams by Larry Crabb

Sacred Space by Monty Wright - https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Space-M-C-Wright/dp/1414119372

This week Scott and Luis talk about mission. In this episode, Scott and Luis talk about the theology surrounding mission, some from the Old Testament and some from the New Testament. We hope the practicality Scott offers and the invitation from Luis to join us on mission is helpful to you! Thank you for listening.

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we begin to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show!

Check out Episode 17 (BLESS Rhythms) and Episode 6 (Hospitality) for more ideas on living on mission!

Welcome to Keeping It Simple where we talk about life and mission in ways that are easy to understand. This week Scott and Luis interview a good friend of the Simple Church Collective, Matthew Erikson! Matthew is a fellow Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA) worker in Washington! Matthew has been planting missional communities (what we know as Simple Churches) in Oak Harbor for the past 5 years. In this interview, we get to learn about Matthew's journey, his experiences (good and bad), and a vision of hope for Oak Harbor and the surrounding areas! This is a great conversation that you do not want to miss! Thanks for listening! 

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we seek to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show!

Welcome to Keeping It Simple where we talk about life and mission in ways that are easy to understand. This week Scott and Luis talk about the Sabbath, a core value and practice of the Simple Church Collective! Scott and Luis have a conversation about the Sabbath and give practical insight into how to practice the Sabbath. This is a great conversation that you don’t want to miss!

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we seek to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show!

Welcome to Keeping It Simple where we talk about life and mission in ways that are easy to understand. This week Scott and Luis interview Sam Brown, the House Pastor of Salem Alliance Church! As you will experience, Sam is not from America! Same Alliance is a megachurch, and over the past year has had to make significant shifts! Sam has been a large part of these shifts, which we talk about! During the interview, we get to know Sam and his role at Salem Alliance Church! This a fun interview! You do not want to miss the jokes and the practicality of Sam! 

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we seek to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show!

Welcome to Keeping It Simple where we talk about life and mission in ways that are easy to understand. This week Scott and Luis talk about one of the key rhythms of the Simple Church Collective and all major disciple making movements: discovery bible study (DBS). In this episode, Scott and Luis define a discovery bible study and talk about the practicality and importance of self-discovery! This episode will help equip you and prepare you to lead a discovery bible study on your own! 

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we begin to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show!

Welcome to Keeping It Simple where we talk about life and mission in ways that are easy to understand. This week Scott and Luis talk about the B.L.E.S.S. rhythms of the Simple Church Collective. B.L.E.S.S. stands for begin in prayer, listen to people, eat with people, serve people, and share the story of what God is doing. Enjoy this episode! 

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we seek to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show!

Welcome to Keeping It Simple where we talk about life and mission in ways that are easy to understand. This week Scott and Luis interview Rob Wegner and Lance Ford. Rob and Lance authored the book "The Starfish and The Spirit". This interview will give insight into the book, the state of the church in America, and where Rob and Lance see hope for the church! It's a great discussion that you won't want to miss! Also, you're going to want to get the book! 

Listen and leave a review! We would love to hear from you! Join us on our journey as we seek to plant Simple Churches in the Greater Seattle area, if you want to know more about the Simple Church Collective listen to episodes as they come out each week or email [email protected]. Visit www.simplechurchcollective.com for more information and subscribe to weekly emails from our team! Enjoy the show!

Buy the book here: https://tinyurl.com/yk557rcy