Keystone Conversations

Welcome to this episode of Keystone Conversations! One of the most important times of the year for the entirety of Keystone Church is Fall Kickoff! Starting in late August and bleeding into early September, all ministries at Keystone Church are in full swing. Salt Company is preparing for weekly Thursday night gatherings and Connection Groups meetups. Keystone Youth begins to congregate on Wednesday nights. Keystone community-side Connection Groups assemble throughout the weekdays. In today's episode, Pastor Brent sits down with each of these ministries' directors to reflect on these past couple weeks at Keystone Church.

On today's abnormally-timed episode of Keystone Conversations, Pastors Brent and Randy chat about the recent passing of Charlie Kirk and what it means for the members of Keystone Church. It’s a raw, faith-filled conversation about loss, legacy, and moving forward together. As you will hear throughout this episode, Christ should be the focus of our attention amidst our country's current turmoil, and we should aim to magnify Him in the way we process these arduous seasons.

Welcome to Keystone Conversations! On today's podcast episode, Pastor Brent is joined in the studio by Blake Shuecraft, Keystone's next church planting candidate! There is plenty for us to learn about him over the next two years he and his family will spend at Keystone. This introductory podcast episode will help you get to know Blake as he and Pastor Brent share thoughtful stories and intriguing facts about one another!

Welcome to Keystone Conversations! We're back with new episodes for this fall season. In today's podcast, Pastors Brent and Randy introduce Garrett Belzer, Keystone Church's new Salt Company Director! You'll hear Garrett's personal story, as he travels from the Salt Company at Iowa State University down to DMACC in Ankeny, to Waco, Texas, then back here to Ankeny. We cannot wait to see how Salt Ankeny flourishes under Garrett's leadership!

Welcome to Keystone Conversations! It is no secret that Keystone Church's members, staff and ministries are dedicated to fulfilling the Great Commission: to "go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19 CSB) In this podcast episode, Pastor Brent and Pastor Randy are back together, delving deep into how we at Keystone can practically obey God's commission. During the past five years, Keystone has been committed to molding this church into "an over-pouring fountainhead of Gospel expansion." Our most prominent action step seeking to fulfill that desire involved the sending out of church plants (which we will continue to do, don't worry!) We have seen incredible movement and growth that God has pulled from those plants! With that observation, the Lord is placing it upon our hearts to do more for His Kingdom inside the town He has situated us: Ankeny, Iowa. Listen in on today's podcast and learn what's recently been transpiring at Keystone, aiming to begin a new initiative to "Shift the Drift!"

Welcome to Keystone Conversations! Today's episode contains a celebration of God's faithfulness at Keystone as Pastors Brent and Randy are joined by Pastor Matt Mabry. If you are unfamiliar with who Pastor Matt is, he is Keystone's current church planter. He, his family, his staff team, and their launch team will be moving to Bowling Green, Kentucky, to plant Anthem Hill Church in the fall. Listen as they look forward with anticipation, excited to see how God will move in Bowling Green and on Western Kentucky University's campus. Go Tops!

Welcome to Keystone Conversations! In today's episode, Pastor Brent continues the "Five Questions" series. Seeking to provide practical wisdom for the listener, he sits down with author and Bible teacher, his wife Kari Minter. Over the course of this podcast, the couple comment on shared experiences and dispense apt insights on topics like parenting and marriage.

In this episode, Pastor Brent sits down with our Senior Director of Family Ministries, Erin Carlson, and Keystone Member and registered Christian counselor, Jill Thomas. They discuss the recent Parent Equipping workshop and dive deeper into how authority, discipline, and correction adapts as kids grow, while making sure to keep God’s Word as the unwavering foundation. Listen in!

Pastor Brent and Pastor Randy host a special guest today: Keystone's Worship Director Jesse Antelman. Pastor Brent and Jesse, both with rich worship backgrounds, explore many facets of worship. Pastor Randy, with a less pronounced history of corporate worship, offers a varying perspective from the two. This dynamic makes for an engaging listening experience on today's episode. Whether you are musically inclined or not, the contents of this podcast will be deeply moving and edifying!

Today, Pastor Brent and Pastor Randy sit down with Keystone's Community Pastor, Todd Wallace. Pastor Todd is in charge of Connection Group health and organization as well as Keystone's Care Ministry. The triad discuss the practical aspects of caring for the church body, the elders' roles in church care and how to seek aid when confronting difficult trials.