Keeping It Simple

Welcome back to another episode of Keeping It Simple! In this episode, Scott and Luis had the privilege to sit down with Ivan Marti, the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) national director of church multiplication and leadership development. Rev. Ivan Marti was born in Puerto Rico and, in 2018, he became the Assistant Vice-President for Church Multiplication and Leadership Development of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). His service with The Alliance includes over 25 years of licensed ministry.  He has served as bi-vocational church planting pastor, lead pastor, district extension director, DEXCOM and Board of Directors of the C&MA. He also worked for more than 30 years in engineering, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.   Ivan is a graduate of Alliance Theological Seminary and has a B.S.E.E. Currently, he lives in Ohio with his wife, Lizzette Medina, and they are the proud parents of three boys and grandparents of another three boys. If you are interested in church planting or joining the Christian and Missionary Alliance family there are links below to get more information. We encourage everyone to be a part of a local and larger church family. Here are links for more information: ⁠Cmalliance.org/multiplication⁠  called2serve.org Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes!  Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 3 Episode 16 with our good friend Rob Wegner of the Kansas City Underground. The Kansas City Underground is a micro church network and disciple making movement in Kansas City that seeks to fill Kansas City with the beauty, justice, and good news of Jesus. Additionally, Rob works for NewThing and Leadership Network. Rob is a husband and a father who desires to see disciple making movements emerge in North America. Rob co-authored The Starfish and the Spirit (check out Season 1: Episode 16 for a full interview on the book). In this episode, Luis sat down with Rob to discuss global trends in the micro church world and specifically in the United States of America. Rob has years of experience living on mission and training other believers to live the gospel incarnationally in their everyday life. This episode is worth the listen, get a pen and paper out or open up your phone notes section, there is wisdom in what Rob has to say. To learn more about Rob and his work, click the links he mentioned toward the end of the episode (32:02). https://newthing.org/ https://leadnet.org/microchurch-next/ https://saturatetheworld.com/ https://www.bravecities.com/ https://www.undergroundnetwork.org/ ⁠https://churchprojectnetwork.com/⁠ https://kcunderground.org/ Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes!  Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome back to another episode of Keeping It Simple! We have had a recent hiatus but are bringing back more episodes for your enjoyment and equipping people in the micro church space. In this episode, Scott and Luis sat down with a good friend, Matthew Erikson, and heard the latest from Hope Church (Oak Harbor) and were able to reflect on the seasons of a micro church community. This is a great conversation for anyone exploring micro church stuff and is fulfilling for anyone that wants to learn more! Matthew Erikson was born and raised on Whidbey Island and now currently serves in ministry as the pastor for Hope Church in Oak Harbor. He is married to Stephanie and has three children. Matthew started his professional career with the Starbucks Coffee Company where he worked in all levels of retail management up to district manager. Matthew received a call to ministry in 2010 and is now licensed and ordained with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). He has a certificate in Pastoral Ministry through the C&MA, a B.S. in Communication from Arizona State University, and is completing an M.A. in Ministry Leadership from Fuller Seminary (2022). Along with being a pastor, Matthew also serves as a coach and specializes in fundraising for ministry purposes. You can reach Matthew through the following avenues: Email - ⁠matthewerikson1@gmail.com⁠ Website - ⁠www.hopechurchoh.org⁠ Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes!  Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

On this episode of Keeping It Simple, Luis sat down with Caleb and Deanna Kytonen to talk about house churches in Seattle. Caleb and Deanna started a house Church network in Seattle called Open Home Church. Prior to this they met in college at Whitman, and both worked with college students for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for 10 years, starting new chapters at the Evergreen State College, University of Puget Sound, Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle University, and worked at an existing chapter at University of Washington. Deanna got her masters in divinity at Fuller. Caleb and Deanna have been house church practitioners in Seattle for over five years. For more information and to stay up to date with their work check out https://www.openhomechurch.org/ Thank you for listening! Please like, share, subscribe to Keeping It Simple, and check out our Patreon. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to another episode of Keeping It Simple! Luis interviews Scott about his simple church/ micro church experience in this episode. The conversation ranges from how Scott got into micro church stuff, his experience in starting new simple churches, and the practical reality of co-vocational living. Scott is a current resident of the Simple Church Collective and actively practicing starting new simple churches. Scott attended Reach Training Institute through Salem Alliance Church, bringing him to Washington. Through Covid, Scott explored decentralized expressions of the church and is now living out his calling from Jesus through starting new simple churches and working co-vocationally. Thank you for listening! Please like, share, subscribe to Keeping It Simple, and check out our Patreon. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 3: Episode 12 where Luis interviews church-planting friends, Dave and Elena Reynolds. Dave and Elena Reynolds have served in church planting for over three decades. They have launched three churches and sent out many planting teams. They have launched two planting centers and a national Greenhouse Church movement. They currently work with Alliance Church Multiplication in the west and in the South Pacific District. Dave is also a musician and plays gigs both solo and also with his son in the beautiful wine country of the Temecula Valley. Dave and Elena have three grown children and live in Southern California. Enjoy the episode and the conversation about church planting in the digital age. Thank you for listening! Please like, share, subscribe to Keeping It Simple, and check out our Patreon. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 3: Episode 11. This time around Luis sat down with Micah Dodson. Micah is an amateur luthier, a distance runner, a father of three adult children, a husband of one, and a church planting strategist. Micah and Kristen Dodson have served in church planting for over 20 years in the Northwest. Having served in Suburban, Urban, and largely post-Christian contexts, the Dodsons have experience in starting, leading, and multiplying a variety of church models. Additionally, as a couple, they have over a decade of experience running Church Planting Assessment Centers. Micah's strengths are in coaching, training, and assessing church planting leaders. Currently, Micah leads Thrive Church Planting and oversees church multiplication for the Alliance Northwest. Luis and Micah talk about their experience in the micro church, trends that are happening in the church, and the leadership development of church planters. There is a lot to take in! Enjoy the episode! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, subscribe to Keeping It Simple, and check out our Patreon. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to the episode! In this episode, Scott and Luis interviewed fellow Seattle local, Colton Meo. Colton Meo received a Bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies and Theology, a Master's in Preaching and Pastoral Ministry, and another Master's in Pastoral Care and Counseling, all from Biola University. He currently resides in North Seattle and works as a Volunteer Coordinator at a living room space for people experiencing housing instability. Beyond this, he helps lead simple expressions of church in his neighborhood. Colton is an everyday person living on mission where Jesus has called him. Colton has a lot of insight from several years in the prevailing church model and more recently in the mico church space. If you want to get a hold of Colton, you can reach him at colton.meo@gmail.com Thank you for listening! Please like, share, subscribe to Keeping It Simple, and check out our Patreon. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 3: Episode 9. After a brief holiday break, Scott sat down with Luis and Melissa Sanchez to talk about their neighborhood simple church: Sunday dinner. In this episode, we hear a bit of the origin story of Sunday dinner, the highs and lows of a year of simple church work, and what the future may have in store for them. There is a lot of gold in this conversation! Enjoy it! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 3: Episode 7. In this episode, Luis interviewed Tim Gaydos, the Seattle Sounders and Mariners chaplain! A native of the Pacific Northwest, Tim is passionate about serving the City of Seattle and building meaningful relationships with people in this great city. Tim is a recognized leader who strives to create open conversations to bring purposeful change; to engage with diverse people groups to increase opportunities for inclusion; and to champion for relational mentoring to foster the next generation's leaders. Tim is the co-founder of Together Washington, a new Seattle-based nonprofit organization that launched in late 2019. Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 3: Episode 7 of Keeping It Simple. In this episode, Scott missed this one but Luis interviewed Steve Pike, author of the New Wave: Discovering the 21st Century Church and experienced micro church leader. Steve Pike currently serves as the Catalyst for the Next Wave Virtual Community https://nextwave.community , an online community of church leaders committed to being with Jesus on His Mission in the challenging 21st Century context. He is also the President and Founder of Urban Islands Project https://urbanislandsproject.org , a national collaborative organization dedicated to increasing the presence of the Church in the urban core of America's urbanized communities. Additionally, Steve serves as an Executive Coach with Church Multiplication Partners http://www.multiplychurches.org and is part of the coaching/consulting team at The Anser Group. https://tag.coach Steve is the author of “Next Wave: Discovering the 21st Century Church” https://nextwave.community/book/ , the author of “Total Fitness For Your Church” https://www.amazon.com/Total-Fitness-Your-Church-Steve/dp/1936812266 and the co-author with Dr. Tom Nebel of “Leading Church Multiplication.” https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Church-Multiplication-Regionally-Nationally-ebook/dp/B00PRLVG3. Stay connected with Steve Pike through https://nextwave.community Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 3: Episode 6. This season has been focused on the everyday disciple maker in the micro church. Justin is a normal guy living on mission in Boise, Idaho. Justin Arent lives on the Central Bench in Boise with his wife and two children. He works as an IT manager, plays guitar and enjoys tinkering with technology. He leads a Sojourn Alliance microchurch. He is a part of the Syndicate, which our friend Dusty Benner leads (check out Season 2: Episode 20 for more). We hope you enjoy the conversation as Justin shares some highs and lows of ministry, gets real about the pain and healing he has experienced, and shows us what living in the micro church world is like. Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 3: Episode 5 of Keeping It Simple. We have another great interview with Hugh Halter (check out Season 2: Summer Episode 3 for our other interview with Hugh). In this episode, the conversation centers around bi-vocational/co-vocational living and business as mission. What is business as mission? Give the episode a listen as find out! The conversation turns to the idea of a kingdom ecosystem. Do you wonder what that means? Give the episode a listen! Hugh has significant church planting experience in Portland, Denver, and now in a town outside of St. Louis- Alton, Illinois. Hugh Halter has been a church planter, and kingdom entrepreneur for 30 years. He presently leads Lantern Network in Alton Illinois and has authored 10 books including the Tangible Kingdom, FLESH, and AND, the gathered and scattered church. He co-directs Brave Cities which is a new network that supports kingdom ecosystem builders. Stay connected with Hugh through Hughhalter.com or by reading any of his books. Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 3: Episode 4 of Keeping It Simple. In this episode, Scott and Luis interviewed the executive director of the Tampa Underground, Lucas Pulley. We released an episode over the summer talking about the specifics of the Tampa Underground (give summer episode 2 a listen). Lucas Pulley is Executive Director of Underground Network, an experimental community made up of over 100 microchurches in Tampa Bay and serving dozens of similar decentralized & empowering movements around the world. Lucas has 12 years of experience planting microchurches and leading decentralized networks of grassroots churches, and still leads a neighborhood house church in the projects of inner city Tampa to this day with his wife and two sons. He is driven to see cities transformed by the priesthood of all believers activated in the mission of God. This episode is about the best practices and the mistakes people often make in disciple making. We hope this encourages and helps you think about new ways to make disciples. We appreciate the pioneering work of the Tampa Underground and look forward to learning from them for years to come! Here are ways to stay connect to Lucas Pulley and the Tampa Underground: tampaundergound.com or Undergroundnetwork.org Email Lucas: Lucas@tampaunderground.com or Lucas@undergroundnetwork.org Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 3: Episode 2 of Keeping It Simple. This season our focus is on the everyday person on mission. We will have interviews with different practitioners, especially normal people living and leading in the micro church space. In this episode, Scott and Luis interview Ashley Barnett of the Kansas City Underground. Ashley helps lead a micro church amongst the homeless population in Kansas City. Ashley is a person who loves to serve and see God move in places that other people may not go. She desires to live every day representing Isaiah 58. This is a great interview with an everyday person following the call of Jesus on their life. Enjoy the episode! Stay tuned for more episodes to come! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 3: Episode two of Keeping It Simple! This season our focus is on the everyday person on mission. We will have interviews with different practitioners, especially normal people living and leading in the micro church space. In this episode, Scott and Luis interview Kira and Ricardo Rivera. Kira and Ricardo Rivera are teachers in the Seattle Area. They are passionate about their work, and making communities that are welcoming and full of curiosity. We explore the beauty and the challenges they have experienced in the Simple Church expression of church planting. Kira and Ricardo are everyday people living on mission under the Lordship of Jesus. It's far more simple than it seems to do what they do. Enjoy the episode and stay tuned for more coming soon! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 3 episode one of Keeping It Simple! This season our focus is on the everyday person on mission. We will have interviews with different practitioners, especially normal people living and leading in the micro church space. In this episode, Scott and Luis talk about the necessary things needed to participate and lead in the micro space and set the trajectory of this season. Thanks for listening to another episode! Season THREE is here! Stay tuned for more episodes each week. Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to the third summer release of 2022 of Keeping It Simple! In this episode, Scott and Luis had the chance to speak with Hugh Halter, a church planter and micro church leader for the last 15 years. Hugh has significant church planting experience in Portland, Denver, and now in a town outside of St. Louis- Alton, Illinois. Hugh Halter has been a church planter, and kingdom entrepreneur for 30 years. He presently leads Lantern Network in Alton Illinois and has authored 10 books including the Tangible Kingdom, FLESH, and AND, the gathered and scattered church. He co-directs Brave Cities which is a new network that supports kingdom ecosystem builders. Stay connected with Hugh through Hughhalter.com or by reading any of his books. Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com and stay tuned for more episodes coming out this fall during Season 3. Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to the second summer release of 2022. In this episode, Scott and Luis had the joy of interviewing Lucas Pulley. Lucas Pulley is Executive Director of Underground Network, an experimental community made up of over 100 microchurches in Tampa Bay and serving dozens of similar decentralized & empowering movements around the world. Lucas has 12 years of experience planting microchurches and leading decentralized networks of grassroots churches, and still leads a neighborhood house church in the projects of inner city Tampa to this day with his wife and two sons. He is driven to see cities transformed by the priesthood of all believers activated in the mission of God. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Lucas about the origins of the Tampa Underground and the story of Lucas joining the Tampa Underground. The Simple Church Collective is very grateful for the path that the Tampa Underground has paved for new micro expressions to emerge in the United States. We are a testament to their faithful work. Here are ways to stay connect to Lucas Pulley and the Tampa Underground: tampaundergound.com or Undergroundnetwork.org Email Lucas: Lucas@tampaunderground.com or Lucas@undergroundnetwork.org Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 the first summer release of 2022. In this episode, Scott and Luis had the fun and honor of interviewing their friend, Matt Rosenberg. Matt Rosenberg is the Rabbi at Restoration in Seattle, WA. He received a B.A. in Religion from Nyack College. Matt is passionate about sharing the message of Yeshua with his Jewish people and the nations all over the world beginning in Seattle. He is a thinker, reader, dreamer, and leader among his generation in the Messianic movement. Matt is the author of Jesus Never Said Anything New, which is available on Amazon. He also serves as a board member of Jewish Voice Ministries International. Matt and his wife Laura have three children and live in Seattle. Enjoy this episode as Scott and Luis talk through the significance of the Jewishness of Jesus in scripture and in modern-day life. This is a unique conversation for many people. We hope this is informative, challenging, and encouraging to better understand Jesus. Resources mentioned: Jesus Never Said Anything New by Matt Rosenberg - shorturl.at/imMOP Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel: A Message for Christians by David Stern - shorturl.at/jqrQW Jewish New Testament Commentary by Daivd Stern - shorturl.at/himGS The Bible Project - https://www.youtube.com/c/bibleproject Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To contact us, please email media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 breannawiebe@kcunderground.org 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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 adalen@salemalliance.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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 media@simplechurchcollective.com 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 2: Episode 20! In this episode, Scott and Luis had the joy of interviewing a fellow Pacific Northwesterner in Dusty Benner. 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. This conversation centers around Dusty's experience in the microchurch world and he has deep insights that are helpful for the Pacific Northwest context. Enjoy the conversation! Be prepared to take notes! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information. Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine 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/

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 19, in this episode Scott and Luis wrestle with the idea of slowing down our pace of life to better be in alignment with Jesus. It is no secret the American culture values work and productivity, sometimes to a fault. The way of Jesus still values work and productivity, but it is different. The Simple Church Collective has come together to pursue a lifestyle of building the Collective slowly and intentionally rather than fast and recklessly. It is the conviction of Luis and Scott that slow is the new fast. It is better to go slow in the right direction than fast in the wrong direction. We hope this episode is encouraging and applicable to you! Enjoy the conversation! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information. Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 18 with Carlos Piñero. Scott and Luis had the opportunity to interview a like-minded leader in the Dallas-Fort Worth area (Texas). Carlos is the director of a network of microchurches known as "Citizen House". Carlos is a like-minded practitioner of the micro expression of the church. It is always great to listen to someone else doing similar things in a different context! Enjoy the episode! 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 Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information. Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 17. In this episode, Scott is out sick so Melissa is back for a great conversation with Luis about things to consider when launching a new simple church! It is a very practical episode about the steps taken to launch a new simple church and the roles that are needed by a launch team. We would love to hear your feedback on the episode. Are there things that are not mentioned that we should consider when launching a new simple church? Is there something you have questions about? Reach out at media@simplechurchcollective.com Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information and graphic for the discipleship roadmap and the unbeliever to disciple-maker pathway! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 16 where Scott and Luis interview Bill Couchenour. Bill is one of the coordinators and leaders of Exponential (an organization that specializes in church multiplication and leadership development) that set the Simple Church Collective on the journey of pursuing simple churches (microchurches). Bill has as much experience as anyone in the mircochurch world. Enjoy this interview as we talk about what Bill sees happening in the Church of America and where we are headed. Having Bill on was a special treat, get your notepad out and be ready to take notes! Here is Exponential's website: https://exponential.net/ If you are interested in joining an Exponential learning community reach out to Bill through email: Bill@exponential.org Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 15. In this interview, Scott and Luis hosted a conversation with a great friend of the Simple Church Collective, Matthew Erikson. This is Matthew's 3rd time on the podcast and per usual, there are nuggets of wisdom throughout the conversation! If you are a church planter, looking into church planting, or someone seeking to understand fundraising better -- this episode is for you! Enjoy the conversation and be prepared to take notes! Here is a biography on Matthew: Matthew Erikson was born and raised on Whidbey Island and now currently serves in ministry as the pastor for Hope Church in Oak Harbor. He is married to Stephanie and has three children. Matthew started his professional career with the Starbucks Coffee Company where he worked in all levels of retail management up to district manager. Matthew received a call to ministry in 2010 and is now licensed and ordained with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). He has a certificate in Pastoral Ministry through the C&MA, a B.S. in Communication from Arizona State University, and is completing an M.A. in Ministry Leadership from Fuller Seminary (2022). Along with being a pastor, Matthew also serves as a coach and specializes in fundraising for ministry purposes. You can reach Matthew through the following avenues: Email - matthewerikson1@gmail.com Website - www.hopechurchoh.org Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 14. In this interview, Scott and Luis hosted a conversation with a great friend of the Simple Church Collective, Matthew Erikson. This conversation might be especially helpful for people working two or more jobs and trying to figure out how ministry can work in the midst of co-vocational living. We hope you enjoy this conversation and find it both encouraging and insightful! Here is a biography on Matthew: Matthew Erikson was born and raised on Whidbey Island and now currently serves in ministry as the pastor for Hope Church in Oak Harbor. He is married to Stephanie and has three children. Matthew started his professional career with the Starbucks Coffee Company where he worked in all levels of retail management up to district manager. Matthew received a call to ministry in 2010 and is now licensed and ordained with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). He has a certificate in Pastoral Ministry through the C&MA, a B.S. in Communication from Arizona State University, and is completing an M.A. in Ministry Leadership from Fuller Seminary (2022). Along with being a pastor, Matthew also serves as a coach and specializes in fundraising for ministry purposes. You can reach Matthew through the following avenues: Email - matthewerikson1@gmail.com Website - www.hopechurchoh.org Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping it Simple Season Two: Episode Twelve! In this episode, Scott and Luis interviewed a friend of the Simple Church Collective, Myron Pierce. Myron currently leads Mission Church in Omaha, Nebraska. Myron has a deeply impactful story about meeting Jesus behind bars and being transformed into a missional leader seeking to reach every inner city in America. The conversation touches on church impact, entrepreneurial mission, what Myron's vision for the future is and so much more! Here is a bio on Myron: Myron is the most unlikely leader in his region. At the age of 18, he stood before a judge while facing 200 years in prison due to his life of gang banging, drugs, and crime. While facing a life sentence of prison time, one thing changed - his heart. He'd surrendered his soul to the Lord Jesus. While leaving the courtroom with a 16 to 33-year sentence Myron had heard a whisper. "I'm going to get you out of prison to plant churches.” This word from God became the vision that has now inspired thousands. Through a series of miracles, the prison doors opened for him after 8 years. Myron received his B.A.. in Biblical Studies and Business Leadership at Grace University. He is currently working towards finishing his M.A.. in global leadership from Crown College. Myron has authored several books, of which his latest book Digital Ministry has become a number one bestseller in Amazon. Myron has launched a host of churches, and businesses. He is now the Lead Pastor of Mission Church, a grassroots inner-city mission with a dream to saturate every inner city with diverse Hope-filled churches. He also leads and owns Village Social & Village Detailing. Myron is also the founder of Shift Omaha, a North Omaha entrepreneurship incubator that exists to shift 10% of North Omaha into an entrepreneurial mindset. He and his wife, Kristin, live in the heart of North Omaha with their three sons and daughter. For more ways to connect to Myron, check out these websites to keep up with Myron's work. Sidehustlepastor.com myronpierce.com Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 2: Episode 12. In this episode, we have a special guest: Emily Diaz. Emily Diaz is a co-church planter of Iglesia Ciudad de Gracia in Albuquerque, NM, a Spanish-speaking church serving the growing Latino population in the southwest. She is also a church planting project manager and coach with Stadia Church Planting where she serves dozens of diverse leaders starting new churches across the United States each year. She is passionate about Jesus and justice, loves a great cup of coffee and a long hike, and thinks that her four kids are the absolute best! This episode features a great conversation about simple churches and how Stadia Church Planting can be a resource for current church planters and future church planters. Enjoy the conversation between Scott, Luis, and Emily- it is well worth your time! Enjoy the episode! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine Find out more about Stadia: https://stadiachurchplanting.org/ Microchurch Info Webinar: https://stadiachurchplanting.org/events/microchurchwebinar/

Welcome back to Keeping It Simple! This episode is one of our favorite conversations because it has to do with a very important topic: MONEY. In this episode Scott and Luis interview Timmy of the KC Underground. Timmy serves the KC Underground as the Director of the Financial Services Team. In this role, he supports a disciple-making movement within Kansas City by encouraging everyday missionaries to live in accordance with their gifts and passions and equipping them to live a life of financial freedom and Godly stewardship. In this episode, we try to ask Timmy challenging questions about finances, the financial structure of the KC Underground, and provide insight into how a simple church network could handle finances. There is a lot of learning in this episode! We hope it answers some questions you may have about finances in the Simple Church Collective. Thank you for listening to the episode, enjoy! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 2 Episode 10! This episode is an interview with Dave and Elena Reynolds who have deep roots in the Christian & Missionary Alliance. Dave and Elena Reynolds have been married 35 years and have three adult children. Together they have planted three churches in Southern California and led them to health and multiplication. In 2021, they got to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of their first church in Huntington Beach, Ca. They have started two church planting centers (Northwest Church Planting, Southwest Church Planting) to assess, coach, train, and support leaders. Dave has also served as the national church planting director for The Alliance and currently leads regional church planting in the West. In 2018 they launched Faith Community, a micro church that reaches people online and in the community. David and Elena live in the Temecula Valley of Southern California. This episode has a lot of nuggets of wisdom for church planting in a traditional setting and a microchurch/simple church setting. Take notes as you listen because there is more good than can be remembered! Below are links Dave mentioned at the end of the episode for further connection and staying up to date on Faith Community! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine https://daveandelenareynolds.com/ Facebook.com/ourfaithcommunity

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 2 Episode 9! In This episode, Scott and Luis talk about the why, what, and content behind one of the most important gatherings of the Simple Church Collective: equipping gatherings! Equipping gatherings are our way of preparing everyday followers of Jesus for life on mission and helping them become disciple-makers and we provide an encouraging place of community. Give this episode a listen! We hope you walk away with a tangible understanding of our equipping gatherings and begin to think about how to equip other believers! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 2 Episode 8 where Scott and Luis talk about the idea of partying and social gatherings through the perspective of proxemics. Proxemics is the idea of having layered social spaces. Jesus demonstrates this with a 1 on 1 with God (divine space), the core of 3 (intimate space), the 12 disciples (personal space), 20-72 (social space), and the crowds (public space). The conversation is centered on how to merge these social spaces together in relation to how we spend our time in the holiday season. We hope this episode brings up new ideas and perspectives on relationships and the best way to merge them together for a further missional living! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 7 of Keeping It Simple. In this episode Scott and Luis interview a friend, Atanasio, from Mexico. Atanasio works with the Soma Family of Churches which started in the Seattle Area. Atanasio Segovia is the Director of Familia Soma. He lives in Querétaro Mexico with his wife and two sons. He likes tacos and theolog! In our conversation, we talked about Atanasio's experience with planting mircochurches in Latin America, ways the church in Mexico and the church in the United States can learn from one another, and the hopes and dreams of Atansio in Latin America! This episode provides a unique perspective compared to most Keeping It Simple episodes. Take notes and gain new insights into the microchurch expression outside of the Pacific Northwest. Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season Two: Episode 6! This episode is about the micro perspective of disciple-making in the Simple Church Collective. In this episode, Scott and Luis walk through the steps of disciple-making from the beginning point of unbeliever to faith in Jesus and to make disciples as Jesus told each believer to do in the Great Commission. A disciple-maker is the end goal of discipleship. We hope this stirs up a desire to make new disciples in the Great Seattle Area or your local context! Enjoy the episode! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information and graphic for the discipleship roadmap and the unbeliever to disciple-maker pathway! Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 2: Episode 5. This episode is about the Simple Church Collective's discipleship roadmap (to view a graphic click the link below). In this episode, Scott and Luis walk through the five phases of discipleship in our context. This is a macro view of discipleship. The five phases are prayer and fasting, serving our neighbors, period of discovery, believers are strengthened, multiplication. Listen to the episode to hear more in detail about how the discipleship roadmap works! Discipleship Roadmap graphic: https://www.simplechurchcollective.com/who-we-are Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information. Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 2: Episode 4 of Keeping It Simple! We are closing out a series on our irreducible minimums (sometimes called our basic elements or ecclesial minimums). Episode 1 was about worship. Episode 2 was about community. Episode 3 was about mission. Episode 4 is about leadership development! Leadership development is the ongoing care, accountability, and multiplication of leader within the Simple Church Collective. This is important! Give the episode a listen to understand more about leadership development! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information. Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 2: Episode 3 of Keeping It Simple! We are in a series about the Simple Church Collective's irreducible minimums (otherwise known as ecclesial minimums). This episode is all about mission! Mission is something very important to the Simple Church Collective. This is not the first time we have talked about it and it won't be the last! What does it mean to be on mission? Why is mission core to the Simple Church Collective? Give the episode a listen and see what Scott and Luis have to say about mission! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information. Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Season 2: Episode 2 of Keeping It Simple! This week's episode is the second in a series on our irreducible minimums. Last episode Scott and Luis talked about worship (give that a listen) and in this episode Scott and Luis talk about community! Why is community an irreducible minimum? Take a listen and find out (hint we really like people). Also, we have a special guest for this episode! The Simple Church Collective's very own Melissa Sanchez! There's a lot of fun that happens and some wisdom about community! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information. Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

Welcome to Keeping It Simple: SEASON 2! We are back again in the fall of 2021 after a short end-of-summer break. Thank you for returning with us! Luis and Scott are back and ready to begin season 2 with a new series on our irreducible minimums. The Simple Church Collective's irreducible minimums are worship, community, mission, and leadership development. What is an irreducible minimum? We asked the question, what does it take for the church to be the church? Our answer to that is our four basic elements of the church. Listen to the show and hear what Luis and Scott have to say about worship! Stay tuned for the following episodes as we begin season 2 with our irreducible minimums! Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information. Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine

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 media@simplechurchcollective.com. 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/