The Ralph Moore Podcast

Here's what's broken: Jared can work 60 hours a week, but he's not playing basketball with anyone. And basketball matters in South LA. This conversation gets practical fast. We dig into why community is the thing that actually makes churches grow—not better preaching, not cooler programs, but people doing life together. Why serving coffee after church was once considered radical. How asking three...

Jared Hurst flew helicopters in the Marine Corps. Now he pastors in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Los Angeles. This is a conversation about sacrifice. About what it looks like when someone with serious credentials chooses hard ground over easy opportunity. Jared could have taken a staff position at a big church. Instead, he's in South LA, running between two locations, investing in young me...

In the third and final part of Ralph Moore’s conversation with Josh Burnett, we dive into the nuts and bolts of Church. Tech . Josh demonstrates how pastors can upload sermons and instantly generate transcripts, summaries, small group questions, YouTube chapters, podcasts, and even children’s ministry curriculum. The episode also highlights tools that transform sermons into short, shareable video...

In part two of Ralph Moore’s conversation with Josh Burnett, the focus shifts to how Church. Tech is reshaping the way pastors and leaders use their time. Josh explains how AI-powered tools can give back the equivalent of four full work weeks every year—freeing leaders to spend less time behind a screen and more time with people. This episode unpacks the connection between nonprofits and church in...

In this episode, Ralph Moore sits down with Josh Burnett, founder of Church. Tech, to explore the journey from church planting to pioneering technology that helps pastors reclaim their time. Josh shares his early story of coming to faith, his call to ministry at a young age, and the church-planting work that shaped his vision for holistic community transformation. Out of those experiences, he step...

In the final part of their conversation, Ralph Moore and Ryan Delamater reflect on the lessons Ryan has learned through the growth of OCNWTR . Ryan shares how the movement continues to multiply through micro-churches connected to clean water projects, and why generosity, empowerment, and faith-filled risk are central to sustaining it. They dive into practical insights on developing young leaders,...

In Part 3 of this series, Ryan Delamater continues unpacking the journey of OCNWTR and the lessons he’s learned about leadership, multiplication, and calling. Ryan reflects on how his own limitations and personal battles with depression shaped his approach to ministry — teaching him that weakness can be a platform for God’s power. Ralph and Ryan discuss the tension between Western models of church...

In Part 2 of Ralph’s conversation with Ryan Delamater , founder of OCNWTR , the story moves from personal calling to multiplication. Ryan shares how God brought unexpected partners into his life — from a world-class jiu-jitsu champion in San Clemente to young leaders in El Salvador, Germany, Sweden, and Argentina. What began as a Bible study in a jiu-jitsu studio grew into Grapple Chapel , a movem...

In this episode, Ralph sits down with longtime friend Ryan Delamater , founder of OCNWTR. Ryan shares the remarkable story of how a cross-continental bike ride, a painful season of personal loss, and a growing awareness of the global water crisis led him to combine church planting with water projects. From humble beginnings in San Clemente to launching churches across Latin America, Ryan recounts...

In the conclusion of this three-part conversation, Ralph and John look ahead. What started as a church plant in Waimanalo is quickly becoming a statewide movement. John shares his passion for equipping local leaders, planting new churches, and creating space for authentic encounters with God in places like Kewalo Basin. From prophetic moments to financial faith, this episode captures the heart beh...

In Part 2 of this compelling conversation, Ralph Moore continues his dialogue with John Termini, pastor of The House Established in Waimanalo. This episode digs into the importance of permanence, presence, and place—how buying a home, loving a neighborhood, and honoring the land itself has shaped John’s approach to church planting in Hawaii. John also unpacks the vision behind their “rooms,” a dee...

In this first installment of a three-part conversation, Ralph sits down with John Termini, founding pastor of The House Established in Waimanalo, Hawaii. John shares his unlikely journey from New York’s commercial real estate world and Hillsong NYC to planting a thriving church in one of Oahu’s most local communities. With heartfelt honesty and unexpected connections (including Ralph’s early disci...

In the final part of her story, Keeya offers a behind-the-scenes look at Mosaic Mission Network—a church planting movement serving Liberian and African pastors in Texas and beyond. She also shares the heartbreaking and hopeful work she’s doing in Kenya, where women trafficked on the streets are crying out for safety, dignity, and a church that welcomes them. From shared worship spaces in the U.S....

Picking up where part one left off, Keeya recounts her return to Dallas after a mental health crisis and her path to freedom through Jesus. She shares how deliverance, discipleship, and deep healing helped rebuild her life—and how God led her to John, a West African pastor who would later become her husband. This episode explores themes of spiritual warfare, restoration, and the early days of a mu...

In this gripping first installment, Ralph sits down with Keeya Vawar to unpack her unimaginable journey—from surviving domestic violence and running away from home, to being trafficked as a teenager by figures in the music industry. Keeya shares how her story of exploitation became the foundation for a powerful ministry, reaching others who are walking the same dark road she once did. This episode...

In Part 3, Ralph and Daniel dive into the messy miracle of church mergers. Daniel explains how his small but missionally agile church merged with a grieving congregation twice its size—and how culture, not structure, was the real challenge. He shares practical wisdom for leading through ethnic, generational, and stylistic diversity with humility, relational investment, and a long view of culture f...

In Part 2, Daniel opens up about the early grind of bi-vocational ministry—selling women’s shoes by day and planting a church by night. He shares creative, relational approaches to mission: running an open mic in a downtown bar, starting third-space Bible studies near recovery meetings, and building trust with unchurched locals. You’ll hear how an offhand comment from a friend sparked an Easter la...

In Part 1 of this inspiring conversation, Ralph Moore sits down with Daniel Williams, lead pastor of Calvary Chapel of the Palm Beaches. Daniel shares his roots growing up in a Calvary Chapel church planting family, the moment he made faith his own, and how a missions trip ignited his calling. He recounts his journey from a youth group Bible study to an accidental church plant in Washington—and ev...

Raising people up to send out as church planters is a daunting task. A flurry of questions present themselves: where do I find a leader, how do I prepare them, who will replace them? In this episode, Matt and Christine flip the script and dig into how Ralph identified, trained, and replaced church planters while leading the Hope Chapel Movement

Much of the Church in the U.S. needs new life breathed into it, just as it did when Ralph starting multiplying Hope Chapels. In this episode, Matt and Christine talk about the vision that Greenhouse Church has to saturate Florida through disciple making, mirroring what happened with Hope Chapel. This conversation is packed with insight, reflection, and driving factors behind being used by God: sur...

It's easy and common to turn church gatherings into preaching events where just hear a message and leave. Jesus though was highly relational and disciple making should follow His pattern. Greenhouse Church in Florida follows this relational emphasis. In this podcast, you'll hear from two of Greenhouse's pastors who are focused on church planting – Matt Ulrich and Christine Sepulveda. Their persona...

If Jesus showed up today, would he be welcome in most churches? Perhaps not, and that's what Alan and Ralph unpack in this episode. Christians should be known for being like Jesus and helping others be like him as well. Too often, we let other things get in the way, but this conversation helps us refocus on what's most important.

Alan Hirsch helped to open up a new way of thinking among church planters and leaders all over the world. But what made him start writing and speaking prophetically? What shaped his ministry along the way? Ralph and Alan talk about their younger years and how formative moments and God's persistent pressing created the unique voice that they both brought to the evangelical world.

David Cobia's church focuses on helping people establish new rhythms that lead to spiritual growth. Their gatherings are designed to help facilitate each individual's journey through encouragement and invitation. Together, David and Ralph talk about the unique initiatives that David has spearheaded and how others can jump in and benefit from the path he's blazed.

David Cobia leads a church that is a mission to the creatives in Los Angeles. Rather than finding a group of Christians to gain critical mass and start a traditional worship service, David went back to the drawing board and came up with a new form that blended digital and physical while overcoming some of the barriers that turn people away from traditional church.