Keeping It Simple

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 buildi...

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 differe...

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 me...

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...

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 episod...

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 ins...

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...

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 leader...

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...

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 celeb...

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...

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). T...

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 exper...

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...

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...

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 th...

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 missi...

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!...

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 t...