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This is our second podcast with special guests Foster and Lauren Pace. Our church recently put together a KDSC (Kingdom Disciple Society Church) training for future church planters and domain leaders, that Foster and Lauren were a part of. Join us on today's episode to hear what their experience was and see how valuable this material is not just for church planters, but everyone in your church...

Today we interview with a family within our local church to see what ways and why they live their lives so different. As we continue in our series of living with a Kingdom Perspective, the reality is that our lives SHOULD look a lot different from the world. But what is different and how hard is it to live that way? Join us on today's podcast as we talk through what it's like having a fami...

This episode is talking through the 3rd (of 3) relationship dynamics that we see Jesus had in the gospels. We had a brief intermission in our conversation while our senior pastor, Brian Hook, was on sabbatical and we pick up the conversation where we left off in our series on Kingdom Perspective. Our hope in this series is to see how we, as Christians, should be living our lives differently becaus...

This is part 2 of 2 in our interview with Bob Roberts and Omar Reyes. In this episode we interview Bob Roberts and Omar Reyes about having a church with a Kingdom DNA. Bob Roberts, former senior pastor of Northwood Church, is the founder of four different organizations, one of them being GlocalNet, a ministry dedicated to mobilizing the church to bring about transformation in the public square. Om...

In this episode we interview Bob Roberts and Omar Reyes about having a church with a Kingdom DNA. Bob Roberts, former senior pastor of Northwood Church, is the founder of four different organizations, one of them being GlocalNet, a ministry dedicated to mobilizing the church to bring about transformation in the public square. Omar Reyes is the Director of Glocalnet and the Vice President of “The Q...

How important is it to surround ourselves with other believers in Jesus Christ? What did Jesus model for us to do? Can I live my life with just me and God? These are some of the questions that get addressed in this episode as we continue in our series: Kingdom Perspective. Speakers on today's Episode: Brian Hook and Rob Romej For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

When you look at the gospels, you see three main relationships where Jesus had relationships. On today's podcast we continue talking through our first of 3 main relationships, relationship with the Father and specifically how we relate and talk to Him. Speakers on today's Episode: Brian Hook and Rob Romej For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

On our last episode we talked about how "teaching" in the day of Jesus is a lot more relational than the kind of teaching we think of today. So today we look at the relationships Jesus had and what we see in the gospels, starting with the relationship Jesus prioritized above all else. His relationship with the Father. Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna A...

In our series "Kingdom Perspective", we continue the conversation through the end of Matthew 28:20 and discuss what it means when Jesus commanded us to "teach them to observe..." The words "teaching" and "observe" both have a lot of baggage in today's culture, so we talk about getting to the root of what Jesus means in this verse. Speakers on today's episode...

We are told to "Go and Make Disciples to the ends of the earth" in Matthew 28, but where do we actually go? If I'm not going somewhere, am I being disobedient? Join us today as we continue our series and try to get a Kingdom Perspective. Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

We continue talking through our new series, addressing the question "How do I really follow Jesus?" Once we understand our "Why" from last episode, the next step we take today is talking through discipleship. What does discipleship mean and how does it fit into the bigger picture of our purpose? Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and For questions, email: ro...

We begin a brand new series where we respond to the question: "What does it look like to REALLY follow Jesus?" This first episodes kicks off by talking about the WHY. We believe this series will be valuable for all Jesus followers as they continue their journey forward with Christ. Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres For questions, email: rob@aspire...

On today's episode we discuss the importance of Sharing Your Faith and how to create a culture within your church body about sharing our faith. We also talk through our steps of training and equipping others on how to share their faith with people where they work, live, and play. Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson...

This is part two of our discussion on "Measures". We finish the conversation about doing the same things Jesus did with His time. Last episode we talked about the first two major categories: Abide, spending time with the Father, and Connect, spending time with other Jesus followers. Today we talk about Share, telling others about Jesus. We also talk about how the Bible views "family&#3...

How do you know if your church is successful? Are there different ways to measure success for a church plant verses an established church? Will success look the same for everyone? Today's episode is talking about measuring success in a healthy way. There are organizations and churches out there that have measured success the wrong way, and at times many of us are guilty of measuring success us...

We just did a SHAPE class for our church at Aspire. SHAPE stands for: Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Ability, Personality, Experiences. On today's episode we talk through our experience of walking through this SHAPE tool, what we did and what we are planning to do in the coming months. This is maybe one of our most exciting experiences to mobilize our church. Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian...

Welcome back! We took a short break from releasing episodes on Plant Pod. On Today's episode, we talk through what is going on in our church right now. We just multiplied our small group and talk first hand what that experience has been like, both good and bad. Join us as we walk through the things we did well and the things we could do better next time! Speakers on today's episode: Brian...

As Jesus followers, we hope for a movement of God in our cities, nation and the world. What kind of things can we do to set up the environment for a church planting movement of God to take place? Join us as we talk through the four elements of any kind of movement. Four Elements of a Movement are: 1) Revelation/Vision 2) Relationship 3) Collaboration 4) Organization Speakers on Today's Podcast...

When is the right time for a church or small group to multiply? When we say "multiply" we mean send off 2 or 3 people to start a brand new small group or church. We've talked in the past on the importance of multiplication, but when is the right time to do it? What challenges come with multiplying and how can we help others understand the fruit of multiplication and minimize hurts. Spe...

How can we as church leaders protect ourselves from sexual immorality? What kind of things can we do to be proactive and prevent temptation before it happens. This is a vital and important topic for anyone, but especially in a day where we see many leaders fall to sin. Speakers on this podcast: Brian Hook and Robert Romej

Aspire church is going through 1 Corinthians. On today's episode we talk through confronting sin as we read through 1 Corinthians 5 and how this is very important for every church plant. Speakers on Today's Podcast: Brian Hook and Robert Romej

We go through our second set of question sent in by our listeners of the podcast. In this Question and Response episode we address the questions that our listeners sent in about our Kingdom Framework series. The questions sent in by our listeners were amazing! Join us for our final Q&R episode on Kingdom Framework! Speakers on this podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej and Makenna Ayres

We go through our first Question and Response episode addressing the questions that our listeners sent in about our Kingdom Framework series. The questions sent in by our listeners were amazing! Join us for our first Q&R episode! Speakers on this podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej and Makenna Ayres

We continue walking through 1 Corinthians 3, talking about what it means to build on top the foundation of Jesus Christ with "materials that last". All churches will go through fire, and depending on what you build your church with, it will either last or be burned up. Join us on today's discussion. Speakers on this episode: Brian Hook, Makenna Ayres, and Rob Romej

Our church, Aspire in Tucson, is going through 1 Corinthians. As we come out of the last episode of our Kingdom Framework series, it is very fitting to be in 1 Corinthians 3 as a church, so we look at this chapter to see what it has to say about planting a church that lasts. Speakers on this episode: Brian Hook, Makenna Ayres, and Rob Romej