The Ralph Moore Podcast

Parker Green worked at Hillsong in Sydney before moving to NYC as a campus pastor in a large church. Called back "home" to Southern California, he's planted a church which is a cluster of microchurches. Together they've reproduced their "church of churches" in several other cities and now Costa Rica. He's the son of my first secretary and one of our best leaders in our early years in Manhattan Bea...

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Are you responding to the pandemic or merely reacting? If you are reacting you may be struggling, or you may be rejoicing that lots of people are watching Facebook Live. Meanwhile, disciplemakers are responding by multiplying disciples, leaders and even planting churches digitally. This is a story of one congregation with a huge goal -- to plant clusters of churches in every inner city in the U.S....

This is the second interview with Jason. The first (Episode #50252) was recorded several months earlier. While the first deals with the theology and practice of a microchurch network. This episode pinpoints the ease with which a network of house church is adapting to, and growing during the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason grew frustrated after working for several large churches that seemed to miss the beauty and simplicity of church as we see it in the New Testament. The result was a house church, then a cluster of them and then thousands of people meeting on Sundays as a collective of house churches. The further result is Church Projects across Texas, Colorado, California and in Africa. Jason is a self-confe...

Mentioned in the podcast: Link to a related blog at Exponential.org mentioned in this episode CLICK HERE . My own blog which is a severely shortened version of this episode CLICK HERE . Scriptures referenced in this episode Luke 4:18 Acts 2:41-47 Ephesians 4:10-13 I Corinthians 14:26 Romans 15:14 (Note that I gave the wrong reference in the podcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Myron Pierce struggled to become the biggest drug dealer in North Omaha, Nebraska. Both his parents were deep into drugs, but his grandmother was a strong spiritual influence. An influence he would need upon finding himself in prison for a very long time. In prison, he surrendered his life to the Lord. That day he committed to planting churches though he barely knew what that meant. Upon “graduati...

How do you position yourself as salt in the earth during a time like this? We'll look at some good news and some bad (aren't you tired of the bad news?). We'll look at some fairly dumb behavior--hence the rant. And we'll try to get sane, coming up with positive steps forward. This one is worth your 23 minutes... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're all facing enormous disruption as the corona virus makes its way through our country and our churches. I've included some advice rooted in what I would do (and have done) when I was pastoring. Hope it's useful. For more go to https://ralphmoore.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was too early to get out of bed, but there I was 8 time zones away from home. The Starbucks in the hotel offered fresh strawberries along with coveted caffiene. The only other guy in the place was this large friendly man who seemed a lot more awake than me. That day saw a friendship born which is bearing fruit in God's kingdom. You'll enjoy the story of Antoinne Lassiter as it takes you from a...

My interview with Jim Graff. Jim is a new friend. A former missionary, he set out to lead a large church that could support missions in a big way--however, God had a detour in mind. After his stint as a missionary, Jim led a small congregation, in a small town to rapid growth. The result? He was offered a larger church in a Dallas, Texas suburb. As he puts it this was in the epicenter of megachurc...

Think Small? Think Again! I’ve mostly pastored large churches in suburban neighborhoods. However, my last church plant was in an urban area and the congregation remained under 300 people during my tenure. Frankly, that church was the most fun to pastor. In both earlier plants, we grew very quickly so I never experienced the life of a pastor in a smaller congregation. As I’ve become aware of the 90...

Jervie was just 47 days into this church when I interviewed him at an Exponential event. However, he had been able to do some serious groundwork due to his retirment after a career in the United States Army. What makes Jervie so special is his deep engagement with the community. Some of this is made possible because of military retirement. He could spend time getting to know people rather than foc...

Small Place Church Planting Opportunities Church planting in small places is a new concept for me. I’ve done it for years, but somehow missed the grand opportunity and huge need that it represents. Think of urban neighborhoods and towns of fewer than 15,000 people as small places. Add the 5 million, or so, people who live an entirely rural lifestyle and the numbers are huge. Thankfully, there is a...

In the second part of this interview we walk through the stages of church planting. You'll benefit from Bob Logan's personal experience as both a church planter and from his vast experience coaching planters toward fruitful ministry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is part 1 of 2. In this episode you catch a lot of the history behind the church planting momentum that we enjoy today. Beginning with the complete lack of books and training materials or venues the conversation moves into the actual journey of a church planter. Part 2 will go deeper into the nuts and bolts of a church planting journey. The interview is based on Bob's latest book, " The Churc...

Someone once told me, “The reason the grass is greener on the other side of the fence is that they painted it.” Once when I was surfing at a place called the Cove, in Palos Verdes California. A movie company had been there a couple of days earlier and had actually painted the grass green for shot they were filming. The grass may be greener, but so what? You’ll never innovate if you covet what anot...

INNOVATION AND CONTENTMENT vs FRUSTRATION AND PARALYSIS As a young person I learned that if I would seek God, he would meet my needs. This took the form of great jobs that I didn’t quite deserve. As I learned to save and invest money, I made more mistakes than most of you in this room. Yet, God turned even my mistakes into financial blessings. He is in the business of working miracles for those wh...

Note: These notes are an extremely truncated version of the actual podcast. SUPPLY AND INNOVATION Ever have a time when you felt God had let you down—completely? I have. Shortly after planting the first church we had gone through all the money our previous church had given us as a departing gift along with the money we had saved for a down payment on a house. We emptied the savings account, put th...

I've been working with Surekha and his team for four years. Got around to interviewing him about: A. His roots in a church multiplication movement coming our of Sri Lanka. B. How he was trained by his local church to leverage his employment as an IT professional into a missionary opportunity in England. C. How the proliferation of small churches led by discipleship trained pastors is penetrating t...

Rapid Multiplication Drivers Let’s look at six primary fuel sources that could potentially make the unsatisfied Great Commission a reality during the next hundred years. Think of these as forces which drive any church multiplication movement. 1. A Visionary Sponsor Management guru Peter Drucker once observed , “Whenever anything is being accomplished, it is being done, I have learned, by a monoman...

Ten Negotiable Core Priorities Along with the one primary objective and seven non-negotiable pillars there are 10 priorities that acknowledge differences in church doctrine, polity and mission field (affected community). Regardless of your tribe affiliation, you need to define these 10 priorities for yourself. A short list of the ten includes: New Measures of Success (L5 vs L3) Liberated Financial...

I was a part of the team that came up with a list of 10 characteristics of a Level 5 multiplying church. Exponential has used that list in several books, including a book that Jeff Christopherson and I wrote called New to Five: Starting a Level Five Multiplying Church . The list is a living document and still a work in progress. In conversations with Todd Wilson, co-founder of Exponential, we talk...

The Rise and Fall of Movements: A Roadmap for Leaders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen as I catch up with an old friend and student of mission and movements. Steve Addison has led a church planting movement in Australia for many years and become something of an expert on the subject. The book he refers to, The Rise and Fall of Movements: A Roadmap for Leaders is available at Amazon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.