The Ralph Moore Podcast

In this episode, Ralph is joined by Andy Wiedemann, who leads Elizabethtown First Church of God. Andy explains how his past experiences in ministry and discipleship allowed him to find success when God threw unexpected opportunities at him (like a heavy metal punk venue) to provide gospel inroads. In this podcast, you'll hear about:  Moments that shape our calling How relationships are key to...

Sometimes, in our eagerness for change and expanding God's kingdom, we move too fast and don't step into God's plans fully prepared and effective. As he helps his church reach the next generation, John DeVincent shares about how God has given him the patience to do things well and be an effective change agent. In this podcast, you'll hear about: Finding the right times to take the next step in min...

It can be very difficult to help older churches make the necessary changes to stay healthy and vibrant. Our traditions can get in the way of reaching new people as the world changes around us. In this episode, John DeVincent shares how he's been patiently navigating change and encouraging the next generation in his own church. In this podcast, you'll hear about: Promoting change while honoring old...

Whether it's ourselves or others, God often uses unexpected circumstances and people to accomplish his plans. That's been Ralph Moore's story and it's been John DeVincent's story. Time and time again, God took John's life in unexpected directions, but has always provided.  In this podcast, you'll hear about: Why it's important to be patient in ministry How God activated John DeVincent's passi...

Our mission as the church is to reach people who don't know Jesus and a critical component of that is making sure that your church provides a welcoming environment for new people. Brady Blasdel and Ralph talk about how to find persons of peace and minister to people who are very different than you. In this podcast, you'll hear about: How to prayerfully seek out people of peace who can help br...

While we want our churches to reflect the diversity of our community, we can't just pursue diversity for its own sake. Our relationships with the people in our community have to be authentic. In this episode, Ralph and Brady Blasdel discuss how to build friendships with the people around us. In this podcast, you'll hear about: Brady discusses the shift in focus from targeting only a spec...

In this episode, Brady Blasdel explains how God helped him notice and have compassion for those that were hurting and far from God in his community. As a pastor in the whitest denomination in America living in the most diverse city in America, that meant that it was a unique and culturally diverse learning experience. In this podcast, you'll hear about how: Brady realized his predominantly white c...

Great leadership is a blessing, but it can put you in danger in some ways. Oftentimes, great leaders are so capable that they don't empower the next generation to take over or grow in their own leadership. When that happens, our churches are in for troubled times ahead. In this podcast, you'll hear about: Ralph talks about how high-capacity leaders can become targets for moral or financial failure...

When Nate Buck wanted to free up funds for his ministry, he decided to work another job – going covocational. But rather than being a fallback, Nate and Ralph see this as a valuable strategy for church planting. Listen in and discover why covocationalism is a rising trend and may be something to consider for your ministry. In this podcast: Nate shares his experience in covocational ministry,...

In this fourth and final podcast built on the Neil Cole interview we watch Paul as he matures over five journeys—this is about spiritual formation and missional results. While the first missionary journey finds him leaving churches without much leadership, the second reflects the importance of raising leaders from the harvest. On the third trip, he explodes with effectiveness as he stays in one pl...

This third portion of the Neil Cole interview will cause you pain. He starts with his early life and then deep dives into a time when God put him on a shelf with no ministry outlet. Ignored by churches, he couldn’t even get a job at Walmart. Neil finally found income as a driver for Lyft and Uber. That, along with his wife’s salary as a teacher in a public school system, met their needs. What pain...

In part two of my interview with Neil Cole, we get into the guts of rapid church growth through the multiplication of tiny disciplemaking entities. Neil begins to unpack his desert years where he went from life as a prolific author and speaker to absolute zero. The wonder of this is how God used that time to prepare him for an explosion of ministry in the current stage of his life. One product of...

Neil is one of my favorite people, and how we met is one of my favorite stories. He had followed me to four cities where I was teaching the same material—I thought he was a stalker until he told me what he was up to. He brought his team to that last seminar believing in what I taught, but “…your numbers are wrong!” After sharing lunch with his dozen friends, I was convinced that my numbers were wr...

Just before Christmas in 2022, Myron Pierce shocked his family, friends and congregation when he appeared in a string of erratic Instagram posts. He had lost touch with reality, acting out behaviors no one would ever expect from the veteran of over a decade of outstanding ministry and church multiplication. Everything got pushed aside in favor of a life that no one could be proud of. Because of hi...

Just before Christmas in 2022, Myron Pierce alarmed his family, friends and the church he had pastored. He shocked us all while appearing in a string of erratic Instagram posts. He had lost touch with reality, acting out behaviors no one would ever expect from the veteran of over a decade of outstanding ministry and church multiplication. Everything got pushed aside in favor of a life that no one...

Ron Nishihara, a Honolulu architect, discusses how he established an online microchurch to support people struggling with cancer. Confronted with his own cancer, Ron’s mentor, Tom Nakamine, helped him overcome anxiety and regain composure. Their relationship led to an awareness of others facing the “big C.” Gathering a few friends, they birthed an online microchurch for cancer patients and survivo...

Ron Nishihara, a Honolulu architect, discusses how he established an online microchurch to support people struggling with cancer. Confronted with his own cancer, Ron’s mentor, Tom Nakamine, helped him overcome anxiety and regain composure. Their relationship led to an awareness of others facing the “big C.” Gathering a few friends, they birthed an online microchurch for cancer patients and survivo...

Somewhat like Abram, Dustin and his wife felt called to another place without knowing quite where. Feeling moved by God, they left their newly renovated home and teaching jobs in Florida to “move to California to start a church.” There was no direction toward a specific town, so they moved to Oceanside because that was the first school system to offer his wife a job. Having landed, their prayers f...

Somewhat like Abram, Dustin and his wife felt called to another place without knowing quite where. Feeling moved by God, they left their newly renovated home and teaching jobs in Florida to “move to California to start a church.” There was no direction toward a specific town, so they moved to Oceanside because that was the first school system to offer his wife a job. Having landed, their prayers f...

Somewhat like Abram, Dustin and his wife felt called to another place without knowing quite where. Feeling moved by God, they left their newly renovated home and teaching jobs in Florida to “move to California to start a church.” There was no direction toward a specific town, so they moved to Oceanside because that was the first school system to offer his wife a job. Having landed, their prayers f...

Alex and I had a great time reviewing the Jesus Revolution and the part Hope Chapel played in it. It was what historians call a spiritual awakening . I only realized that as it ended. Until then my peer group mostly thought we were smarter than those who had preceded us. It couldn't be called just a revival as it wasn't about reviving a dying church but effected a transformation in the outside cul...

Alex and I had a great time reviewing the Jesus Revolution and the part Hope Chapel played in it. It was what historians call a spiritual awakening . I only realized that as it ended. Until then my peer group mostly thought we were smarter than those who had preceded us. It couldn't be called just a revival as it wasn't about reviving a dying church but effected a transformation in the outside cul...

Alex and I had a great time reviewing the Jesus Revolution and the part Hope Chapel played in it. It was what historians call a spiritual awakening . I only realized that as it ended. Until then my peer group mostly thought we were smarter than those who had preceded us. It couldn't be called just a revival as it wasn't about reviving a dying church but effected a transformation in the outside cul...

I met Jervie Windham a few years ago at an exponential event and was immediately impressed.   Here's a guy who started three churches while he was a career military officer: one in Korea and two in the United States. So, he was a seasoned man with big ideas about planting a conventional church.   We talked about what we were beginning to call micro church at the time. To date, he's plant...

I met Jervie Windham a few years ago at an exponential event and was immediately impressed.   Here's a guy who started three churches while he was a career military officer: one in Korea and two in the United States. So, he was a seasoned man with big ideas about planting a conventional church.   We talked about what we were beginning to call micro church at the time. To date, he's plant...