The Ralph Moore Podcast

This is an astounding interview. Victor Glover surrendered his life to Jesus during his third stint in prison. Within an hour he led another person to Jesus. The next step was leading Bible studies then a church while incarcerated. That led to early parole--he says that Satan got him kicked out to disrupt the ministry. But he wasn’t done. He’s developed a process for planting churches in state and...

Some of us are old enough to have lived through the Jesus Revolution. In this podcast I tell of how I resisted it in the beginning (because I was too churchy and uptight). We'll get into the things that softened my heart and those of many others. I rejoice in the lessons I learned from Chuck Smith and my awe of 16-year-old Greg Laurie when he wrote and illustrated a simple booklet opening the hear...

Sergio Maul and I met in a recent Exponential Learning Community in New York City.   His fascinating story about planting a church in Chick-fil-A captured everyone’s attention. Digging deeper, it carries serious implications for those desiring to take the church to where people live.   Just 25 years old, Sergio brings hope to old folks hoping the gospel doesn’t dry up in our generation....

Jason Shepperd left a prevailing model mega-church to plant Church Project 13 years ago. Beginning with 40 people, the group now numbers more than 4,000 showing up on weekends. Much to Jason’s chagrin, the weekend numbers are overwhelming. Overwhelming in that this is a gathering of house churches, not a weekend event. The weekends are designed to serve the house churches where the real stuff happ...

Jason Shepperd left a prevailing model mega-church to plant Church Project 13 years ago. Beginning with 40 people, the group now numbers more than 4,000 showing up on weekends. Much to Jason’s chagrin, the weekend numbers are overwhelming. Overwhelming in that this is a gathering of house churches, not a weekend event. The weekends are designed to serve the house churches where the real stuff happ...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...Oops, someone else used that line. We do live in difficult times. However, there are opportunities everywhere you turn. Sure, more than 70 percent of Americans reject the church. But that means that the fields are white unto harvest. Reaching into the harvest won't work using the tools of the past or pretending that our values still dominate. W...

Today’s podcast involves a new friend, Larry Acosta. He leads City to City Los Angeles.   Los Angeles is close to my heart as I met my wife, Ruby, at a Bible college in a poorer part of inner city L.A. She grew up there so watching the community deteriorate has been painful.   However, Larry and his friends bring hope and restoration to people oppressed by the pain associated with rising...

Today’s podcast involves a new friend, Larry Acosta. He leads City to City Los Angeles.   Los Angeles is close to my heart as I met my wife, Ruby, at a Bible college in a poorer part of inner city L.A. She grew up there so watching the community deteriorate has been painful.   However, Larry and his friends bring hope and restoration to people oppressed by the pain associated with rising...

In this podcast, I got to interview one of my favorite people.   When I’m down or feeling cynical, I look to Alex Absalom for an uplift—sometimes, just reminding myself of his joyous spirit gifts gets me out of the doldrums.    Having planted churches and rescued others in Britain and the United States, Alex leads a ministry called Dandelion Resources. Mixing practical tools with sp...

In this podcast, I got to interview one of my favorite people.   When I’m down or feeling cynical, I look to Alex Absalom for an uplift—sometimes, just reminding myself of his joyous spirit gifts gets me out of the doldrums.    Having planted churches and rescued others in Britain and the United States, Alex leads a ministry called Dandelion Resources. Mixing practical tools with sp...

In this podcast, I got to interview one of my favorite people.   When I’m down or feeling cynical, I look to Alex Absalom for an uplift—sometimes, just reminding myself of his joyous spirit gifts gets me out of the doldrums.    Having planted churches and rescued others in Britain and the United States, Alex leads a ministry called Dandelion Resources. Mixing practical tools with sp...

Wendell's dream was to serve in the U.S. Navy.   After graduating from the naval academy he was on his way to captaining his own ship when Jesus interrupted the process. He felt called to pastor.   Wendell resigned his commission, moving home to Honolulu where he started a landscape business while awaiting further direction from the Lord. A few months later, Aaron Suzuki and I showed up...

Wendell's dream was to serve in the U.S. Navy. After graduating from the naval academy he was on his way to captaining his own ship when Jesus interrupted the process. He felt called to pastor. Wendell resigned his commission, moving home to Honolulu where he started a landscape business while awaiting further direction from the Lord. A few months later, Aaron Suzuki and I showed up with a vision...

Randy Wier and Mike Howard entered my life on the second Sunday of the first Hope Chapel.   They tell their story in this podcast. Mike discipled a guy named Rick who came to church to punch out the pastor to get him off his back. After joining forces with Jesus, Rick dicipled Robert a kid he'd turned on to drugs. Robert eventually planted a huge church in Lima, Peru and launched hundreds of...

Randy Wier and Mike Howard entered my life on the second Sunday of the first Hope Chapel.   They tell their story in this podcast. Mike discipled a guy named Rick who came to church to punch out the pastor to get him off his back. After joining forces with Jesus, Rick dicipled Robert a kid he'd turned on to drugs. Robert eventually planted a huge church in Lima, Peru and launched hundreds of...

Randy Wier and Mike Howard entered my life on the second Sunday of the first Hope Chapel. They tell their story in this podcast. Mike discipled a guy named Rick who came to church to punch out the pastor to get him off his back. After joining forces with Jesus, Rick dicipled Robert a kid he'd turned on to drugs. Robert eventually planted a huge church in Lima, Peru and launched hundreds of others...

Pastors are dropping ministry for greener pastures. Not Jerold Jones. He's leading a 150 year-old church to new heights. His is a story of struggle and monumental victory. Three stories illustrate a life well lived. Beginning in a legalistic church (that some would call a cult) he shifted into freedom in Christ. Repeated attempts to fulfill a calling without the benefit of seminary (in a movement...

Pastors are dropping ministry for greener pastures. Not Jerold Jones. His is a story of struggle and monumental victory. Three stories illustrate a life well lived. Beginning in a legalistic church (that some would call a cult) he shifted into freedom in Christ. Repeated attempts to fulfill a calling without the benefit of seminary (in a movement requiring it), Jerold prevailed tenaciously. Finall...

Zac Holt grew up on the fringes of the church but life took a hard turn for the worse. As a young man he found himself stretched between drug addictions and an early call to pastoral ministry. After suffering a broken jaw in prison he spent three months eating through a straw. Talking was a problem with his jaw wired shut he became a listener. The Holy Spirit is always speaking. What began as a tr...

Zac Holt grew up on the fringes of the church but life took a hard turn for the worse. As a young man he found himself stretched between drug addictions and an early call to pastoral ministry. After suffering a broken jaw in prison he spent three months eating through a straw. Talking was a problem with his jaw wired shut he became a listener. The Holy Spirit is always speaking. What began as a tr...

Guy Caskey leads two movements. One in Texas the other in Africa. Texas includes nearly 80 house churches in Houston. The other includes 13 networks of churches in the Horn of Africa. One of the African networks consist of more than 1,000 leaders. He says there is no way to know how many churches sprang from these people. He started rough. A natural athlete he spun out after an injury put him out...

Guy Caskey leads two movements. One in Texas the other in Africa. Texas includes nearly 80 house churches in Houston. The other includes 13 networks of churches in the Horn of Africa. One of the African networks consist of more than 1,000 leaders. He says there is no way to know how many churches sprang from these people. He started rough. A natural athlete he spun out after an injury put him out...

Talk about scrappy. Andy Sikora is all about mission. And he has tamed the money monster when it comes to missional disciplemaking and church multiplication.   The church planted with an admonition, "If you don't live within a 5-mile radius, either move or don't come with us." Many came, others didn't get the picture. But this church is on a mission to make disciples. Their filter for new min...

Talk about scrappy. Andy Sikora is all about mission. And he has tamed the money monster when it comes to missional disciplemaking and church multiplication. The church planted with an admonition, "If you don't live within a 5-mile radius, either move or don't come with us." Many came, others didn't get the picture. But this church is on a mission to make disciples. Their filter for new ministries...

David Owens was a missionary kid growing up with Francis Shaeffer and L’abri as neighbors and family friends. Rebelling against God, he made his way to Australia for life in the film industry. That turned into a stint as a flight attendant. He regained faith but with the “Children of God.” However, his life on airplanes turned into a church plant. As the “Jesus People Movement” hit Australia, evan...