Time is Ripe

Creatives' Gallery - Time Well Spent - July '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Emily, and first-time guest Isaac Cedeno to talk about our fourth Creatives’ Gallery event. The event featured Isaac’s photography collection entitled “Time Well Spent” and it took place on July 18th, 2023 at The Story Factory.  The episode begins with Emily sharing about her desire to not box in Creatives...

FOF Fest - June '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Doc Hero, and first-time guest Shawn Prez to talk about FOF Fest. The event, which featured a handful of Ripe artists and was an overall collaboration between FOF and Ripe Creatives, took place on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at The Story Factory Philly.  The episode begins by giving a history lesson about “FOF Fest” formally known as “May...

All Access - March '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by DJ Ant G and Diomer to talk about the “All Access” youth event hosted by City Church New Castle on Friday, May 19th, 2023.  The event included a handful of different youth groups from across western PA to join up for a night of worship, teaching, and the arts.  The episode begins by giving context for “All Access” as an annual event and ou...

Ripe Retreat - May '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett and first-time guest Rafaiel Acera to talk about our first-ever overnight “Ripe Retreat.” The retreat took place on-site at Carson Simpson Farm Christian Camp from Friday, May 12th through Saturday, May 13th.  This episode is unique to the “Time is Ripe” podcast — in that, we’re talking about something we created to build up our ow...

Movement Day - May '23 In this episode Scott is joined by Jarrett and first-time guest Emily Davis to talk about Movement Day hosted by the Philadelphia Gospel Movement (PGM) on Friday, May 5th. The one-day event brought together hundreds of Philadelphia leaders at the Hilton on City Ave for a morning conference and evening worship experience.  The episode begins with Emily giving context for PGM...

Episode Notes In this episode Scott is joined by Greg Snow, AVG, and first-time guest Sergine Citerme to talk about the 2 Lines Open Mic and more specifically the April 14th event that featured Sergine.  2 Lines is a Philly-based spoken word open mic event hosted and ran by a couple of the Ripe Poets in our community every second Friday of the month.  The episode begins with giving context for 2 L...

Ripe Takeover PSU Abington - March '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Estee, AVG, and Rashid Saint-Fleur to talk about the “Ripe Takeover” concert we hosted at Penn State Abington on Friday, March 31st. The event was a massive joint effort including 18 different people within Ripe Creatives.  The opportunity was made possible through partnering with the ISFB of PSU Abington and the A...

Creatives' Gallery - A Sense of Stillness - March '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Emily, Jarrett, and first-time guest, Devyn Dais, to talk about the Creatives’ Gallery featuring Devyn’s “A Sense of Stillness” collection. The event was hosted at The Story Factory on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023.  The episode begins by giving context for the Creatives’ Gallery events series. The conversation i...

Breakaway Conference - March '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Ripe Artists, Rick Harmoney and Eves, to talk about the Breakaway Conference hosted by Youth for Christ at the Ocean City Maryland Convention Center.  The youth conference took place from March 3rd-March 5th with our team being a part of it on Saturday and Sunday. The team that traveled to be a part of Breakaway was Aable, Rick H...

Renew Conference - March '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Rick Harmoney and first-time guest, Matthew McNutt to talk about the Renew Conference held at Brandywine Valley Church in Wilmington, DE from March 3rd-March 4th, 2023. Matthew is the visionary and curator of the annual conference that draws 20 regional church youth groups together under one roof at his church.  On Friday, March 3rd...

Creatives' Co-Bill ft. Leah Wrenne - February '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Emily and first-time guest, Leah Wrenne, to discuss our first-ever Creatives’ Concert Co-Bill event which double-featured Leah Wrenne and Peter Collins. The event took place on Tuesday, February, 7th at The Story Factory PHL.  The episode begins by providing context for our Creatives’ Concerts experience...

BusBoys and Poets - January '23 In this episode, Scott is joined by Greg Snow & first-time guest, AVG (Gabriel Angrand), to talk about a Ripe Poetry trip to BusBoys and Poets in the DC suburbs on Thursday, January 19th, 2023. The purpose of the trip was to go support our new friend & fellow spoken word artist, Jayla, who was featured at Busboys that evening.  The episode begins by giving a...

Setting the Stage pt. 2 Episode 1 of Season 2. Scott and Jarrett sit down to recap highlights from Season 1, talk about their favorite episodes, and add to the first “Setting the Stage” episode. The episode ends with a conversation about some of the dreams for Ripe Creatives and how financial partnership growth connects to capacity for the ministry.  To receive text notifications for each release...

Justice Run - October '22 In this episode, Scott is joined by Aable, Rick Harmoney, DJ Ant G, and first-time guest, Rashid Saint-Fleur to talk about the Justice Run Festival hosted by AXL Creative Co. The weekend trip took place October 29th-October 31st 2022 and the events revolves around Fort Worth, Texas. The episode begins by giving a rundown of how everyone was booked for the festival with th...

Creatives' Gallery - Reflective Series - October '22 In this episode, Scott is joined by Emily & first-time guest, Roselyn Rodriguez to talk about our Creatives’ Gallery featuring Rosie’s “Reflective Series.” The event was hosted at The Story Factory on Tuesday, October 25th, 2022.  The episode begins by sharing the story of Creatives’ Philly's new partnership with The Story Factory and giving...

Worship Fest - October '22 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Esteban, and first-time guest, Jonathan Curtis, to talk about “WorshipFest” hosted at Carson Simpson Farm Christian Camp on Saturday, October 15th, 2022. WorshipFest was a collaborative partnership between Ripe Creatives & Carson Simpson that featured most of the Ripe Music artists, Ripe Poets & the Ripe Worship team....

New Castle Block Party - August '22 In this episode, Scott is joined by Aable and first-time guest, DJ Ant G, to talk about the “City Church Block Party” in New Castle, PA. The event was hosted on Saturday, August 27th, 2022. The conversation begins by giving background information about the ongoing relationship between City Church and Ripe Creatives and the vision for this specific Block Party ev...

Germantown Block Part - July '22 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett and first-timers on the podcast Luke Billman and Leyton Billman to talk about the Ripe Creatives Germantown Block Party in partnership with Shores of Grace Philly. The event took place on Friday, July 29th at Luke’s home in Germantown as a free community outreach concert. The conversation begins around the backstory of th...

London Serve - July '22 In this episode, Scott is joined by Emily and first-timer Andre (Junito) to talk about the Ripe squad’s trip to London, Ontario in July 2022. An eleven-person team ventured to Canada for a week to lead worship, facilitate programming and serve with teenagers during “London Serve.” The episode begins with a deep dive into how we were booked for the opportunity in the first p...

Creation - June '22 In this episode, Scott is joined by Jarrett, Esteban, and first-timer on the podcast Greg Snow to talk about Creation Fest 2022. The Ripe squad collectively performed 4 different sets at the 2022 festival and this conversation delves into each of them chronologically. The episode ends with a testimony from Greg about a specific interaction he had after performing at Creation. T...

Creatives' Cafe - June '22 In this episode, Scott is joined by Eves for her first time on the podcast and Jarrett to talk about the Creatives' Cafe Open Mic event on June 7th 2022. The conversation centers on Eves' performance of her single "Vessel" at the open mic and her subsequent process of joining the Ripe Music Artist collective officially in the months following the event. To receive text n...

Holy Smoke Fest - May '22 In this episode, Scott is joined by Rick Harmoney and Aable to share their experience at Holy Smoke Festival in May of 2022. The multi-day festival was hosted by IndieTribe and BYOD in Atlanta. This episode delves into the relationships that opened the door for them to be included & the deepening of connections that happened over the weekend. The weekend trip doubled...

Temple U Ripe Concert - March '22 In this episode, Scott and Jarrett are joined by Diomer Rodriguez to talk about the Temple University Ripe Creatives Concert that took place on March 16th, 2022. The event was launched in partnership with YoungLife Philly & featured a half dozen artists from the Ripe Community. This episode delves into the genesis of the idea for college shows, the flow of the...

Creatives' Concert ft. Doc Hero - March '22 On this episode, Scott and Jarrett are joined by Philly legend, Doc Hero, to head back in time to March 22nd, 2022 to chat about the Creatives' Concert ft. Doc Hero. This episode gives context for the Creatives' Concert series and delves into the craziness of Doc's life leading up to the date of the event. We also talk extensively about the concert itsel...

Creatives' Gallery - March '22 In this episode, Emily and Scott are joined by Marguerite Anglin to head back in time to March 8th, 2022 to chat about the team's first Creatives' Gallery event. The artist, Marguerite, shared her collection "Invitation to Wonder" to a packed house at Highpointe Performance Venue. This episode launches into a birthplace of the vision for Creatives' galleries overall...