Season 3: Epiosde 17: Ivan Marti the C&MA National Director of Church Multiplication and Leadership Development
Welcome back to another episode of Keeping It Simple! In this episode, Scott and Luis had the privilege to sit down with Ivan Marti, the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) national director of church multiplication and leadership development. Rev. Ivan Marti was born in Puerto Rico and, in 2018, he became the Assistant Vice-President for Church Multiplication and Leadership Development of The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). His service with The Alliance includes over 25 years of licensed ministry. He has served as bi-vocational church planting pastor, lead pastor, district extension director, DEXCOM and Board of Directors of the C&MA. He also worked for more than 30 years in engineering, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Ivan is a graduate of Alliance Theological Seminary and has a B.S.E.E. Currently, he lives in Ohio with his wife, Lizzette Medina, and they are the proud parents of three boys and grandparents of another three boys.
If you are interested in church planting or joining the Christian and Missionary Alliance family there are links below to get more information. We encourage everyone to be a part of a local and larger church family.
Here are links for more information:
Cmalliance.org/multiplication (Cmalliance.org/multiplication )
called2serve.org (called2serve.org)
Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes!
Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine
12 Jul 2023
Season 3: Episode 16: Rob Wegner and micro churches in the West.
Welcome to Keeping It Simple Season 3 Episode 16 with our good friend Rob Wegner of the Kansas City Underground. The Kansas City Underground is a micro church network and disciple making movement in Kansas City that seeks to fill Kansas City with the beauty, justice, and good news of Jesus. Additionally, Rob works for NewThing and Leadership Network. Rob is a husband and a father who desires to see disciple making movements emerge in North America. Rob co-authored The Starfish and the Spirit (check out Season 1: Episode 16 for a full interview on the book).
In this episode, Luis sat down with Rob to discuss global trends in the micro church world and specifically in the United States of America. Rob has years of experience living on mission and training other believers to live the gospel incarnationally in their everyday life. This episode is worth the listen, get a pen and paper out or open up your phone notes section, there is wisdom in what Rob has to say.
To learn more about Rob and his work, click the links he mentioned toward the end of the episode (32:02).
https://newthing.org/ (https://newthing.org/)
https://leadnet.org/microchurch-next/ (https://leadnet.org/microchurch-next/)
https://saturatetheworld.com/ (https://saturatetheworld.com/)
https://www.bravecities.com/ (https://www.bravecities.com/)
https://www.undergroundnetwork.org/ (https://www.undergroundnetwork.org/)
https://churchprojectnetwork.com/ (https://churchprojectnetwork.com/)
https://kcunderground.org/ (https://kcunderground.org/)
Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes!
Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine
5 Jul 2023
Season 3: Episode 15: An update from Matthew Erikson and Hope Church
Welcome back to another episode of Keeping It Simple! We have had a recent hiatus but are bringing back more episodes for your enjoyment and equipping people in the micro church space. In this episode, Scott and Luis sat down with a good friend, Matthew Erikson, and heard the latest from Hope Church (Oak Harbor) and were able to reflect on the seasons of a micro church community. This is a great conversation for anyone exploring micro church stuff and is fulfilling for anyone that wants to learn more!
Matthew Erikson was born and raised on Whidbey Island and now currently serves in ministry as the pastor for Hope Church in Oak Harbor. He is married to Stephanie and has three children. Matthew started his professional career with the Starbucks Coffee Company where he worked in all levels of retail management up to district manager. Matthew received a call to ministry in 2010 and is now licensed and ordained with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). He has a certificate in Pastoral Ministry through the C&MA, a B.S. in Communication from Arizona State University, and is completing an M.A. in Ministry Leadership from Fuller Seminary (2022). Along with being a pastor, Matthew also serves as a coach and specializes in fundraising for ministry purposes. You can reach Matthew through the following avenues:
Email - matthewerikson1@gmail.com (mailto:matthewerikson1@gmail.com)
Website - www.hopechurchoh.org (http://www.hopechurchoh.org/)
Thank you for listening! Please like, share, and subscribe to Keeping It Simple. To be in contact with us please email media@simplechurchcollective.com or visit simplechurchcollective.com for more information! Stay tuned for more episodes!
Music produced by Jesse Calentine, find him on Instagram: @Jessecalentine
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