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Ep. 71 - Society KDSC (Re-Release Ep. 17)

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:01:35 +0000

In our Disciple-Making series we come to the topic deep spiritual truth of "Society" which we previously covered in a mini-series we titled "KDSC" on Episode 17. Rather than rehashing the conversation over again, we have decided to re-release episode 17 and we'd recommend listening to the entire KDSC mini-series.

Both the topics of Society and the Ministry of Reconciliation may be one of the most encouraging and necessary topics for members of a church to listen to. Enjoy!

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Email for questions: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 70 - Ministry of Reconciliation (Re-Release of Ep. 55)

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:00:44 +0000

In our Disciple-Making series we come to the topic deep spiritual truth of "Ministry of Reconciliation" which is a topic we have previously covered here on this podcast. Rather than rehashing the conversation over again, we have decided to re-release episode 55 from our Kingdom Perspective series from 2025. If you find this podcast interesting, you should consider listening to our Kingdom Perspective series as a whole. You will have plenty of podcasts to go through as you'd like.

This may be one of the most encouraging and necessary topics for members of a church to listen to. Enjoy!

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Email for questions: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 69 - Eternal Purpose of God (Re-Release Ep. 35)

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:00:07 +0000

One of the topics we are coving in our Disciple-Making series and class is the "Eternal Purpose of God" which is a topic we have covered previously on our podcast. Rather than rehashing the same conversation, we are re-releasing episode 35. This episode was the beginning of our "Kingdom Perspective" series from 2025. If you like this episode, consider listening to the rest of that series.

Speakers on today's Episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

For questions email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 68 - Prayer (Disciple-Making)

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:00:51 +0000

Today we talk about prayer as we continue in our Disciple-Making series. What is important for every disciple to understand about prayer and what do we fall-back on when we need to be grounded and reminded of the importance and significance of our communication with the God of all creation.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

For any questions or feedback, you can email me at: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 67 - The Word of God

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:00:12 +0000

What do we mean when we say "the Word of God"? Is it synonymous with the "Bible"? Join us on the conversation today as we talk through the Word of God and also talk about ways to better understand the Bible as you read it.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 66 - Holy Spirit

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:00:39 +0000

We are continuing in our Disciple Making series. After talking about Baptism and the Body of Christ, it lends itself well to talking about the Holy Spirit. Join us today as we talk about the significance and importance of the Holy Spirit.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 65 - Body of Christ

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:30:25 +0000

What do we mean when we refer to the "body of Christ" and how does it work together? If we as a church truly understood how to live as the Body of Christ, what would be different? Join us for today's discussion as we continue to walk through our Disciple Making series.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 64 - Baptism (Disciple-Makers)

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:00:46 +0000

This is the second episode released this week. What is baptism and how can you explain it to a newer believer? Join us for the discussion today as we talk through the importance of new believers getting baptized.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 63 - Repent and Believe

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:00:44 +0000

Join us as we talk about Repent and Believe in our podcast series: Disciple Making.

Our definition of Repent is: Actively turning from who I am without Christ, to trusting who I am in Christ.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook and Rob Romej

Ep. 62 - The Cross

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:00:27 +0000

This is the second episode released this week as part of our Disciple Makers series. Though the subject of The Cross is so closely tied to The Blood of Jesus, it deserves it's own thought and consideration. As stated in the episode: The blood is for God and the cross is for us. Tune in to hear us discuss what we mean when we say that and how the Cross plays a significant role in each of our lives as a disciple of Jesus.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook and Rob Romej

Ep. 61 - The Blood of Jesus

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:00:59 +0000

We have two podcast episodes for this week. In this episode, we are talking about the importance of the "Blood of Jesus". Out of all the subjects we could pick to be in our Disciple Making class, why would we pick this one? We talk about it on today's podcast.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook and Rob Romej

Ep. 60 - Sin, How To Talk About It (Disciple-Makers)

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:00:59 +0000

The topic of "sin" and the truth that surrounds it, is one of the topics any Jesus follower is bound to have to discuss with someone at some point. The only reason any of us have come to follow Jesus is because we have first acknowledged sin for what it is, before we then repent and put our faith in Jesus Christ. Join us as we talk through the topic of "sin" and what we hope people will gain after thinking and learning about the truth behind it.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 59 - Kingdom of God (Disciple-Makers)

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:00:24 +0000

The first Deep Spiritual Truth we decided to cover was the "Kingdom of God." In this episode we talk about why we decided to begin the conversation with God's Kingdom as well as talk about how it impacts each one of us as disciples of Jesus. What could happen if you focus your attention and time on the Kingdom of God, and what could happen if you allow it to shape the way you live your life?

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 58 - Disciple-Making

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:00:17 +0000

This is our first podcast episode recorded in 2026!

We begin a new series where we will spend the next 10 weeks talking through disciple-making. This will be for church planters thinking through ideas of how to equip people and make disciples as well as for our church members to learn deep spiritual truths from the Bible. This first week we will release two episodes to kick off our new series.

Speakers on today's podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 57 - Form vs. Essence - Kingdom Perspective

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:00:23 +0000

We are wrapping up our Kingdom Perspective series in this final episode with a conversation on Form vs. Essence. We want to get to the essence of our life with Jesus, and make sure we aren't just "going through the motions" with the form a Christian life. Join us as we wrap up the series and talk about seeing things for what they really are by focusing on the essence of Christ.

Speakers on today's podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 56 - Spiritual Disciplines - Kingdom Perspective

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:00:30 +0000

It is hard to think about our walk with Jesus without talking about "Spiritual Disciplines." There is no pre-defined list of spiritual disciplines that work for everyone. We each need to consider what works for us, ask God to reveal it to us, and sometimes just try things out to see what works or doesn't work. Join us as we talk through spiritual disciplines!

Speakers on today's podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 55 - Redeem Where You Work, Live, and Play - Kingdom Perspective

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:00:44 +0000

All of us are engaging in society either where we work every week, where we live in our different neighborhoods or where we play and hang out for our hobbies and fun activities. What if each of these places were reconciled to God and His Kingdom permeated those places. What if we looked at our lives differently and had a Kingdom Perspective as we entered those areas of society each week?

Speakers on today's podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 54 - What is at the Root of Worship? (ft. David Hook)

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:00:33 +0000

We are joined by a special guest, David Hook, who is soon to become the worship leader at Aspire church. David hook has been leading worship for over 45 years and is the founder of a non-profit organization called "Rooted Worship" which is designed to help worship leaders and teams go deeper in their understanding of true, biblically faithful worship. David is passionate to train up other worship leaders on how to biblically lead worship and be sent out to lead other churches and church plants.

On today's podcast we talk about what "worship" really means and how it goes beyond the songs we sing in our church services. This would be a great podcast for any pastor, worship leader, and disciple of Jesus to listen to and make sure to get to the root of why we worship.

Ep. 53 - Soul Talk - Walking in the Spirit pt. 2

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:00:33 +0000

This is the second part to a conversation about 'Walking in the Spirit'. As we begin Walking in the Spirit, this effects how we think, feel, and what we do, or in other words, our Spirit effects our mind, will and emotions. The Bible refers to our mind, will, and emotions as the "soul". In our continued conversation on Walking in the Spirit, we touch on how the Spirit touches our soul, our soul touches our body, and our body is what touches the physical world around us. Sometimes we try to change what we do or how we think on it's own, without looking at the most important part which is the new Spirit God has given us as disciples of Jesus. Join us for today's episode!

Speakers on Today's Podcast: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 52 - Walking in the Spirit pt. 1

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:00:15 +0000

Possibly one of the most important concepts for a disciple of Jesus to live out and understand is what the Bible calls "Walking in the Spirit". We begin our conversation on 'Walking in the Spirit" in part 1 of the conversation. If you live with a God given, Kingdom Perspective in your life, you effectively would be "Walking in the Spirit". There is no step-by-step formula for what this looks like and how this works, yet it is something all disciples of Jesus need to lean into.

Speakers on Today's Podcast: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 51 - Practical Steps for Sharing Your Story - Kingdom Perspective

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:00:08 +0000

In today's episode we talk about why it's important to share our faith with other people, and also give some practical steps and tips on what to include. There are unique opportunities that we as Disciples of Jesus get to share our stories with other people and we want to make sure than when we have those opportunities, that we don't miss out on sharing the most important part of our story, which is what Jesus Christ has done in our lives.

Our hope is that this episode serves as a resource to come back to and be reminded of practical steps to tell others about Jesus when we share our personal stories with unbelievers.

Previous episodes mentioned and referred to are: Episode 34 - Sharing Your Faith

Speakers on today's podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 50 - Building Something That Lasts - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:00:05 +0000

This week we talk about building things in our life that lasts and focus our attention to Matthew 7:24-29 to begin our conversation. As we continue our conversation through our series, Kingdom Perspective, we are trying to answer the question: "If I live my entire life with a Kingdom Perspective, what things would be different?"

Jesus tells us what this life looks like in his "sermon on the mount" in Matthew chapters 5 through 7. Join us today as we talk about enduring the storms of life and having the right foundation.

Speakers on today's podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 49 - Starting With Small Groups Centered on Jesus - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:00:39 +0000

What if your focus on starting a church, was as a small group? What if your focus on finding a church home was on small groups? Call them community groups, life groups, small groups... In today's episode we talk about the significance and importance of a small group of people gathering together with Jesus Christ as the center and what happens when we do that from a Kingdom Perspective. Hearing about the experience is one thing, but experiencing it is something completely different.

Speakers on today's podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 48 - What Values Do We Need in God's Kingdom - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:00:33 +0000

Values are what drive our decisions, therefore, what values do we need as disciples of Jesus? Join us today as be dialogue about values. We encourage you to use this as the starting point of what values you intentionally want to establish in your walk with God.

Speakers on today's Podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 47 - Why Should a Pastor Take a Sabbatical - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:00:11 +0000

Recently our senior pastor, Brian Hook, took a well deserved sabbatical. In this episode, we get the opportunity to talk about the healthy benefits of taking a sabbatical for both the senior pastor and the church body. We also talk through experiences unique to pastor Brian that hopefully will be encouraging to other pastors and church planters.

Speakers on today's podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 46 - Domain Leaders Experiencing KDSC Training (Feat. Foster and Lauren Pace) - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:00:03 +0000

This is our second podcast with special guests Foster and Lauren Pace. Our church recently put together a KDSC (Kingdom Disciple Society Church) training for future church planters and domain leaders, that Foster and Lauren were a part of.

Join us on today's episode to hear what their experience was and see how valuable this material is not just for church planters, but everyone in your church!

Hosts of today's podcast: Rob Romej and Makenna Ayres

Special Guests: Foster Pace and Lauren Pace

Ep. 45 - Living Different (Feat. Foster and Lauren Pace) - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:00:53 +0000

Today we interview with a family within our local church to see what ways and why they live their lives so different. As we continue in our series of living with a Kingdom Perspective, the reality is that our lives SHOULD look a lot different from the world. But what is different and how hard is it to live that way? Join us on today's podcast as we talk through what it's like having a family living under God's kingdom.

Hosts of today's podcast: Rob Romej and Makenna Ayres

Special Guests: Foster Pace and Lauren Pace

Ep. 44 - Relationship with Unbelievers - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:18:15 +0000

This episode is talking through the 3rd (of 3) relationship dynamics that we see Jesus had in the gospels.

We had a brief intermission in our conversation while our senior pastor, Brian Hook, was on sabbatical and we pick up the conversation where we left off in our series on Kingdom Perspective.

Our hope in this series is to see how we, as Christians, should be living our lives differently because we now have a Kingdom Perspective after what Jesus Christ did through his blood and resurrection on the cross.

Speakers on today's Episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 43 - Int Pt. 2 - Church with a Kingdom DNA (feat. Bob Roberts and Omar Reyes)- Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:39 +0000

This is part 2 of 2 in our interview with Bob Roberts and Omar Reyes.

In this episode we interview Bob Roberts and Omar Reyes about having a church with a Kingdom DNA. Bob Roberts, former senior pastor of Northwood Church, is the founder of four different organizations, one of them being GlocalNet, a ministry dedicated to mobilizing the church to bring about transformation in the public square. Omar Reyes is the Director of Glocalnet and the Vice President of “The Quest Life” - a ministry for men and women to come away with God and discover the heart of the Father.

Hosts on today's Episode: Brian Hook and Rob Romej

Special Guests: Bob Roberts and Omar Reyes

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 42 - Interview Pt. 1 - Church with a Kingdom DNA (feat. Bob Roberts and Omar Reyes) - Kingdom Perspective

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:00:26 +0000

This is part 1 of a two part interview with Bob and Omar.

Hosts on today's Episode: Brian Hook and Rob Romej

Special Guests: Bob Roberts and Omar Reyes

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 41 - Relationship with other Believers (Biblical Community) - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000

How important is it to surround ourselves with other believers in Jesus Christ? What did Jesus model for us to do? Can I live my life with just me and God? These are some of the questions that get addressed in this episode as we continue in our series: Kingdom Perspective.

Speakers on today's Episode: Brian Hook and Rob Romej

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 40 - Relationship with the Father pt. 2 - How You Pray - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 19 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000

When you look at the gospels, you see three main relationships where Jesus had relationships. On today's podcast we continue talking through our first of 3 main relationships, relationship with the Father and specifically how we relate and talk to Him.

Speakers on today's Episode: Brian Hook and Rob Romej

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 39 - Relationship with the Father pt. 1 - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 12 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000

On our last episode we talked about how "teaching" in the day of Jesus is a lot more relational than the kind of teaching we think of today. So today we look at the relationships Jesus had and what we see in the gospels, starting with the relationship Jesus prioritized above all else. His relationship with the Father.

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 38 - Commanded to Teach - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 05 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000

In our series "Kingdom Perspective", we continue the conversation through the end of Matthew 28:20 and discuss what it means when Jesus commanded us to "teach them to observe..."

The words "teaching" and "observe" both have a lot of baggage in today's culture, so we talk about getting to the root of what Jesus means in this verse.

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 37 - Where do I go? - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000

We are told to "Go and Make Disciples to the ends of the earth" in Matthew 28, but where do we actually go? If I'm not going somewhere, am I being disobedient? Join us today as we continue our series and try to get a Kingdom Perspective.

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 36 - What is a Disciple? - Kingdom Perspective

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000

We continue talking through our new series, addressing the question "How do I really follow Jesus?"

Once we understand our "Why" from last episode, the next step we take today is talking through discipleship. What does discipleship mean and how does it fit into the bigger picture of our purpose?

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

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Ep. 35 - Kingdom Perspective for a Jesus Follower - What is Our Purpose?

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000

We begin a brand new series where we respond to the question: "What does it look like to REALLY follow Jesus?"

This first episodes kicks off by talking about the WHY.

We believe this series will be valuable for all Jesus followers as they continue their journey forward with Christ.

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 34 - Sharing Your Faith

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0000

On today's episode we discuss the importance of Sharing Your Faith and how to create a culture within your church body about sharing our faith. We also talk through our steps of training and equipping others on how to share their faith with people where they work, live, and play.

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

For questions, email: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 33 - Who is Our ACTUAL Family? - Measures pt. 2

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000

This is part two of our discussion on "Measures". We finish the conversation about doing the same things Jesus did with His time. Last episode we talked about the first two major categories: Abide, spending time with the Father, and Connect, spending time with other Jesus followers. Today we talk about Share, telling others about Jesus.

We also talk about how the Bible views "family". The calling for us to live as Jesus followers will require us to view family very differently than the rest of the world. Join us today and let us know what you think!

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Please send in your questions to: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 32 - How Do You Measure Success? - Measures pt. 1

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0000

How do you know if your church is successful? Are there different ways to measure success for a church plant verses an established church? Will success look the same for everyone?

Today's episode is talking about measuring success in a healthy way. There are organizations and churches out there that have measured success the wrong way, and at times many of us are guilty of measuring success using the wrong metrics. Join us for the discussion to see what the Bible says success looks like and to hear what we have done to try and live out those measures. We have by no means arrived or have it figured out, but we are willing to talk through where we are at as a church today.

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Rob Romej, and Makenna Ayres.

Please email your questions to: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 31 - Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Ability, Personality, Experiences

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000

We just did a SHAPE class for our church at Aspire. SHAPE stands for: Spiritual Gifts, Passions, Ability, Personality, Experiences.

On today's episode we talk through our experience of walking through this SHAPE tool, what we did and what we are planning to do in the coming months. This is maybe one of our most exciting experiences to mobilize our church.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Interested to know more from this episode? You can email me at: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 30 - Our Small Group Multiplied!

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Welcome back!

We took a short break from releasing episodes on Plant Pod. On Today's episode, we talk through what is going on in our church right now. We just multiplied our small group and talk first hand what that experience has been like, both good and bad. Join us as we walk through the things we did well and the things we could do better next time!

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, Makenna Ayres

Interested to know more from this episode? You can email me at: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 29 - How to Start a Movement in a City

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000

As Jesus followers, we hope for a movement of God in our cities, nation and the world. What kind of things can we do to set up the environment for a church planting movement of God to take place? Join us as we talk through the four elements of any kind of movement.

Four Elements of a Movement are:

1) Revelation/Vision

2) Relationship

3) Collaboration

4) Organization

Speakers on Today's Podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 28 - When Should a Church or Small Group Multiply?

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

When is the right time for a church or small group to multiply? When we say "multiply" we mean send off 2 or 3 people to start a brand new small group or church. We've talked in the past on the importance of multiplication, but when is the right time to do it? What challenges come with multiplying and how can we help others understand the fruit of multiplication and minimize hurts.

Speakers on Today's Episode: Brian Hook, Makenna Ayres, and Robert Romej

Ep. 27 - How Can We Protect Ourselves From Sexual Immorality? (1 Corinthians 6)

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 19:08:26 +0000

How can we as church leaders protect ourselves from sexual immorality? What kind of things can we do to be proactive and prevent temptation before it happens. This is a vital and important topic for anyone, but especially in a day where we see many leaders fall to sin.

Speakers on this podcast: Brian Hook and Robert Romej

Ep. 26 - Confronting Sin (1 Corinthians 5)

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Aspire church is going through 1 Corinthians. On today's episode we talk through confronting sin as we read through 1 Corinthians 5 and how this is very important for every church plant.

Speakers on Today's Podcast: Brian Hook and Robert Romej

Ep. 25 - Can People Grow In Their Faith Without a Kingdom Framework? - Q&R Kingdom Framework pt. 8

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000

We go through our second set of question sent in by our listeners of the podcast. In this Question and Response episode we address the questions that our listeners sent in about our Kingdom Framework series. The questions sent in by our listeners were amazing! Join us for our final Q&R episode on Kingdom Framework!

Speakers on this podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 24 - What Does a Church Planting Team Look Like? - Q&R Kingdom Framework pt. 7

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

We go through our first Question and Response episode addressing the questions that our listeners sent in about our Kingdom Framework series. The questions sent in by our listeners were amazing! Join us for our first Q&R episode!

Speakers on this podcast: Brian Hook, Robert Romej and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 23 - Planting a Church That Lasts

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

We continue walking through 1 Corinthians 3, talking about what it means to build on top the foundation of Jesus Christ with "materials that last". All churches will go through fire, and depending on what you build your church with, it will either last or be burned up. Join us on today's discussion.

Speakers on this episode: Brian Hook, Makenna Ayres, and Rob Romej

Ep. 22 - Planting and Watering

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Our church, Aspire in Tucson, is going through 1 Corinthians. As we come out of the last episode of our Kingdom Framework series, it is very fitting to be in 1 Corinthians 3 as a church, so we look at this chapter to see what it has to say about planting a church that lasts.

Speakers on this episode: Brian Hook, Makenna Ayres, and Rob Romej

Ep. 21 - Kingdom Church - Kingdom Framework pt. 6

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

If a church really lived out everything we have talked about regarding Kingdom, Disciple and Society, what would happen? We discuss this on today's podcast as we wrap up our mini series on Kingdom Framework.

Speakers on this episode: Brian Hook, Makenna Ayres, and Rob Romej

We are collecting questions for our "Kingdom Framework" series. Please email your questions to: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 20 - What is the Church? - Kingdom Framework pt. 5

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

We continue our conversation through our Kingdom Framework series as we begin the conversation about "Church" which is the last of the 4 areas of focus in this church planting framework. Before we really talk about how the church looks with a Kingdom Framework, we first discuss what the Bible tells us about church and it's function. Join us on today's podcast!

Speakers on this episode: Brian Hook, Makenna Ayres, and Rob Romej

We are collecting questions for our "Kingdom Framework" series. Please email your questions to: rob@aspiretucson.com

Ep. 19 - Planting a Church Purely with Prayer (feat. Ashley Evans) - Prayer pt. 2

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000

In the last episode we ended with the question: "What would it look like if you planted a church purely based on prayer?"

What would happen? How would it look different and what things would have changed based on previous experience. Join us for today's discussion in one of my favorite episodes with Pastor Ashley Evans.

We are collecting questions for our "Kingdom Framework" series. Please email your questions to: rob@aspiretucson.com

Speakers on this podcast: Brian Hook, special guest Ashley Evans, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 18 - Lead With Prayer (feat. Ashley Evans) - Prayer pt. 1

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000

All Jesus followers can learn to spend time with God and pray more intentionally. What does it look like as a pastor to lead your church body into a healthier rhythm of praying?

We are collecting questions for our "Kingdom Framework" series. Please email your questions to: rob@aspiretucson.com

Speakers on this podcast: Brian Hook, special guest Ashley Evans, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 17 - Society - Kingdom Framework pt. 4

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000

This is part 4 in our series talking about Biblical church planting that we have been referring to as a "Kingdom Framework". Starting with scripture we see that Jesus sends out His disciples as "lambs among wolves" in Luke 10. What are the principals behind this passage and how does this apply to Biblical church planting?

We are collecting questions for our "Kingdom Framework" series. Please email your questions to: rob@aspiretucson.com

Speakers on this episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres.

Ep. 16 - Disciple - Kingdom Framework pt. 3

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000

This is part 3 in our series talking about Biblical church planting that we have been referring to as a "Kingdom Framework". In this episode we describe why "disciple" is the second piece after "kingdom" in this framework by looking at scripture and also talking about some common misconceptions revolving around this topic.

We are collecting questions for our "Kingdom Framework" series. Please email your questions to: rob@aspiretucson.com

Speakers on this episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres.

Ep. 15 - Start with the Kingdom - Kingdom Framework pt. 2

Mon, 27 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

This is part 2 in our series talking about Biblical church planting. We refer to it as having a "Kingdom Framework" because according to the Bible, you should first focus on the Kingdom of God.

What does it mean to start with the Kingdom of God as it says in the New Testament?

Join us as we talk through the first of four main categories we see in scripture about church planting principals!

We are collecting questions for our "Kingdom Framework" series. Please email your questions to: rob@aspiretucson.com

Speakers on this episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 14 - Biblical Church Planting - Kingdom Framework pt. 1

Mon, 20 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

What if we were to put all models and strategies for church planting aside for a moment and ask ourselves: "What principals does the Bible tell us for planting a church?"

Does the Bible have enough to say about church planting? Or does it leave us with gaps that we need to fill in the blanks on how to do this?

This is the first part of our mini-series on planting a church with a "kingdom framework". Join us as we introduce this idea and see what methods are commonly used.

Ep. 13 - Developing a Teaching Team

Mon, 06 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

After having a conversation on the last episode about abiding with God both individually and together, we now talk about leading together. We specifically talk about having a teaching team for our church and how that has shaped and effected how we prepare for the direction and messages for our church body.

The speakers on the podcast for this episode are: Brian Hook, Robert Romej and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 12 - Abiding in God

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

The Bible tells us to "abide" in God. This is primary for all Jesus followers and something that leaders of churches and church plants need to be doing in our own lives. Join us as we talk about abiding and how it is unique to each one of us.

The speakers on the podcast for this episode are: Brian Hook, Robert Romej and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 11 - Practical Steps to Planting a Church

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

For those of you that believe you may be called to plant a church, where do you start? Who do you talk to? When do you talk to the leaders of the church you are at and what if they don't take it well?

Join us as we talk about some practical steps based off of years of church planting experience.

Speakers on today's episode: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 10 - Church Planting and Multiplication

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:46:59 +0000

Today's discussion was recorded the week after Easter 2024. We talk through church planting and multiplication, addressing the question: "Should all churches multiply, or is it optional?" We also talk about the types of people who should plant churches and how that might be different from a pastor.

Speakers for today's episode are: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 9 - How A Small Church Can Make an Impact - Pt. 2

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

How can a church equip their people to make disciples "as they are going" about their lives where they work, where they live and where they play? What kind of impact would this have on our city? Join us as we talk about loving our city through each of our domains!

Ep. 8 - How A Small Church Can Make an Impact - Pt. 1

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

If you are part of a small church, or a brand new church plant, it is easy to ask: "Can we really make an impact if we are smaller than other churches?" Regardless of the size of your church, we are all called to make disciples. In this episode, we talk about how some things are actually easier for smaller churches! Don't miss out on the unique opportunities of a smaller church, or the great possibilities of a larger one.

Ep. 7 - How to Deal with Death in Your Church Body

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

As a church we have to be ready to deal with both the highs and the lows. This may not be a popular topic, but it is definitely practical. Join us as we walk through a recent death in our church family and talk about what things you can do today to get ahead of it for the future. You will also learn a little bit about the history of how Aspire Church here in Tucson started.

Speakers: Brian Hook, Robert Romej

Ep. 6 - The Open Door of Hospitality - Part 2 (feat. Nic Burleson)

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

As we continue our conversation with church planter Nic Burleson, we dialogue and hear how hospitality is one of the most critical things with not only their local church, but also with their global engagement.

Speakers - Brian Hook, Robert Romej, Makenna Ayres and guest Nic Burleson.

Mentioned during the podcast -

https://www.reviveinitiative.com/

#jesus #churchplant #churchplanting #aspiretucson #reviveinitiative

Ep. 5 - Planting a College Church - Part 1 (feat. Nic Burleson)

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

What does a church planting pastor really go through? We talk about planting a college church and walk through Nic Burleson's first hand experience with their church plant from the past 10 years.

Speakers - Brian Hook, Robert Romej, Makenna Ayres and guest Nic Burleson.

Mentioned during the podcast -

https://www.reviveinitiative.com/

#jesus #churchplant #churchplanting #aspiretucson #reviveinitiative

Ep. 4 - What Is The Foundation of a Church?

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

What are the fundamental things that every church should have? As you get ready to plant a church or as you continue to shepherd the people among your existing church, what are the foundation pieces that every church should have? Join us as we discuss what elements often get viewed as 'optional', rather than seeing them as 'foundational' according to what we read in God's word.

Speakers: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 3 - What is God's Eternal Purpose?

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000

How can we join God in His "eternal purpose"? We see in Ephesians 3 that there is an "eternal purpose" of God. If 'eternal' means 'forever' then this eternal purpose of God would be important before we existed, while we live and long after we leave this world and spend eternity with God.

Join us as we talk about what that is and how this effects our life as Jesus followers!

Speakers: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 2 - Why Do a Podcast All About 'Church Planting'?

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:01:00 +0000

This is the 'springboard' of our podcast! Out of all the things in the life of following Jesus, why would we pick the topic of "church planting" to devote an entire podcast to?

We believe the topic of "church planting" will cover all aspects of a Christian walk in weeks to come!

Speakers: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres

Ep. 1 - Intro - Who are we?

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Meet the Plant-Pod team!

Who are we, how did we all end up at Aspire church in Tucson and why are we talking about church planting?

Speakers: Brian Hook, Robert Romej, and Makenna Ayres