What would happen if Scripture became the center again—not just a verse, but the long-form Word of God read out loud in community?

In this episode, Pastor Scott shares his 2026 vision: taking in hours of Scripture each week, praying the Psalms daily, and launching a Public Reading of Scripture church plant in Fort Pierce—with the whole journey being documented in the 45 Days series.

We talk about:

- How much Bible is "enough," and whether you can actually get burned out

- Why public reading + community meals are a church planting strategy

- The bold hope behind it all: what God can do when people return to His Word

Check out Pray150 to pray the Psalms daily, and watch the 45 Days documentary to follow the church plant story.

In this Christmas episode, the guys unpack traditions, Santa, family rhythms, church practices, communion debates, and how Christians can keep Christ at the center of the season. From childhood memories to cultural pressures to navigating holiday exhaustion, this is a fun, honest, and meaningful conversation about what Christmas should look like in a Christian home and in the church today.

What does it actually mean to be CRC?

Is it our theology? Our history? Our worship style? Our mission?

And if the Christian Reformed Church is going to reverse decline and rediscover its calling, where does our true identity begin?

In this week's episode, Aaron sits down with Pastor Scott and Pastor Jary for a candid, funny, and surprisingly deep conversation about the core identity of the CRC.

The Multiply Conference is over… now what?

In this episode of the Disciple Standard Podcast, Aaron sits down with Zach Olson and Scott Vander Ploeg to unpack what actually needs to happen next if we're serious about multiplying disciples, leaders, and churches in the CRC.

They talk candidly about why this movement can't just be a top-down plan from denominational offices, why real change has to be owned at the classis and local church level, and what it will take for every region to develop its own grassroots strategy. Along the way, they unpack the simple but powerful MDLC framework (Multiply Disciples, Leaders, Churches) and the bold challenge on the table for the next decade:

– Raise up 2,000 leaders

– Plant 1,000 churches

If you left the conference asking, "Okay… but what do we do now?" this conversation is for you.

Day 1 of the Multiply Conference was less "talking heads," more movement building. Scott sits down with Paul Vander Klay (Sacramento, CA) and Moisés "Mo" Pacheco (Chicago, IL) to unpack the day: why classes-level action beats top-down plans, what disciple-making must look like in a post-Christian moment, and why real multiplication starts with raising leaders (not just planting churches).

Highlights:

- Why grassroots/classis collaboration is the engine for church planting

- The transmission crisis: discipling in a post-Christian, mobile, media-soaked culture

- Parents discipling their own kids (and the hard convo about family & formation)

- Practical metrics: aiming for 2,000 leaders in 10 years → fuels 1,000 church plants

- Designing conferences around conversations (on purpose!)—hallway ministry wins

- Florida time ⏰ + Mo's legendary crowd-call = networking on overdrive

The Multiply Conference is here, and before the main sessions even kicked off, we gathered pastors and leaders to do something simple and powerful: hear Scripture publicly, pray and sing the Psalms together, and dream about multiplying disciples, leaders, and churches. In this short recap, Scott sits down with Tim and Brad (Resonate Global Mission) to unpack:

- Why we began with the Public Reading of Scripture (PROS) and praying/singing the Psalms

- How these ancient practices form modern disciple-makers

- A candid look at biblical literacy (and why it matters for renewal)

- Simple, reproducible ways PROS can serve church plants, rural congregations, and ministry points

- The heart behind Multiply: a coalition of the willing moving from content to action

Leaders don't wait for permission—they take responsibility.
This week we tackle the "elephants in the room": grassroots church movements vs. denominational centers, fears about factions, and what it really takes to multiply 2,000 leaders and plant 1,000 churches. Then we go deeper: a practical framework for gospel identity that moves you from the drama cycle (blame/avoid/complain) to the dream cycle (own the problem → plan → do → check → adjust). We talk prayer (especially the Psalms), honoring past generations, and why local churches can't outsource discipleship or church planting.

In this episode, Aaron, Seron, and Zach tackle one of the most challenging questions facing the modern church:

Are Christians too comfortable to live courageously?

From AI and spiritual laziness to local evangelism and church culture, the team gets real about what courage looks like in everyday faith — and how comfort might be the greatest obstacle to gospel boldness.