Engage to Flourish

Anne Chen is our guest as the podcast returns after a few week break as Damon was running/recovering from the Boston Marathon. And God set this one up, because Anne is also a fellow runner, who in the Kingdom has used her dedication to getting out the door and raising funds for Team World Vision has provided clean water for over 1600 kids for their lifetime. Check out this episode as we discuss how just getting out the door, and taking small steps has helped to renew her mind and step out in faith! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Brett returns to celebrate episode 200! We can't believe we made it this far, but it has been a pretty incredible journey so far. We dive deeper into the renewed mind, as Pastor Ross introduced a new series this past Sunday. We each go into some of the things that the Lord has been showing us about what the renewed mind looks like, and the process of renewing our minds. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Richard is back, and he brought his daughter Julianna with him to share about the new life they are experiencing with the Lord since coming to Catalyst. In this episode, we talk about some of the difficult circumstances that led their family to come to Catalyst, and some details may be a little graphic. But really, its all about the new life that God has for them, just like the Easter story is about the new life God has for all those who believe. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Lis Komae is back to help us wrap up our serving series. We talk a bit about our history with serving, the differnet attitudes that we had when it comes to serving, and how the Lord has shaped how He wants us to serve. We highlight and give shout outs to the ways that our kids have been recognized for serving, and talk about some of people who have influenced and impacted us with the ways that they serve. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We're back with another episode after a few weeks off. Trish Lachica wanted to come and share about her recent experience at the healing service, and we thought it would be great to hear her testimony...and IT WAS! So check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Brett Yee is back to join Brandon and Damon as we continue our series on the Serving Challenge to discuss the topic of service in action. We talk about what service in action looks like, and Brett shares some tangible examples of ways that the Lord has led him to serve, sometimes in unexpected and uncomfortable ways. Our society places so much value on comfortability, that maybe Jesus is calling us to get our hands a little dirty and get into some "trouble" with Him. Check out this very profound episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Brandon is back to rescue Damon from having to do a monologue episode! We start off by clarifying some comments that were made to Damon after the most recent multigenerational service regarding Spiderman, and then dive into some deeper conversations around glory and fasting. Its always a fun time when Brandon comes on, so check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Mimo is back to share some things she says she has probably shared before! As Pastor Sam's recent message on slowing down and being available to God really resonated with her, we wanted to dive deeper on what that looks like. And as we were talking, a mysterious voice chimed in...if you want to know who the voice belonged to, you'll have to check out this episode! ---------------- Links to videos/podcasts referenced in this episode You Need To Be Bored -https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=orQKfIXMiA8 How to Rewire Your Brain - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theology-in-the-raw/id1018952191?i=1000748893726 The Century of Self - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoMi95tfgP4 ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Brandon and Richard are back, and we welcome Joanna Albarran to join us in our discussion to continue our series on serving. We talk about our different experiences serving in different contexts, and the importance of being available to God and to other people. Check out this fun conversation! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Brandon Hojo returns to the podcast to help kick off the new series on Seving. Damon and Brandon discuss the heart and attitude of a servant, and dive into how the Lord wants us to serve. Check out this really fun episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We got most of our family ministry team together to discuss the value of being a multigenerational church. We talk about the purpose and value of multigen service, and talk about some of the other opportunities that we have, and will have, that are are multigenerational. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Richard Albarran is back to help dive deeper into the past couple of sermons since we missed recording last week. We discuss some of the things that were highlighted in Pastor Deans message, the really long one, and some of the ways that the Lord spoke and ministered to Richard in Walters message. This is a fun episode with a lot of energy, as usual with Richard, so check it out! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Kyle and Damon check in to talk about the church vision for this year. We discuss the 3 themes: surrender, serve, and shine and talk about some of the ways that we are trying to take the lead in these areas, not just ask others to do them. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Garrett Kaay is back to help us kick off the New Year. He shares some of his process in preparing for his first Sunday Sermon, and we talk about all of the different events/messages we have had since our last episode, we had a lot going on, so we had a bunch to talk about! Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Jeremy Yuan is back to help us wrap up the year, prepare for Christmas, and share about how God has been present in our lives. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We invited one of Damon's longtime college friends, Josh Mouanoutoua, to join us and discuss how we prepare our hearts for the Christmas season. Josh shares some of the ways that God has been leading him to mentor others, as well as making connections between how we prepare food with how we prepare ourselves for Christmas. Check out for this fun episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Kyle and Damon are back after taking a week off for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We start off recapping the holiday and Testimony Sunday, then discuss some of the things that were highlighted in the wrap up of our series on 1 John. It's a quick one today, but plenty of thought provoking ideas. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We welcome Richard Albarran to the podcast as he excitedly responded to our request for new guests! Richard and his family have recently started to call Catalyst home, and he shares a bit about what their journey to Catalyst was like. We talk a bit about some of the things that were highlighted from Pastor Robert's message in 1 John, and then share about some of the things that the Lord has been putting on Richard's heart recently. Check out this engaging episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We thought this was going to be a quick one, but once we got going, we really got going. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

What a great day this past Sunday was, from the multigen service to the sports basement to the baptism, it was just a great day. Damon and Kyle share some of the ways that the day touched them, and some of the behind the scenes things that went on to make it such a great day of walking together as a multigenerational family. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We welcome back Tritia Lachica for the first time in a while to help us continue the series on 1 John and discuss this past Sundays message from Walter Chu. We talk about the importance of discerning the voices that we hear, and how that can be difficult in our journey, so it is important to have filters and grounding. Trish shares some of the ways that she and her family were blessed in this most recent service, and the collateral blessings that can come when we step out in faith to share what the Lord has been speaking to us. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Brett is back to give a glimpse at how he was able to walk in faith this past Sunday as he gave the message. It's an amazing testimony of how the Lord has brought him to where he is, as well as the steps of faith he has taken along the way. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Brett is back to share what has been going on recently in his life, and how that relates to our series on 1 John. It was great to have Brett on again, and we go all over the place (in a good way), so you will definitely want to check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We're back after a few week hiatus! Its been a while since our last episode, so we had a lot to cover, from Executive Pastor Kyles first sermon to the forgotten parts of the story of Lazarus we are all over the spectrum. It was a lot of fun, and good to be back together again, check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We kicked off our new series: Knowing God - Light and Love with a recap on this past Sunday's sermon, and took a deeper dive into the need to discern and know the truth in a world that emphasizes only radical grace. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

With a title like that, who wouldn't want to listen to this episode. We welcome Mimo back to the show the week before Pastor Kyle turns 50, so lets show him some love and get this episode to be one of the most listens! We debrief a bit about the retreat, and talk about some of the things that God has been teaching Mimo. Check this one out! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Blake Arakaki is our guest for this weeks episode as we do a recap of this years All Church Retreat. Blake shares some of the major ways that the Lord met him and impacted him as we try to walk through each part of the retreat. We know this is only one person's experience, and want to hear more, so if you have any amazing stories from the retreat let us know so we can you have you share with our whole church! Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Lis Komae is back to help us unpack this past weeks sermon as we continue the series on Walking in the Spirit. In this episode we dive deeper into how difficult it is to walk in the Spirit when our soul is wounded, and how many of the ways that we respond in the flesh come from unhealed wounds. We discuss what it looks like to have both an overfunctioning and underfunctioning soul, and how the Lord wants us to life from a place of a healed and whole soul. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Pastor Ed Ganigan is our guest for this week's episode! We finally were able to get our schedules to fit, and he did not disappoint. He shares about some of the ways that God has been highlighting His peace to Ed, as well as taking a deeper dive into this past Sunday's sermon and the importance of hearing God's voice in our daily lives. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We have a special bonus episode this week, as Kimiko Arakaki was in town and gracious enough to come and share what the Lord has been doing in her life. As usual, she shares some awesome insights and things that the Lord has been putting on her heart. You will definitely be blessed hearing from her, so check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Matt Deguchi and Brandon Hojo join the podcast to share about some of the things that God highlighted to them on their recent missions trip to Japan. They share about some of the amazing things God is doing in His family halfway around the world. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We have a really special treat! After giving a great message on Sunday, special guest Laura Griffis agreed to come on and share some insights on the podcast! It was such a fun time recording with her, she will definitely be back. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Steph Hino is back to give a specianal introduction to our upcoming speaker and person leading our childrens ministry at the retreat Laura Griffis! We are very blessed to have Laura minister to our church, so this episode is a bit on an intro to who she is, and how she has already made an impact in our church. We also do a little bit of a preview of the childrens and youth programs for the upcoming retreat. Exciting times ahead! Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We are excited to have another first time guest, someone we have long been trying to get to come on the podcast, Kethia Harris! It was pretty amazing how God lined things up for her to come on this episode, from clearing her schedule to lining up a lot of the things He has been showing her directly with what we were thinking about talking about. Guess He was just showing us how we can trust Him with ALL things. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

This week we are giving a bonus episode! We recap and share some of our thoughts about our Catalyst Family Meeting regarding the future of the economic system. ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

We were in for a special treat as Jason Lehfeldt and Sakura Reese joined us for this episode. Jason shares about the ways that the Lord has been helping him to live out some of the things that Pastor Ross shared in his most recent sermon. It was a pretty divine opportunity, as Jason just happened to come over for lunch at the Freedom Center and we asked him on the spot if he woud be willing to come on, and wow the Lord has really been moving in him during a VERY difficult season in his life. You will be blessed listening to this episode, I know we all were hearing his stories. Check it out! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Kyle is back in the host chair as we talk and reflect on the testimonies shared by the different dads at our most recent service. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Carol and Trish are back to help us talk about the bonus sermon in the heaven series. The episode is full of laughs, full of questions, and full of insights into how marriage and relationships help to give us a glimpse of what heaven will be like. Check out this fun episode that Damon didn't want to end! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

He was enjoying his summer vacation, and then we dragged him out of the living room. Dylan Gohata is our guest this week and we discuss this past Sunday message on Anyone Can Cook highlighting the lives of Hannah, Eli, and Samuel. Then Dylan shares about some of the things they have been learning about in the Forge and Magnetic, and how he is excited about continuing the series have been going through. Kyle and Damon wrap up the episode with a preview of a future episode, talking about how sometimes we get so caught up in the doing of "traditions" that we forget about the reason that it became a "tradition" in the first place. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

She's baaaaack, trying to load up on appearances to reclaim the top spot on the leaderboard! Trish starts off the episode sharing about how some recent conversations have really shifted her mindset on the importance of thinking about heaven. Then we dive deeper into what heaven is going to be like, and some of the ways that understanding heaven can help us to live for the Lord while on earth. Check out this really fun conversation! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

Carol Ferguson is back to join us on a discussion about heaven! It is a really fun, deep, and hopefully insightful converstaion that you don't want to miss! Check it out! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!

SORRY for the inconvenience that we uploaded the wrong episode, this is the correct one. We are all witnesses to what God is doing in our lives, and this past Sunday was evidence He is doing a lot in the people at our church. We do a bit of a recap on teh testimonies that impacted us from this past service, as well as talk about what it can look like to have a relationship with the Lord, daily. Check out this episode! ---------------- Don't forget that you can listen and subscribe to the Engage to Flourish Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube Music!