The Future of Multiplication with Scott Woller and Molly Soderstrom

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 28
Series: The Future of Multiplication

What are some new and innovative ways to reach people right in your own community? Molly Soderstrom and Scott Woller join us to talk about how they are planting churches through innovative approaches that are reaching and discipling people in their own neighborhoods. Molly and Scott also share some of their biggest challenges in trying something ‘new’ and how they have addressed them in their own contexts.

For more information about the resources discussed in this episode please visit the links below:
The Brook website – https://www.thebrook.city/
Corner Church website – https://www.corner.church/

Hosts:
Carrie Williams – Exponential, Executive Director of Exponential NEXT
Bill Couchenour – Exponential, Deployment Director

Guests:
Scott Woller – Corner Church, Pastor / Planting Pastor
Molly Soderstrom – The Brook, Co-Founder and Executive Director

Bill Couchenour

Bill Couchenour

Bill has a fervent desire to see gospel saturation locally, regionally, and throughout the US. He has served churches across the country for over 30 years. As Development Director at Exponential, he provides strategic and operational oversight of Exponential’s R&D and expanding educational opportunities. He facilitates the Exponential Learning Communities that have included Future Travelers and Radical Multisite and, currently, Multipliers: Leading Beyond Addition. He also serves network and denominational leaders of church planting movements with the Exponential resources. Bill also serves as a governing elder and board member at the Underground Network, a network of micro-churches around the world that is based in Tampa, Florida. He has also served in leadership for several other organizations including Youth for Christ, Heartland Christian School, and BeTheChangeProject, and cofounded the Cornerstone Knowledge Network. Bill is married to Pam, and they have five adult children and three grandchildren. He received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Youngstown State University and an MBA from The University of Tampa.
Carrie Williams

Carrie Williams

Carrie Williams is the Executive Director of Exponential NEXT. She has over 25 years of vocational ministry experience and has held leadership positions in global mission organizations, nonprofits and churches. Carrie was the CEO of Leadership Network during its acquisition under the Exponential brand. She was also part of the core leadership team that launched The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville, Florida. She was the founder and CEO of The Truth Republic, a non-profit ministry focused on equipping women to fulfill their calling. Currently she uses her vocational experience serving on the front lines as an ambassador carrying the multiplication message while discovering and sharing new learnings from innovative projects that are helping shape the future of the church. Carrie is a nationally known leader and influencer, using her experience to help others explore, be equipped, and empowered toward their unique God-given calling. She is married to Benjamin Williams, Executive Pastor of Culture and Creativity at the Church of Eleven22 and together they have two daughters Kyah and Taylor.
Molly Soderstrom

Molly Soderstrom

Molly's journey began as the youngest of five siblings, but her life took a transformative turn when her dance teacher introduced her to the gospel and she became the first believer in her family. Since then, Molly has embraced a mission-driven life, dedicated to empowering ordinary disciples to make a meaningful impact for Jesus. Her passion for connecting with individuals in their 20s and 30s was solidified after her college years. For 11 years, she helped spearhead the launch of disciple-making movements on college campuses. However, a higher calling led her to Denver, where she has  played a pivotal role in establishing The Brook, a vibrant community for young professionals investigating how to have a great life, great relationships, and know God. Recognizing the significance of the digital world in people's lives, Molly and her team decided to embark on an unconventional path. They launched an online movement before establishing a physical presence, believing that it was where people truly lived. In May 2020, Molly sensed God's divine affirmation and took a leap of faith. Ever since, The Brook has harnessed the power of media to foster a movement that starts with individuals connecting online, then being brought offline into in person events and relationships. This innovative approach has effectively connected individuals in their 20s and 30s to The Brook, leading to personal transformations, strengthened discipleship, and the formation of 46 "simple churches" throughout the city.
Scott Woller

Scott Woller

Scott Woller is a farm kid from central Minnesota who has found home in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. At Evangel University, Scott earned his BA in Biblical Studies and met his wife, Amber. After college, Scott served as a youth pastor in Lubbock, Texas, for six years before moving back to Minnesota where Scott and Amber launched Corner Church in 2005 in downtown Minneapolis. The mission of Corner Church is to have a Corner Church within walking distance of people in the urban dense parts of the city and also have a valued-in-community business connected to those church communities. Currently, Corner Church is in five communities in Minneapolis, and each church community meets in a Corner Coffee, which is a local, independent coffee house owned by Corner Church. Scott earned a MA in Strategic Leadership from North Central University and remains the Lead Pastor of Corner Church. Scott and Amber are now empty nesters as their two daughters attended the University of Minnesota. They live in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. Amber is able to walk to her HR/accounting job in the skyways of Minneapolis, and Scott enjoys four seasons of biking in Minneapolis. You are likely to spot Scott in his Urban Arrow Dutch cargo bike racing through downtown Minneapolis hauling family, friends, and usually coffee.