Exponential NEXT Podcast

Churches are stuck in a culture of shallow discipleship that severely undermines the impact of their ministry.

Many churches invest endless time and resources into discipleship, yet these efforts often do not produce deeply transformed disciples. Why?

In Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, bestselling author Pete Scazzero combines three decades of wisdom and hard lessons learned to reverse this crisis and create a church culture that multiplies deeply changed disciples of Jesus.

The Starfish and the Spirit is about creating a culture where church leaders view themselves as curators of a community on mission, not the source of certainty for every question and project. It is about creating a team of humble leaders “in the middle” of the church, not at the top–leaders who naturally reproduce multiple generations … The Starfish and the Spirit Episode 3 – Multiplying Disciples Read More »

The Starfish and the Spirit is about creating a culture where church leaders view themselves as curators of a community on mission, not the source of certainty for every question and project. It is about creating a team of humble leaders “in the middle” of the church, not at the top–leaders who naturally reproduce multiple generations of leaders, from the middle out on mission. Imagine a church led by a team whose gifts and talents are completely unleashed, enabling everyone to show up and step up with all they really are. The joy and vigor coming from the collective strength, intelligence, and skill in the community of leaders not only brings greater potency but better yields for your ministry as well. What would it be like to see this kind of healthy leadership reproduced into the second, third, and fourth generation, on multiple strands?

One of the most challenging tasks every church planters face is building a launch team, especially if they aren’t being sent out with people from a mother church. In this episode Michael Bartlett, from Collective Church in Frederick, MD, shares how they develop a launch team from scratch.

One of the most challenging tasks every church planters face is building a launch team, especially if they aren’t being sent out with people from a mother church. In this episode Michael Bartlett, from Collective Church in Frederick, MD, shares how they develop a launch team from scratch.

Can we see church as an integration of systems and processes just as the physical body is? What is a “System” What is a “Process?” How do systems and processes interrelate? What is the importance of healthy systems and why they are vital in leading the post-COVID church? In this episode, Shawn Lovejoy and Todd Wilson will discuss the … On Leadership Episode 5 – 7 Essentials for Healthy Systems Read More »

Can we see church as an integration of systems and processes just as the physical body is?

What is a “System”

What is a “Process?”

How do systems and processes interrelate?

What is the importance of healthy systems and why they are vital in leading the post-COVID church?

In this episode, Shawn Lovejoy and Todd Wilson will discuss the 7 essentials of developing healthy systems:

Clarifying Goals (Outcomes)

Understanding the Resources Required (Inputs)

Simplifying the Complex

Clarifying Interrelationships

Stewarding Resources (efficiency and effectiveness of time, talent, treasure)

Building Outcomes Based Teams

Mobilizing Owners (Training Volunteers)

Join David Rosa, Jr., for a conversation about multiplying the next generation of Latino-American church leaders. Rosa will discuss questions such as: What about the Latino Christian tradition is shaping the American Church? What are the struggles of Latino-Americans in evangelical spaces? Do you think the mainstream of evangelicalism is taking serious enough the arrival … Frontlines Episode 26 – The Next Generation of Latino-American Church Planters Read More »

Join David Rosa, Jr., for a conversation about multiplying the next generation of Latino-American church leaders. Rosa will discuss questions such as:

What about the Latino Christian tradition is shaping the American Church?

What are the struggles of Latino-Americans in evangelical spaces?

Do you think the mainstream of evangelicalism is taking serious enough the arrival of the Latino-American leader?

How might a Latino-American led multi-ethnic ministry be different from from one led by someone who is white?

What are the ministry dreams of next generation Latino-American church leaders?

In a post-Christian, post-modern, post-truth society where Jesus followers aren’t often well regarded, modern evangelism approaches are eroding and increasingly ineffective. Christians often talk more than we listen, confront when we should converse, and demand that people believe before they belong. We need a compelling way to share our faith that combines the timeless practices … Book Tour – How to Revive Evangelism Read More »