Exponential NEXT Podcast

As a pastor turned vision coach, Will Mancini has worked with an unprecedented variety of churches from growing megachurches and missional communities to mainline revitalization and church plants. He is the founder of Auxano, creator of VisionRoom.com, and the author of God Dreams and Church Unique. Mancini is passionate about personal calling and mobilizing the Church, explaining that, when it comes to calling, “clarity isn’t everything, but it changes everything,” Each of us is made to be unique but not independent, says Will Mancini in this podcast from Exponential West 2016. By linking the journey of personal calling to the greater...

As co-founder and director of Exponential, Todd Wilson provides vision, strategy and direction. In 2016, Todd released More: Find Your Personal Calling and Live Life to the Fullest Measure, setting forth a framework of personal calling. In this podcast from Exponential East 2016, he and author Eric Reiss unpack this framework, addressing the feelings of discontent and restlessness that plague so many Christians. Scripture tells us that Jesus came so that we would have abundant life (John 10:10), however most Christians are not experiencing that abundance. Why? As a leader certified in several personal discovery tools, including life planning and coaching, Todd shares his BE-DO-GO matrix....

Hugh Halter is a church planter, pastor, consultant, and self-described missionary to the United States. He is the U.S. Director of FORGE America, an apprenticing community committed to training men and women to live as missionaries where they are. In this podcast from Exponential East 2016, Hugh shares the evangelism process he personally experienced and now trains people in–a new and doable way to influence the hearts of those “far from God.” Hugh directs his focus to evangelism inside missional communities and how the witness of the gospel happens through natural life and intentional neighborhood and network engagement. Key Takeaways The essentials...

As the founding director of Forge Mission Training Network and a prolific author, Alan Hirsch is a preeminent voice in the Church. Specifically in the “movemental” nature of the Church. In this podcast from the Exponential conference, Alan explores how apostolic leadership provides new and missionally creative ways to advance multiplication.  Drawing from his work on The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church, Alan unpacks the fivefold ministry (APEST) Paul writes about in Ephesians 4: 11-13. He also explains how a return to it is essential for the multiplication of the Church. Key Takeaways A practical...

As pastor of discipleship and movement initiatives at Grace Fellowship Church in Atlanta, and a collaborative partner with Younique, Dave Rhodes helps people identify and clarify their personal calling. This, he says, is the key to a full life in Christ. How can you begin to move from confusion to clarity in your personal calling? How can you lead a church that helps people understand and embrace their core identity? In this podcast from Exponential East 2016, Dave Rhodes and the Younique team say that the answer to both questions lies in recognizing four imperatives you and those you lead will...

“Not all churches have to be big to have a huge impact.” – Jeff Leake, president of the Reach Northeast church planting network and lead pastor of Allison Park Church In this podcast, Brian Bolt and Jeff Leake share the essential qualities necessary to reproduce yourself as a leader and develop a rapidly reproducing movement of campuses and churches. Listen in as the two leaders share how they’ve planted over 100 churches in the last five years and draw from their experience to offer seven essential DNA components of multiplying churches: Discernment Kingdom orientation Faith Relationships Encouragement Open-handedness Collaboration DNA of a Reproducing Church...

We all want to see a movement happen in our city or geography. The reality is movements don’t happen by a singular church, organization or individual. Movements are driven by collaboration and catalyzed by Kingdom-minded leaders. In this workshop, we will discuss 7 essentials to building a thriving collaborative city movement focused on saturating your city with the Gospel. We will look at where to start, how to build a catalytic team, the difference between being church plant-centric and city-centric, understanding the “3rd dimension of your city,” as well as other critical factors to successful city movements and planting churches...

We all long to be great leaders but what does it really take to be an extraordinary leader? Jenni shares one of the fundamental truths that she believes is essential for every leader to learn: you must lead yourself well to lead others better. With this truth in mind Jenni walks you through the great commandment as you learn what it means to lead with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength. Ordinary to Extraordinary: Becoming the Leader You Long to Be – Jenni Catron

Too many new churches get stuck at growing and never adopt the values and strategies that lead to multiplication. How do you do you become a multiplying church before you even get started? Starting at Level 5 – Justin Moxley & Chris Hornbrook

Movement Simplexity: In this workshop leaders will learn the 6 key elements/competencies of the mDNA (movement DNA) and have an opportunity to assess and interpret their church’s current movement capacity. Join the 100M team as they help you begin charting a course toward recognizing and increasing your core movement competencies in order to help you more fully embrace the church as movement. Movement Simplexity: Becoming 5 in All 6 Elements of mDNA – Alan Hirsch & Jessie Cruikshank