Francis Chan took us into a heartfelt discussion of discipleship and pastoral ministry in the second main session of the Exponential 2013 conference. My notes are included below: Seeing some of the things I used to say - how bold and direct it was - I realized that I had slipped in some areas A …
Exponential 2013 blogging
All this week, I am attending the Exponential 2013 conference, which is a gathering of roughly 5,000 church planters and leaders within church planting churches and networks. It is a great learning opportunity for me, but I also like to share what I am learning with others. As I have done in the past, I …
Repost: The Power of the Starfish
This morning in staff meeting, we finished up our discussion of the book Exponential by Dave and Jon Ferguson. In this final section about movements, they talked about the power of developing greater momentum with others around a shared, compelling and networked vision. At one point, they mention the book, The Starfish and the Spider. …
Leadership Pathway (Exponential 02)
We are reading Dave and Jon Ferguson's book, Exponential, as part of our staff meetings the next couple months here at Eastbrook Church. One of the most helpful and challenging concepts in their book is the very specific leadership pathway that they have developed for Community Christian Church and the New Thing Network. I asked …
Intentional Apprenticing (Exponential 01)
We are reading Dave and Jon Ferguson's book, Exponential, as part of our staff meetings the next couple months here at Eastbrook Church. The Fergusons are huge advocates of what I would call 'intentional apprenticing'. Intentional apprenticing is the process by which we help people grow with God or in their ministry through focused means …
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