Today at our ministry staff meeting at Eastbrook Church, we talked broadly about the topic of evangelism. We watched a video from the Exponential 2014 conference by Rick Richardson on six models of evangelism seen in 20th and 21st century evangelicalism: Evangelism as proclamation - exemplified in the life and ministry of Billy Graham Evangelism …
Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today by Mac Lake
Here are my notes from a pre-conference session at the Exponential 2014 conference given by Mac Lake on leadership development. It was a great session for me personally, and I shared it at the Leadership Forum on May 5 at Eastbrook Church. Six keys to developing tomorrow’ leaders: 1. Look for willingness rather than readiness Develop, but …
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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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