Ferguson Dave - Exponential: how to accomplish the Jesus mission

Dave and Jon Ferguson are two of the most gifted and innovative church-planters I know. Their new book, Exponential, will give you practical steps and essential spiritual insights to plant a life-giving and reproducing church.

Craig Groeschel, pastor of Lifechurch.tv and author of It

Dave and Jon Fergusons work on reproducing leaders and catalyzing movements has the great potential to awaken the sleeping giant of the American church. It is a timely word for our generation of church leaders.

Matt Carter, Austin Stone Community Church

Dave and Jon Ferguson are the poster children for ministry reproduction. Its what they live and breathe. Their story of the lessons learned launching Community Christian Church and the NewThing Network will inspire and instruct anyone who longs for a genuinely reproducing ministry. But be fore-warned, reading this book might do more. Who knows, it just might unleash the unique ministry dream God has birthed in your own heart as well.

Larry Osborne, pastor and author, North Coast Church

Jon and Dave Ferguson have been pictures to every young church-planter of the courage, faith, and sacrifice needed to start a missional reproducing movement in the church. They are passionate about helping people find their way back to God, and this book should be required reading for anyone who has ever wondered if they should start a church. If you are sitting with a dream, read this book at your own risk, but know that it will definitely push you to take the necessary step of faith which will unlock the greatest adventure of your life.

Jeanne Stevens, lead pastor, Soul City Church

Whether pastor, priest, or peasant, we all want to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. If youre tired of having God just for yourself, and desire to see your life and your church find their place in Gods magnificent global renaissance, this book is for you.

Hugh Halter, author of The Tangible Kingdom, AND, and TK Primer

The church is a major part of Gods heart for bringing his people back to his love. This book helps us to return to the reproducing-church movement, which is a fulfillment of his great commission. We need to see a greater movement toward reproducing churches around the world, and the only institution that can reproduce church is the local church.

Marc Choi, lead pastor, In2 Church

Exponential is filled with practical examples, compelling vision, and inspiring stories. It will provoke you to reproduce everything at a time when so many churches are not even adding. Jon and Dave are not just theorists. Ive seen their ministry up close, and they deeply care that people find their way back to God.

Ed Stetzer, president, LifeWay Research

This book will be a great tool for young leaders and church-planters in Europe. Its simple, to the point, challenging, and encouraging. I love it.

N.D. Strupler, ICF MovementChurch Planting for Europe

Dave and Jon Ferguson are the real deal. Im so grateful for their leadership and friendship. When our church made the move to multisite, they helped us navigate the new terrain. No matter where you are in your leadership journey, this book will stretch you and challenge you.

Mark Batterson, lead pastor, National Community Church

AND: The Gathered and Scattered Church, Hugh Halter and Matt Smay (More titles forthcoming)

Dave Ferguson is a spiritual entrepreneur and the lead pastor of Community Christian Church, an innovative multisite missional church with eleven locations in Chicago. Dave is the movement leader for NewThing, an international network of reproducing churches. He is also the coauthor of The Big Idea. Check out the latest from Dave on his blog (www.daveferguson.org) or follow his everyday adventures on twitter @daveferguson.

Jon Ferguson is the cofounding pastor of Community Christian Church. He serves as teaching pastor and leads the team of executive staff champions for adult, student, childrens, and creative arts ministries across all CCC locations. Jon is the cofounder and movement architect of NewThing (www.newthing.org). He also serves on the boards of the Exponential Network and Stadia East. Jon previously coauthored The Big Idea with Dave Ferguson.

The interest in church planting has grown significantly in recent years. The need for new churches has never been greater. At the same time, the number of models and approaches are expanding. To address the unique opportunities of churches in this landscape, Exponential Network, in partnership with Leadership Network and Zondervan, presents the Exponential Series.

Books in this series:

• Tell the reproducing church story.
• Celebrate the diversity of models and approaches God is using to reproduce healthy congregations.
• Highlight the innovative and pioneering practices of healthy reproducing churches.
• Equip, inspire, and challenge kingdom-minded leaders with the tools they need in their journey of becoming reproducing church leaders.

Exponential (www.exponentialnetwork.com) exists to attract, inspire, and equip kingdom-minded leaders to engage in a movement of high-impact, reproducing churches. We provide a national voice for this movement through the Exponential Conference, the Exponential Initiative, Exponential Venture, and the Exponential Series.

Leadership Network (www.leadnet.org), an initiative of OneHundredX, exists to honor God and serve others by investing in innovative churches. Our goal is to help those leaders and organizations refine their strategies and accelerate their own innovations.

For more information about the Exponential Series, go to www.exponential series.org.

Since 1984, Leadership Network has fostered church innovation and growth by diligently pursuing its far-reaching mission statement: To identify high-capacity Christian leaders, to connect them with other leaders, and to help them multiply their impact.

While specific techniques may vary as the church faces new opportunities and challenges, Leadership Network consistently focuses on bringing together entrepreneurial leaders who are pursuing similar ministry initiatives. The resulting peer-to-peer interaction, dialogue, and collaborationoften across denominational lineshelps these leaders better refine their individual strategies and accelerate their own innovations.

To further enhance this process, Leadership Network develops and distributes highly targeted ministry tools and resources, including books, DVDs and videotapes, special reports, e-publications, and free downloads.

For additional information on the mission or activities of Leadership Network, please contact:

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Exponential

Copyright 2010 by Dave Ferguson and Jon Ferguson

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ePub Edition MARCH 2010 ISBN: 978-0-310-58639-5

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