Exponential Podcast

In this 2012 Exponential podcast, Pat Furgerson and Doug Foltz speak about what happens after the call. So you've been called to plant a church... That's awesome! But now what? Join us to learn how to put together a plan to lead you from your current reality to your desired future. You'll leave prepared to put pen to paper in determining your next steps in forming the church God has placed within you.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, Hugh Halter and Matt Smay will offer answers to your questions on "How to Plant Missional Churches from Scratch."

In this 2012 Exponential podcast, Steve Stroope and Ron Sylvia speak about taking your church plant leadership to the next level. Your church plant will rise or fall on your leadership so it is critical that you evaluate and strengthen your commitment to self-leadership. Learn to align tasks, delegate, explore situational leadership, personal motivators and more!

In this 2012 Exponential podcast, Steve Stroope and Ron Sylvia speak about raising money in a church plant. If you're planting a church and can't raise money, you'll have a difficult time sustaining a church plant. Listen and learn practical steps to raising and managing funds in a new church.

In this 2012 Exponential podcast, Dennis Pethers speaks about the multiplications factors of the craveable church. God is all about multiplication and wants his church to be too. Find out the 'what' when it comes to multiplying disciples and churches. It's not as difficult as you might think.

In this 2012 Exponential podcast, Ron Edmonson speaks about the movements of the craveable church. Movements are more than just a Sunday service, they're what happens when people and churches move through the mission matrix of disciple making and begin to produce disciples and churches themselves. That's how towns, cities, communities, and the world are changed. In this session, you'll find out what it takes for your church to raise up disciples that start movements.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, Jon Ferguson and Brian Moll talk about the need to unlearn church planting and the 5 lessons you must learn to help urbanites find their way back to God.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, Larry Grays talks about the rebuild initiative. Some of the greatest needs in church planter training are in the areas of urban church planting theology, philosophy and methodology. This session will unpack the five-fold strategy of The Rebuild Initiative's approach to planting and relaunching healthy urban churches.

In this interview, Exponential President Dave Ferguson discusses the premise and potential impact of his eBook (with Jon Ferguson and Tim Sutherland) Discover Your Mission Now!: Five Simple Practices to Change Your World.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, Jo Saxton speaks on how to launch missional communities. If you're interested in learning the nuts-and-bolts of launching, sustaining, growing and multiplying Missional Communities, this is the workshop for you. While it will start with theology and theory, the goal is for people to walk away feeling more equipped in doing Missional Communities in real life.

Jim Putman is the founding pastor of Real Life Ministries, one of the largest, fastest growing, and unique churches within the USA in the last 10 years. Building on the concept that discipleship is the core mission of the church, Jim will show how everything in a new church can be based upon a commitment to discipleship. In practical ways, Jim will tell the story of how they do it at Real Life Ministries. Alignment is a key concept which describes how every part of church life needs to focus upon, contribute to, and uphold discipleship. Alignment is making sure that everyone understands what the church is about, where it is going, and how it is getting there. Join Jim to learn how to plant a church and have everything aligned with discipleship.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, Artie Davis speaks about why making disciples is less about being told how and more about being told what. You'll find out what a disciple looks like and what to do to make them.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, Efrem Smith speaks on the post-black, post-white church. The local church must be both multi-ethnic and missional if it is to present a credible message of God's love for all people in an increasingly diverse society. The truth is you can't truly do one without the other! This workshop provides a biblical foundation and explores ministry models to gain insight on how the church can effectively respond to issues of race, ethnicity, class and justice, issues it will surely encounter, in the 21st century.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, Pete Scazerro speaks on having a emotionally healthy spirituality in a multi-ethnic church. New Life Fellowship Church, located in Queens, NYC, is one of the most multiracial, multi-ethnic churches in the United States. Planted in 1987 with a commitment to bridge racial, cultural and economic barriers, God led them to develop a radical spiritual formation paradigm that deeply transforms people's lives and creates a new culture under the lordship of Jesus. Pete Scazzero, the founder and senior pastor, will share hard lessons learned and key ingredients that made the miracle of New Life a reality.

Naeem Fazal, a Pakistani, was born and raised as a Muslim in Kuwait. After coming to the United States shortly after the Gulf war in 1992, he had a supernatural experience with Christ that changed the course of his life. In 2006, he planted Mosaic Church in Charlotte, NC. Mosaic is a young, creative, and diverse community of people, who cross cultural, generational, and socioeconomic lines. In this session Naeem will share about his unique background, as well as the essential element of congregational diversity.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, John Worcester speaks on how Jesus was a church planter. Follow His timeless, transferable practices today. Discover how alive the gospels are with practical church planting principles and methods. Look closely at Jesus, the apostle who builds the church, in Heb. 3:1-6.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, Greg Surratt talks about 3 questions to consider when thinking about the multi site plunge. Whether you are thinking multi-site or are already there and wondering, you won't want to miss this session that distills the do's and don't's into 3 basic questions. Multi-site pioneer downloads 10 years of learning into 3 basic principles.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, explore the latest models & approaches for multi-site churches with Greg Ligon.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, JR Lee talks about protecting your marriage and family while planting a church. How to Protect your Marriage and Family While Planting a Church: Throughout your life, hundreds, maybe thousands of people are going to call you Pastor. The most important people that you are called to lead do not live somewhere in your community. They live in your house. With an unlimited supply of needs and opportunities begging for our attention, it's vital that we learn how to protect our marriage and our family. You must decide who gets your best day in and day out. The choice is up to you. Choose wisely.

In this Exponential 2012 podcast, Brandon Hatmaker speaks on how most of us want Missional/Incarnational Communities that are truly focused on mission, but many of us don't know where to start. Brandon will take you through ten steps that build biblical faith community (inward) through engaging the needs in a Community (outward).