The Exponential: How to Accomplish the Jesus Mission
Written by Dave Ferguson and Jon Ferguson
Narrated by Patrick Lawlor
4/5
()
About this audiobook
A tried-and-true classic in dynamic ministry growth, church building, and discipleship momentum.
From professional church-planters Dave and Jon Ferguson comes the anchor book in the Exponential Series—envisioning new and practical methods of building churches, communities, and organizations on the cornerstone of Christ.
Many of today's Christians consider the missional challenge of Jesus—feed the hungry, comfort the lonely, bring people to God's Word—as inspirational but not something achievable. Or they've heard the challenge of Jesus and are frustrated with how little they've done. Jesus gave his followers this mission because he wants them to hear it, be inspired, and then actually do it. And it is possible.
Exponential lays out a concise and effective reproducing strategy, giving practical steps and case studies as you follow the growth of a church movement through four mains stages:
- The initial navigation of ministry image, set-up, and gradual growth.
- The gathering of a community around a cause and the conversations that take place at this point.
- The reproduction of communities into multisite growth and wider impact.
- The infrastructure and networking of large missional movements and how to stay focused on the bedrock of the Gospel.
Weaved throughout this book is the amazing story of Community Christian Church, which was started by five friends who used these reproducing strategies to grow one of the most influential churches in the U.S. and develop a network of reproducing churches.
Exponential is designed to help Christian leaders, groups, teams, churches, and networks experience rapid and spiritually healthy growth.
Dave Ferguson
Dave Ferguson is a spiritual entrepreneur and the lead pastor of Community Christian Church, an innovative multi-site 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.
More audiobooks from Dave Ferguson
BLESS: 5 Everyday Ways to Love Your Neighbor and Change the World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Finding Your Way Back to God: Five Awakenings to Your New Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related to The Exponential
Titles in the series (100)
Once Upon a Prince: A Royal Happily Ever After Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dark Power Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Even Now Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Farraday Road Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vanished Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5If I Run Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Treason Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Memory Jar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Never Again Good-Bye Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thunder in the Morning Calm Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Detained Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Seasons Under Heaven Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Edge of Apocalypse: A Joshua Jordan Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Whisper Her Name Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Books of the Bible Audio Bible - New International Version, NIV: Covenant History: Discover the Origins of God's People Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Lady’s Honor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Evidence of Mercy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coming Home: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mountains of Grace Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Daisy Chain: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hostage in Havana Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Bake Shop Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Intervention Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Simply Brewed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Truth Stained Lies Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Bookseller’s Promise Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5London Art Chase Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mixed Bags Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Private Justice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Day of War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related audiobooks
The Big Idea: Focus the Message---Multiply the Impact Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Viral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Multiplying Church: The New Math for Starting New Churches Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sticky Church Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Future Church: 7 Laws of Real Church Growth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Leading Small Groups That Thrive: Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5AND: The Gathered and Scattered Church Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Liquid Church: 6 Powerful Currents to Saturate Your City for Christ Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Quit Pastoring Your Church Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Connecting Church: Beyond Small Groups to Authentic Community Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5To Transform a City: Whole Church, Whole Gospel, Whole City Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Disciple Maker's Handbook: Seven Elements of a Discipleship Lifestyle Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Honest Guide to Church Planting: What No One Ever Tells You about Planting and Leading a New Church Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lost Art of Disciple Making Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Church Plantology: Audio Lectures: The Art and Science of Planting Churches Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Servolution: Starting a Church Revolution through Serving Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Replicate: How to Create a Culture of Disciple-Making Right Where You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hybrid Church: The Fusion of Intimacy and Impact Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ethnic Blends: Mixing Diversity into Your Local Church Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fan the Flame: Audio Lectures: Let Jesus Renew Your Calling and Revive Your Church Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Life on Mission: Joining the Everyday Mission of God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5For the City: Proclaiming and Living Out the Gospel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Discipleship that Fits: The Five Kinds of Relationships God Uses to Help Us Grow Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Revive Evangelism: 7 Vital Shifts in How We Share Our Faith Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Move: What 1000 Churches Reveal about Spiritual Growth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5MultiChurch: Exploring the Future of Multisite Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Christianity For You
Mere Christianity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 5 Love Languages Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Divorce Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries: When To Say Yes, How to Say No Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Grief Observed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Holy Bible in Audio - King James Version: The Complete Old & New Testament Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cost of Discipleship Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Return of the Gods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Boundaries in Marriage: Understanding the Choices That Make or Break Loving Relationships Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book of Enoch Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Exponential
13 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a refreshing and applicable, most of the times, book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A how-to manual for starting a missional church movement, Exponential offers a practical guide for reproducing leaders, churches, and networks of churches. Reproduction must be an intentional and systematic effort built into the DNA of a church. Relying on their experiences at Community Christian Church and NewThing, the Ferguson brothers provide an inspiring and useful examination of what makes movements move. A+