Exponential NEXT Podcast

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 38 Series: Snapshots of Innovation In this episode, we have a conversation with Drew Cline, a pastor and church planter in Little Rock, AR that successfully relaunched a historic legacy church and is now reinventing the ministry once again through South City 2.0/317 Coffee & Cafe. We also hear from Joel Lutz, Executive Director of mosaiXmultiply, an organizatio...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 37 Series: Snapshots of Innovation In this episode, we chat with Jordan Bochinski, one of the founders of the Collide Conference now reaching thousands of young adults in Canada. Jordan shares his story of revival and life transformation in this post-Christian country. We then talk with Emilee Westervelt, Executive Director of The Lovely Project, a non-profit empow...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 36 Series: Snapshots of Innovation In this episode, we begin with an interview with Greg Atkinson, founder of EntreChurch, a ministry that helps pastors and churches rethink missional engagement by starting and supporting local businesses. We then hear the story of Carl Johnson, an entrepreneurial pastor in St. Paul, MN, who has a passion to “vigorously plant...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 35 Series: Snapshots of Innovation In our second episode of this series, we feature Victor Glover, CEO of Fathers on the Move, an organization empowering formerly incarcerated men to lead their families and churches on purpose. We will also learn from Akram Hadeed, an app developer and the founder of Streets of Prayer, whose audacious dream is to cover every street...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 34 Series: Snapshots of Innovation In our first episode, we will feature Josh Dotzler, CEO of Abide Ministries in Omaha, Nebraska. Josh is pioneering a new approach to cultivating God’s presence in the city by purchasing and renovating distressed homes and then placing families to reach their neighborhoods for Christ through Lighthouse Project. Our second con...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 33 Series: Becoming a Future-Ready Church Church leaders will need to learn how to embrace the many modes of church and work collaboratively with others to transform a community. In the first half of this episode, co-authors Daniel Yang, Warren Bird and Adelle Banks discuss models that range from mega to micro — and some that are both. As the conversation con...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 32 Series: Becoming a Future-Ready Church This episode opens up with a discussion between Warren Bird, Daniel Yang, and Adelle Banks, co-authors of the upcoming book Becoming a Future-Ready Church . The co-authors talk about how the role of race and ethnicity will become strongly linked to how God will use the Gospel to bless every “tribe and language and people an...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 31 Series: Becoming a Future-Ready Church This episode kicks off with Adelle Banks engaging in a conversation with Rosario “Roz” Picardo, founding pastor and co-pastor of Mosaic Church. Their discussion focuses on the idea that churches must develop a new depth of hospitality—far more than an usher’s welcome or a cup of coffee after worship. The episode continues w...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 30 Series: Becoming a Future-Ready Church In the first part of this episode, Adelle Banks talks to Carl Johnson, Lead Pastor of Faith City Church. They discuss how family life is changing, specifically engaging the social factors that disrupt traditional family life. Faith City Church is spotlighted. As we continue with this episode, Warren Bird, Daniel Yang, and A...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 29 Series: Becoming a Future-Ready Church In the first half of this episode, co-authors Warren Bird, Daniel Yang and Adelle Banks share about who they are, why they wrote the book, Becoming a Future-Ready Church , the large trends that they are writing about, and why it matters for church leaders. In the second half of the episode, the co-authors discuss how church...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 28 Series: The Future of Multiplication What are some new and innovative ways to reach people right in your own community? Molly Soderstrom and Scott Woller join us to talk about how they are planting churches through innovative approaches that are reaching and discipling people in their own neighborhoods. Molly and Scott also share some of their biggest challenges...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 27 Series: The Future of Multiplication How do you leverage digital spaces to reach more people for the Kingdom? Mark Lutz and Michael Uzdavines join us in this episode to discuss how church multiplication is happening in the digital space. They provide their insights into why it is important for leaders to consider digital as a part of their strategy now and in th...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 26 Series: The Future of Multiplication Multi-ethnic church planting is, and will be, playing a huge role in church multiplication. In this episode, we are joined by Len Tang and Mark DeYmaz who are both engaged in multi-ethnic church planting. Along with sharing their knowledge and experience about this approach, they also discuss the challenges faced by multi-eth...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 25 Series: The Future of Multiplication Are there spaces and places where church planting is happening that you have not even thought about? We are joined by Troy Evans and Ryan Hill, two practitioners who are engaged in planting churches in places that would be considered off the beaten path. Troy and Ryan share their experiences in their church planting contexts...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 24 Series: The Future of Multiplication What is multisite and what does it look like to do multisite church planting? Joining us in this episode are Jim Tomberlin and Ken Primeau. They share their insight and experience on how multisite church contributes to church multiplication. Jim and Ken answer questions like… “Why multisite?”, “How do...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 23 Series: The Future of Multiplication In this episode, Hugh Halter and Taylor McCall sit down with us to discuss what it means to do church planting as an ecosystem. Hugh and Taylor will share their personal journeys and what sparked their vision toward church planting as an ecosystem. We will walk through the reasons why church as an ecosystem will be a key part...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 22 Series: The Future of Multiplication What is the data telling us? In this kickoff to our Future of Multiplication Series, we have a conversation with Warren Bird, Senior Vice President of Research and Equipping for ECFA (the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability). Together we discuss what the data is telling us right now that will ultimately affect th...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 21 Series: Candid Conversations About Women and the Church In this conversation with Juliet, Sue and Janet dive into her challenges as a wife, mother, and church planter and the balancing act that can be in everyday life. Juliet inspires with her words and is honest about her journey.   Hosts: Sue Ferguson-Women NEXT, Co-Director Janet McMahon-Women NEXT, Co-D...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 20 Series: Candid Conversations About Women and the Church Christine Caine joins Sue and Janet sharing how she found her way to Jesus while visiting a local church. After talking with women from around the world, Christine recognized a need for women to be inspired, encouraged, and supported in their calling. As a result, she created Propel, to help women fully liv...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 19 Series: Candid Conversations About Women and the Church In this episode, Sue and Janet have a conversation with Tara Beth Leach who finds her way, from a teenage girl preaching to the cornfields to her role as a Lead Pastor. Also featured in this episode is Aubrey Sampson who shares her journey of church planting and passion for all women to find their place in...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 18 Series: Candid Conversations About Women and the Church In this episode, Faith Eury Cho suggests that it is not our job to fight for the right to be heard and be seen. It is our job to speak and to serve, being heard and seen is God’s work over our lives. Join us for this rich conversation about how we respond as women when we don’t feel like things...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 17 Series: Candid Conversations About Women and the Church In this episode, Sue and Janet have a candid conversation with Tammy Dunahoo. From denominational leadership to a church planting network of women, Tammy shares what she has seen in her over 40 years of leadership in the Church. Hopeful for the future, Tammy gives a vision for why men and women working toge...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 16 Series: The Next Chapter for Leading Microchurch Networks In this conversation, Brian Johnson and Rob Wegner interview Joel Repic, who helps lead the Greenhouse Network in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Joel shares what the Greenhouse Network is discerning in this chapter of their story, specifically around codifying language and culture without burdening a movement w...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 15 Series: The Next Chapter for Leading Microchurch Networks In this episode of the Microchurch NEXT podcast, Rob Wegner and Brian Johnson interview Bobby Frazier who is part of leading The Syndicate, a network of disciple-making leaders and microchurches in Boise, ID. We discuss the next chapter for leading Microchurch networks and the unique formation story of Th...

Exponential NEXT Podcast Episode 14 Series: The Next Chapter for Leading Microchurch Networks In this conversation, Brian Johnson and Rob Wegner interview Taylor Rogers and Gabrielle Leonard, leaders of the Wildfire Network. They discuss the rise of microchurches and the origin story of the Wildfire Network. They also explore the challenges faced by the network, including disconnection and lack of...