WE'RE BREAKING RECORDS AT EXPONENTIAL WEST! 🎉 More leaders than ever are joining us this year, and only a few spots remain! 📍 WEST | October 27–29 | Castro Valley, CA Can't make it to West? Central is filling up, too! 🙌 📍 CENTRAL | November 10–12 | Naperville, IL Don't miss your chance to be in the room, grow as a leader, and multiply your impact! 🎟️ Register TODAY at exponential.org/events

After more than 30 years of church planting, what would Dave Ferguson do differently if he were starting again? He wouldn’t simply plant a church. He’d design from day one for that church to become a church of churches. In his latest article, Dave shares what he’s learned about building multiplication into the DNA from the beginning... from measuring who gets activated and sent to developing leaders who develop leaders and creating churches designed to reproduce. Swipe through to see what he’d do differently, then read If I Were Planting a Church Again, I’d Start with a Church of Churches at exponential.org/articles.

What if making disciples was simpler than we think? In our latest podcast episode, Peyton Jones of Discipology and Patrick Linnell of Grace Bomb explore what it looks like to move discipleship beyond Sunday and into everyday life. From simple acts of kindness to living out Scripture, they remind us that you don't need a platform, a title, or a complicated program to participate in God's mission. Sometimes it starts with ordinary people realizing, “I can actually do this.” 🎧 Listen to Discipleship Ordinary People Can Live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or at exponential.org/next-podcast…. Watch the full conversation on our YouTube channel!

Behind every innovative idea is a leader willing to take a risk. 🙌 Meet Austin Rockwell of Kamp Love, one of our 2026 NEXT Ventures Shark Tank grant recipients! Hear what being part of Shark Tank meant to Austin and his ministry. This year, we invested $103,000 across 12 innovative ministries, helping leaders bring new ideas to life and reach more people with the Gospel. And we want to keep investing in what's next! Your generosity helps make stories like Austin's possible. Join us in championing the next generation of pioneering leaders. Give today at exponential.org/give!

ONE WEEK until Exponential West! 🙌 We can't wait to gather with church leaders in Castro Valley for three days of encouragement, connection, and practical equipping! There's still time to join us at BOTH National Conferences! 👀 📍 WEST | October 27–29 | Castro Valley, CA 📍 CENTRAL | November 10–12 | Naperville, IL Grab your ticket at exponential.org/events!

What helps a pastor finish well? We often talk about the personal disciplines that sustain healthy leadership—prayer, Sabbath, Scripture, rest. But in this article, Tara Korpi asks us to consider another important question: Who surrounds the leader? Healthy leaders need people who will tell them the truth, share real authority, bring different gifts, know the person beneath the title, and help carry the mission forward. Because no leader was meant to carry the weight of ministry alone. Swipe through, then read Beyond the Practices of Faithful Leaders at exponential.org/articles.

Stop what you’re doing and RUN! 🏃💨 …to get your ticket to Exponential National Conference. 👀 Join us this fall for powerful main sessions, practical workshops, worship, and time with leaders who are ready to multiply what God is doing through their lives and churches. 🎟️ Grab your ticket at exponential.org/events

Missed our latest Multiplier Webinar? You can now watch it FREE and on demand! 🙌 J.D. Greear + Dave Ferguson sit down to tackle an important question: Are we making disciples... or disciple-makers? Together, they unpack what it looks like to move from information to transformation, good intentions to reproducible obedience, and discipleship activity to multiplication. Watch now at exponential.org/webinars

What if what we call “urban ministry” is simply… ministry? In this Urban Missions NEXT article, James Hobson explores why many Black Christians don’t see urban ministry as a specialized calling or strategy... it’s simply ministry happening in the communities they call home. And he challenges leaders to consider whose voices we’re learning from, approach communities with humility, and recognize the people God was already using long before we arrived. Swipe through, then read Why Most Black Christians Don’t Say Urban Ministry at exponential.org/articles.

What if technology could help us remove some of the barriers that have been getting in the way of ministry? In our latest podcast episode, Aidan Britnell of Kaleo AI and James Donley of OneChurch.io join Tom Planck to talk about what that can actually look like... from helping people participate across language barriers to connecting churches around prayer and mission. Technology isn’t the mission, and it can’t replace real relationships. But it can help the Church work together in new ways. 🎧 Listen to Technology That Removes Barriers wherever you get your podcasts or at exponential.org/next-podcast

What if your ministry’s next breakthrough isn’t waiting on a new idea... but a new version of you? In this Innovation NEXT article, Tom Planck explores how different seasons of ministry require different versions of the same called leader. The calling may remain the same, but a new season will always require something new from us. What version of you does this season need? Read “A New Version of You” at exponential.org/articles.

Happy Birthday to our CEO, President & Co-Founder, Dave Ferguson!🎉 We’re so grateful for your love for Jesus and your family, your heart for people, and your passion for seeing healthy leaders multiply healthy disciples, leaders, churches, and movements. Thanks for the way you continue to lead, encourage, and champion others. We hope you have the best day, Dave! Join us in the comments to wish Dave a happy birthday!