Is your church plant built for disciple making? — The North American model of church is not based upon disciple making, but that can be changed in a new church plant. Join Bobby and Paul as they describe how to plant new churches with disciple making DNA. — Welcome to One Eighty, welcome to Disciple-Making. Over the next 8 weeks, we will be turning our focus to creating a discipleship culture as we look ahead to our 2024 Global Exponential Conference March 4-7th. This podcast is one of several w...
Dec 05, 2023•53 min
Discipleship MUST always be guided by good theology. — On this episode join Bobby and Carl as they explore why it’s more important now than ever to have good theology. They will talk about practical tools the local church needs in this cultural moment. — Welcome to One Eighty, welcome to Disciple-Making. Over the next 8 weeks, we will be turning our focus to creating a discipleship culture as we look ahead to our 2024 Global Exponential Conference March 4-7th. This podcast is one of several work...
Nov 20, 2023•40 min
Welcome to One Eighty, welcome to Discipleship. Over the next 8 weeks, we will be turning our focus to creating a discipleship culture as we look ahead to our 2024 Global Exponential Conference March 4-7th. — On this episode we are talking about how Jesus’ style of evangelism always led folks to follow Him. So many times we try to separate evangelism and discipleship. That leaves us with weak Christians and an even weaker church. Walk with us through the exploration of the Master’s plan for evan...
Nov 08, 2023•37 min
Are your members equipped for the personal mission? Many of us tried turning our churches into evangelistic “fishing ponds.” That didn’t work. We taught our members to invite others to church instead of equipping them to go and make disciples. So, let’s turn our equip our members as “spiritual archaeologists” uncovering treasure in the people around them. The goal is to embolden ordinary Christ-followers to enter and explore friendships among the 70 percent of Americans no longer interested in C...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Dive into a live Q&A session with Faith Eury Cho, Albert Tate and Aaron & Hannah Barnett as they unpack some keys to an evangelism culture and why evangelism is not a Lost Cause. Evangelism Series // Week 4 Speakers: Faith Eury Cho, Albert Tate, Aaron & Hannah Barnett — This podcast is one of several workshops from Exponential’s Global 2023 Conference in Orlando. You can grab the Evangelism Resource Kit for this workshop and more to train you and your team: https://multiplication.org...
Oct 24, 2023•54 min
“Gospel” literally means “good news” … but if you ask many people in our increasingly pluralist and secular world, Christians who claim it as our central truth are less and less associated with anything resembling “good news”! This workshop will equip you in ways to share the gospel, in ways that sound like it’s truly good news again, especially to those in the next generation on whom the future of the church realize. We consider realities of our cultural moment, and how our changing mission fie...
Oct 16, 2023•56 min
Evangelism Series // Week 2 Deconstruction has long been the activity of young people inside and outside of the church. However, this new wave of deconstruction has unique challenges that are deeply sociological and theological. In this episode, Daniel Yang explains how church planting models from 1980-2020 are falling short in addressing this new wave of deconstruction but also why Gen-Zers represent hope, not just for new models, but also for how God is redeeming their deconstruction for the g...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Evangelism Series // Week 1 Dive deeper into the conversation of God’s Lost Cause with Dave Ferguson, Aaron Barnett and Hannah Barnett. • The Need for Reviving the Lost Cause: Problem: Evangelism has become a taboo word. Doing evangelism is seen as culturally inappropriate. Even many Christians feel like evangelism is wrong. But at the same time, […]
Oct 03, 2023•53 min
Is evangelism a lost cause in the American church? Why aren’t more Christians sharing the gospel? What evangelism methods are most effective in 2022 (and beyond)? Join us for a conversation with Exponential CEO Dave Ferguson and evangelism expert guest speakers. They’ll discuss answers to these questions alongside practical wisdom and actionable advice for leaders […]
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Be Empowered – Accelerate Your Vision in 2022 Episode #3: Forge America Empowering the Church for Missional Movement In this new season of (almost) post-Covid ecclesiology, we’re seeing pastors, church leaders, and planters struggle to find movement. Not only are congregants increasingly tired, mentally retreating, and instilling new rhythms in their life, but leaders are facing […]
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Be Empowered: Accelerate Your Vision in 2022 The Enneagram and Spiritual Practices: discern the best rhythms and disciplines to guide your personal formation and leadership. What if we used the Enneagram as more of a fluid tool toward spiritual maturity than a static personality assessment? Could we curate personalized practices that would allow for greater […]
Feb 16, 2022
Be Empowered – Accelerate Your Vision in 2022 Planting Churches in the Public Square that Impact the World As followers of Christ we have been called to make disciples and to bring life and hope to a world of decay, disease and death. The New Testament is a wonderful example to us of the kind […]
Feb 15, 2022
Missional Vibrancy and Financial Viability, Part 2 — Featured Guest: JAY MOON — Author and Professor of Evangelism & Church Planting and Director of the Office of Faith, Work, and Economics at Asbury Theological Seminary MARK DEYMAZ — A recognized leader in the Multi-ethnic Church Movement Host: BILL COUCHENOUR — Director of Learning Communities at […]
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Book Tour: In the Presence of Jesus: A 40-Day Guide to the Intimacy with God You’ve Always Wanted Featured Guests: PAUL BANE — Founder of Mindful Christianity MATT LITTON — Author and bestselling collaborative writer Host: Deb Walkemeyer — Co-Pastor of Light & Life Christian Fellowship in Long Beach, CA — In the stress, noise, […]
Dec 02, 2021•42 min
Book Tour — Unlikely Fighter — Featured Guest: GREG STIER — Greg is the founder of Dare 2 Share Ministries, a speaker, former pastor, church planter, and youth leader, as well as the author of numerous books. Host: PEYTON JONES — Peyton Jones is an author, church planter, leadership trainer, podcaster and writer. He also […]
Nov 24, 2021
Book Tour: Missional Vibrancy and Financial Viability — Featured Guest: JAY MOON — Author and Professor of Evangelism & Church Planting and Director of the Office of Faith, Work, and Economics at Asbury Theological Seminary Host: BILL COUCHENOUR — Director of Learning Communities at Exponential, he provides strategic and operational oversight of Exponential’s R&D and […]
Nov 15, 2021
Is your church digital presence relevant? Making your presence known the right way… Helpful insight for how to have an effective digital presence can be overwhelming to find these days with so many approaches and products available for church leaders. You need real world applications with practical advice for your new or existing churches as […]
Nov 12, 2021
Starting a church is a daunting task. But starting a “Church of House Churches” has elevated challenges, as there are few examples clearly available, and the ideology is culturally new in the western church. In this episode, we discuss the steps to take as you begin a church consisting of house churches, and the non-negotiable […]
Nov 11, 2021
Pursuit Live Church was birthed out of the truth that God leaves no one out. He loves, accepts, and welcomes everyone. He has given us technology as a gift to reach every corner of the world with the message and hope of Jesus. Since its inception in 2017, PCL has grown to nearly 16,000 followers […]
Nov 11, 2021
Mobilizing Missional Disciples Reimagine: Planting New Expressions of the Church Led by Everyday People Costing Zero Dollars New, fresh and dynamic expressions of church that live out new paradigms, seek justice, and mobilize missionaries in everyday life are popping up like weeds growing through the cracks of concrete sidewalks. However, because they are small […]
Nov 04, 2021
Podcast — Improv Leadership How to Lead Well in Every Moment It’s time to improvise. Featured Guests STAN ENDICOTT – Stan is co-founder and chief cultural officer at Slingshot Group. DAVID A MILLER – David is currently the Chief People and Product Officer at Novus Global. — Anyone who’s learned the basics of an instrument […]
Nov 03, 2021
The Revolutionary Disciple Is It Time for Another Revolution? Featured Guests: JIM PUTMAN – Jim is the senior pastor of Real Life Ministries in Post Falls, Idaho. CHAD HARRINGTON — Chad is the owner of Harrington Interactive Media. — Seismic culture shifts leave Christians wondering how to effect lasting change. While the Bible calls disciples […]
Nov 02, 2021
Mobilizing Missional Disciples Remission — Moving a congregation of members to a community of missionaries There’s never been a more important time to mobilize the people of God in the everyday spaces of life. So how then do we take a congregation of members and see them transformed into a community of missionaries? How […]
Nov 01, 2021
Church leaders clearly understand that creating a context for discipleship is our primary calling. Yet it seems many churches struggle to accomplish this clear calling. Some consider size as a predominant factor in the ability of a church to accomplish its discipleship calling. Yet, the first church initiated by the Holy Spirit was immediately comprised […]
Oct 29, 2021
Can a mega church be predominately lay led? Many mega church pastors love the idea of a simple church with empowered lay pastoral leadership. Yet, transitioning a large and existing church may seem impossible. In this episode, we will discuss steps mega churches have taken to transition their church into identified, empowered, entrusted lay pastoral […]
Oct 28, 2021
Cracking the Code of 21st Century Ministry Episode 12 — Reactivate Spiritual Dependency Are you listening to the Holy Spirit’s leading on all aspects of ministry? As pastors, we know when we are lead by the Holy Spirit in our ministry sinners are set free, marriages are restored, and disciples are made. But leading a […]
Oct 27, 2021
Cracking the Code of 21st Century Ministry Episode 11 — Recommit to Multiplication Multiplication was embedded into the lifestyle of the Early Church. For the earliest believers, multiplication was as natural as breathing. The way it happened was simple and easily transferable to the 21st-century reality. Disciples made disciples. Leaders made leaders. Church made churches. […]
Oct 26, 2021
Cracking the Code of 21st Century Ministry Episode 10 — Reconsider Core Values As leaders, we often use “multi” words to describe what we want our congregation to look like — multicultural, multi-generational, multi-ethnic. And, we’re motivated to use all of these “multi” words in our core values — because we want to look like […]
Oct 25, 2021
Together Again Episode 4 — Together We Are the Answer to Jesus’ Prayer Featured Guest — GRANT SKELDON, Next Gen Director for Q Ideas Host — CHAD CLARKSON, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Houston Church Planting Network Jesus’ last prayer is recorded in John 17:20-21, and it was for us to be one “Together.” […]
Oct 05, 2021
Book Tour — When the Universe Cracks Living as God’s People in Times of Crisis When the Universe Cracks is a sweeping, multifaceted look at the role of crisis in the life of faith from an esteemed gathering of pastors, faith leaders, and experts. You’ll find honest and realistic reflections to help you navigate a present trouble […]
Oct 04, 2021
