The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast CNLP 169 | Dave Ferguson on the Future of Church Growth and the Rapid Multiplication of Church Leaders and Churches
Dec 5, 2017
Dave Ferguson, lead pastor and church network leader who helps reproduce churches and leaders. He talks about what multiplying churches really means and why new churches drive growth. He contrasts multisite with multi-generation planting and outlines practices that create more leaders. He also looks at global trends, economical microchurch models, and a new scorecard for measuring success.
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Make Multiplication Your Strategic Metric
- Aim for multiplication, not just growth, by training leaders to start churches and campuses across generations.
- Exponential's 4-to-10 mission targets raising reproducing churches from 4% to 10% to create a tipping point for movement.
Small Church Sold Building To Fund Planting
- Naperville Christian Church chose to sell their building and fund church planting instead of clinging to longevity.
- Elders decided legacy mattered more than keeping a small congregation alive, investing property value into kingdom impact.
Daily RPMS Journal To Prevent Leadership Drift
- Use a daily four-area self-check (Relational, Physical, Mental, Spiritual) to prevent drift and reproduce healthy leadership.
- Dave grades himself 1–10 in each domain in a journal (RPMS) then re-centers at five to avoid bias.