Posts tagged ‘Exponential Series’

7 February, 2012

Stories of Sifted: New Devos just for Ministry Leaders

by Andrew Rogers

I blogged recently on the upcoming Exponential Conference. The theme for this conference is “Sifted.” It’s taken from the verses found in Luke 22:31-32:

31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” (NIV)

Stories of Sifted logoIn preparation for the conference the folks at Exponential have put together a series of 20 devotionals written for ministry leaders, by ministry leaders. They are calling it “20 Leaders in 20 days” and it can be found on their “Stories of Sifted” web page. The full list of contributors can be found here. The list includes Hugh Halter, Geoff Surratt, Michelle Wegner, and a number of other recognizable names and new names.

I’ve read two stories so far: Peter’s (as in, the apostle Peter); and Alex Absalom’s (church planter from the UK).

30 January, 2012

Francis Chan on being “Sifted”

by Andrew Rogers

Have you been to the annual Exponential Conference? It’s held every April in Orlando, Fl. I’ve attended in 2009 and 2011 and am gearing up for going again this year. The theme of the 2012 conference is “Sifted” as it is used by the Lord in Luke 22:31-31:

“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

The idea is that God allows sifting to take place in the lives of his ministry leaders. Some say he doesn’t just allow it, he intentionally sifts his leaders. Here’s a video from Francis Chan explaining the concept in more detail.

One quote in this video has got me thinking. It’s near the beginning. Chan says, “it really is over the years that God humbles you, he uh, sometimes even humiliates you. But it’s all for a good cause. It’s all about building you up.”

23 September, 2011

The AND Conference, Brandon Hatmaker, and Granger Community Church

by Andrew Rogers

Today I’m hanging out at day 2 of the AND Conference. A couple of great things have happened today:

1) Barefoot Church was exclusively released! By that, I mean, we begged, pleaded, cajoled, and bribed our printer to ship us advanced copies of the book. Though they didn’t arrive on day 1 of the conference (a serious bummer) they did arrive at 8:30am on day 2 (a serious bonus!). There was a group of people hanging out at the booth as soon as we opened to get copies. Here’s a quick pic of Brandon Hatmaker with his new book – an incredible moment for any author!

Barefoot Church, Austin New Church, Missio, Jen Hatmaker

2) I got to hear Rob Wegner and Jack MacGruder discuss “Glorious Failures: Risk, Experimentation and Victory in Community Development Through Transformational Partnerships.” It was a great talk detailing how they have effectively served their local community, Monroe Center, with a missional mindset. The talk brought a lot of clarity for me to the “missional” conversation. You’ll be hearing more about these two on this blog in the future…(I don’t have a pic of this talk because I thought the flash photography would be rude…so, please enjoy the church sign.)

Granger Community Church

3) I got hang out with a lot of Zondervan readers and a few bloggers. I love when I’m at a conference and someone walks up to me and says “Hey, we’ve emailed each other, I’m ________.” There’s nothing like putting a face to a name and getting to connect with real people. Sometimes life feels like nothing but a flurry of emails. I’ve really enjoyed chatting with different folks today.

Exponential Series, Alan Hirsch, Dave Ferguson

The Zondervan booth at the AND Conference

11 July, 2011

The “On the Verge” Blog Tour

by Andrew Rogers

Alan Hirsch, Dave Ferguson, exponentialAll this week bloggers will be posting their reviews of Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson’s On the Verge: A Journey into the Apostolic Future of the Church. I’ll be keeping a list right here of all of the participating blogs. I encourage you to read a few reviews and join the discussion!

THE BLOG TOUR
Philip Watkins
My World

Your Daily Strength
Simul Iustus Et Peccator
outWORD
Sojourning Spiritually
Against Nothingness
Mark Howell Live
The Squirrel Factor
Mobilizing Students Mission
Chris Blackstone
A Faith that Risks
Step Up to the Call
Tom Farr’s Blog
Ministry Matters
My World
Sidewalk Theologian
Your Daily Strength
Christian Humanist
The Heart of One
From The Outside Looking In
See Through
Revitalize Your Church
The Burner
Kingdom Life
Borrowed Light
You See Kids…

28 June, 2011

On the Verge – Imagination

by Andrew Rogers

Over the last week or so I’ve been sending out a lot of copies of On the Verge in preparation for the upcoming blog tour. I’m really looking forward to how people react to this book. It’s a book that Mark Batterson said, “Will make you rethink the way you lead…” Craig Groeschel called it, “pace-setting,” and said it will “change your paradigm.” Check out this video from Alan and Dave in which they discuss these ideas – rethinking, paradigm-shifting ideas.

27 June, 2011

On the Verge Blog Tour – Special note for Canadians

by Andrew Rogers

I just wanted to let all of the Canadian members of theOn the Verge Blog Tour know that your books are shipping today! Because of the recent strike your books had not yet shipped. Glad to hear things are back on the up and up for you all. Look for On the Verge in your mail box soon.

16 June, 2011

“On the Verge” Blog Tour Sign Up

by Andrew Rogers

Alan Hirsch, Dave Ferguson, exponentialJuly 11-15 I’ll be hosting a blog tour for On the Verge: A Journey into the Apostolic Future of the Church by Alan Hirsch and Dave Ferguson. Our blog tour rules are the same as always:  1) Sign up and agree to posting a review on your blog and on Amazon during the tour week [The blog tour is full. Sorry! Sign up is now closed.] 2) we send you a free copy of On the Verge.

On the Verge is a part of the Exponential Series – a series of books dedicating to telling the reproducing church story. Exponential series books equip church planters with practical steps and innovate ideas to plant churches, and to multiply their ministries. On the Verge casts a prophetic vision for leaders in the church, calling us to return to our apostolic faith with a fresh vision for the future. (read a sample)

Dave and Alan were key speakers at the 2011 Exponential Conference earlier this spring. If you missed the conference, here a clip that gives you a taste of what it means to be “on the verge.”

Sign up here for the blog tour and I’ll send you a book! Also, be sure to follow On the Verge on Twitter!

16 June, 2011

Hangin’ out in Dallas: 1 of 2

by Andrew Rogers

This week I got to head to the Big D to spend some time with our friends and publishing partners, Leadership Network. They’re located in downtown Dallas. Had we stayed one day longer we would’ve seen the parade for the Dallas Mavericks. But alas, our time in the D was too short…

While we were there we spent time discussing the Exponential Series and the Leadership Network Innovation Series. Our brain trust met in one of the coolest rooms I’ve been in that side of the ’ole Mississip’ – The Innovation Lab.

Innovation Lab, Leadership Network

Complete with slinkies, bean bags, and enough marker boards to supply a thousand elementary schools, The Innovation Lab is truly a unique, creative space. It also included magnetic walls and is connected to a full service kitchen.

Innovation Lab, Leadership Netwrok

(My pictures here really don’t do it justice.) I asked Greg Ligon and Stephanie Plagens to explain what goes on inside the Innovation Lab when they’re not entertaining publishers…and after a short tour they showed me this video. (And perhaps you’ll see more of the lab too…)

Thanks to the LN team for hosting us!

25 April, 2011

Darrin Patrick & Matt Carter video “For the City”

by Andrew Rogers

Here’s one the newest books in the Exponential Series, Darrin Patrick (Church Planter) and Matt Carter. It’s releasing this week at the Exponential Conference. Check it out!

Here’s a brief explanation of the book:Darrin Patrick, Matt Carter

Within ten years, nine out of ten people will claim “no religious affiliation.” Many of these people will live in urban areas. Church leaders must learn how to effectively engage in ministry with this urban core, a group that includes both the poor and marginalized as well as the wealthy and influential. This book will guide readers in developing a philosophy of ministry that can lead to restoration and renewal in their city.

8 December, 2010

Take the “Bob Roberts Jr.” Quiz!

by Andrew Rogers
Transformation by Bob Roberts Jr.

The new look

Transformation: Discipleship that Turns Lives, Churches, and the World Upside Down, by Bob Roberts Jr., is the third book in the Exponential Series. (Read a sample here.) It recently got a face lift and went to softcover. To celebrate we thought it might be fun to put together a little quiz on the book, and on Bob Roberts Jr. in general.  

Everyone who gets 100% on the quiz gets a free copy! (Unless that’s literally everyone, in which case we’ll just giveaway ten copies randomly.) (And if you have never read Transformation, don’t worry, you can likely still get 100%.) 

TAKE THE QUIZ 

Transformation by Bob Roberts Jr._old cover
The old look

If you don’t win a copy of the book with this quiz, however, all is not lost. Transformation is 35% OFF with Free shipping at www.zondervan.com December 8-9 only.

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