Darrian Graves – Mobilizing New Leaders

Darrian Graves: Mobilizing a Movement One Leader at a Time Darrian Graves didn’t set out to be a pastor. He...

5 Questions Pastors Are Really Asking About AI in Ministry and the Honest Answers to Each

Most pastors are past the “should I even try this” phase. They are in the messier middle: using AI regularly,...

Why Plant Entrepreneurs

Twenty years ago, Tim Keller called the church to plant new congregations. The next call is here. In February 2002,...

Become Who You Are

In preparation for an upcoming staff retreat, our Executive Pastor asked us to send her our StrengthsFinder results. If you’re...

All Sabbaticals Are Not Created Equal

Summer has a way of exposing what ministry has been doing to our souls. For many leaders summer becomes the...

Church Development Network

Exponential NEXT Ventures has supported and funded more than 70 innovative projects over the past six years. Each year, we...

The Antioch Mandate: Rediscovering the Church as a Relational Sending Network

Something is shifting in the church. Most pastors and church leaders can feel it, even if they struggle to name...

4 Realities We Can’t Ignore About the Next Generation

I was recently asked to share with a group of youth workers about the “challenges and opportunities” facing the next...

What the Kingdom of God is Like

When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He was not calling them to passive contemplation but to active participation in...

3 Things Every Pastor Assumed About AI That Turned Out to Be Wrong

Most pastors who resist AI have a specific picture in their head: A chatbot cranking out generic content. Cold, impersonal,...

The Digital Table

The dining table, coffee table, kitchen island, breakfast nook, and picnic table are cultural landmarks representing community, dialogue, and discovery....

Sacred Gifts Women Bring in Leadership

There is a quiet revolution happening in leadership. Women are at the forefront of this revolution. It’s not loud. It...