Exponential 2027 is built around a simple but urgent conviction: the mission of God was never meant to be carried alone. In a cultural moment marked by loneliness, fragmentation, and leadership fatigue, this gathering calls leaders back to the way Jesus formed movements—not through isolated heroes, but through friends on mission.
This conference traces a clear arc. We begin by naming the quiet crisis of leading alone. We then recover the biblical vision of friendship as the engine of God’s mission. From there, we move into the practical reality of networks—how relational communities restore leaders and multiply impact. Finally, we cast a unifying vision for the 16% Mission as a shared calling that can only be fulfilled together.
Every year, more leaders say yes. For the past five years, registration has sold out…and last year, it was full by May. That’s not normal conference growth. That’s God drawing more leaders into a multiplication movement. And we’ve watched Him do more than we expected. And it made something clear:
We can’t keep asking people to wait outside the room when the mission is this urgent.
So in 2027, we’re doing something we’ve never done before.
Two Conferences.
One Week.
One Mission.
Conference Special Pricing
Individual ticket pricing. Pre-conference tickets sold separately for $69
Groups of 100+ get the best pricing and additional perks. Email us for more info.
We’re opening an Overflow Venue on-site in an Adjacent Auditorium. Overflow attendees will enjoy full access to:
For those who can’t join us in-person, the Digital Ticket is a powerful alternative that still connects leaders to the heartbeat of the conference. Benefits Include:
*You must have the name and contact information for the primary registrant to complete registration. If you are registering additional members of your team but are not yet sure of who will attend, simply enter “[email protected]” for the email address and “TBD” in the other fields for those additional registrations.
Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich graduated with a BA in pastoral ministry and theology from Nyack College. He went on to complete his Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. Rich is the author of 4 books, the award winning The Deeply Formed Life, Good and Beautiful and Kind, The Narrow Path and his most recent Waiting for Jesus. He and his wife, Rosie, have two beautiful children and reside in Long Island, NY. For more information, visit richvillodas.com and Instagram.com/richvillodas.
Moses Mukisa is the Lead Pastor of Worship Harvest Ministries, a global church-planting movement that has grown to over 200 churches in 11 countries, with more than 40,000 disciples actively engaged in over 4,000 Missional Communities. He has pioneered several transformational initiatives, including Harvest Institute for leadership development, Harvest Multipurpose Cooperative Society for economic empowerment, Harvest International Schools for values-based education, and Father’s Heart, which helps disadvantaged children access quality education and care.
Moses is deeply committed to equipping ministers and church leaders through the Pastors Mentorship Program, where senior pastors are trained to build healthy, growing churches, and Proclaim, a conference designed for leaders to thrive and create transformation. He is a prolific author of over ten books, including the award-winning Straight Forward Financial Growth, Essential Practices for Healthy Church Finances, The Principle and Practice of Honor, and Embracing Revival, among others.
He leads alongside his wife, Pastor Sarah, and they are blessed with three children.
Danielle lets Love lead her to inspire, challenge, provoke and disrupt the present, and to live the future now. Having lived in different cultures and contexts around the world she celebrates diversity and deeply longs for wrong things to be made right. Danielle practices following Jesus daily. This pursuit has led to exciting entrepreneurial exploits (like co-founding multiple charities and non-profits) and a whole host of failures (that we don’t as often talk about). All of this has convinced her of the deep need we all have for hope, faith, and love. Her deepest longing is to demonstrate what living that boundless life looks like.
Danielle has written six books (the latest is The Other Side of Hope), has a podcast called The Right Side Up (which recently celebrated half-a-million downloads), and speaks to people at events all over the world. Danielle leads Boundless Communications Inc. which launches creative exploits like Women Speakers Collective (liberating voices of women around the globe), IMBY (a tiny home movement IN MY BACKYARD), Brave Global (preventing human trafficking), Infinitum (a way of living deeply), and Hagar’s Voice (support and advocacy for survivors of abuse). Danielle lives in Vancouver, Canada with her three sons and husband Steve. Danielle loves getting outside, doing new things, physical adventures, and she can’t seem to turn down a free lunch.
Andres Spyker (Uruapan, Mexico), is the senior pastor of Másvida Church, a Christian church with a strong focus on the practical teaching of the Bible and a dynamic growth that has led him to plant locations in different cities in Mexico, the United States, Venezuela and Spain.
Andres’ greatest passion is to help people in their relationship with God and to develop leaders in every area of life. You can connect with his weekly messages through his television programs, podcasts and social networks.
In addition, he is the author of the books Predicación al Siguiente Nivel (Next Level
Preaching) on the art of communicating effectively and Solo Quiero Que Sepas (I Just Want You to Know) on marriage.
Andres is married to Kelly and they are the parents of three children: Jared, Lucas and Sofia.
Andrés Spyker (Morelia, México), es pastor principal de iglesia Másvida, una iglesia cristiana con un fuerte enfoque en la enseñanza práctica de la Biblia y un crecimiento dinámico que le ha llevado a plantar sedes en distintas ciudades de México, Estados Unidos, Venezuela y España.
La pasión más grande de Andrés es ayudar a las personas en su relación con Dios y desarrollar líderes en cada ámbito de la vida. Puedes conectarte con sus mensajes semanales a través de sus programas de televisión, podcasts y redes sociales.
Además, es autor de los libros Predicación al Siguiente Nivel sobre el arte de comunicar con eficacia y Solo Quiero Que Sepas sobre matrimonio.
Andrés está casado con Kelly y son padres de tres hijos: Jared, Lucas y Sofía
J.D. Greear is the pastor of The Summit Church, in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Under Pastor J.D.’s leadership, the Summit has grown from a plateaued church of 300 to one of over 13,000. Pastor J.D. has led the Summit in a bold vision to plant one thousand new churches by the year 2050. So far, Summit has planted over 700 churches and sent over 2,000 church members to be part of those church plants, including 744 members who have been sent internationally.
Pastor J.D. Greear has authored several books, including Everyday Revolutionary (2025), 12 Truths and a Lie (2023), Essential Christianity (2023), Just Ask (2021), What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? (2020), Searching for Christmas (2020), Above All (2019), Not God Enough (2018), Gaining by Losing (2015), Gospel (2011), Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart (2013), and Jesus, Continued… (2014). He also hosts Summit Life, a daily, 30-minute radio broadcast and weekly Ask the Pastor podcast.
Pastor J.D. completed his Ph.D. in Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Chick-fil-A since January 2022 and was the 63nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Pastor J.D. and his wife Veronica have four awesome kids: Kharis, Alethia, Ryah, and Adon.
Instagram: @pastorjdgreear
Facebook: J.D. Greear
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Will Chung and his wife Andrea are the founding and lead pastors of Beloved Church in Buena Park, California. They also have three beautiful children, Karis, Kairos and Zoey. The deepest desire of Will’s heart is to live in ever increasing union with God and to help others to do the same through wholistic discipleship.
Carey Nieuwhof is a best-selling author, speaker, pastor, former attorney, and podcaster whose work has equipped millions of leaders worldwide. He hosts The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, which is in the top 0.1% of all podcasts in the world, and is the founder of The Art of Leadership Academy, where thousands of leaders grow every month. Across platforms, Carey’s content reaches more than 3 million leaders monthly, and his books, including At Your Best, Didn’t See It Coming, and the forthcoming AI and the Future Church, offer practical strategies for growth and resilience.
Sarah is the CEO of the Revitalise Trust, which supports the planting of churches across the UK. Prior to the Revitalise Trust, Sarah was HTB Group Chief of Staff, Director of Operations and Executive Pastor at St Paul’s Hammersmith and was Founding Director of a Property and Design Company working in the UK and Europe. Sarah and her husband Tom are part of the clergy team at HTB and are founders of Love Your Neighbour national campaign. Sarah is an ordained minister in the Church of England.
Pete Greig is the increasingly bewildered founder of 24-7 Prayer an international, interdenominational movement of prayer, mission and justice which has been praying night-and-day for more than twenty-five years, and has reached more than half the nations on earth. He and his wife Sammy, a professional counsellor, are Founding Pastors of Emmaus Rd church in the south of England. Pete co-hosts the Lectio 365 daily devotional and brings leadership to Waverley Abbey, one of the oldest places of Christian prayer in the British Isles. His award-winning books include Red Moon Rising, God on Mute, How to Pray, and How to Hear God: A Simple Guide for Normal People.
Noemi Chavez has served Revive Church in Long Beach for nearly 20 years. She is passionate about developing leaders and helping communities grow in spiritual health. A wife, mother, communicator, and builder in the Kingdom, Noemi brings a deep commitment to the work of the Church. She serves as Chair of the Board for Exponential Español and is also a board member for Christianity Today and Exponential. Noemi is dedicated to raising leaders and bridging generations for the future of the Church and the communities they serve. When she can, she loves to sneak away for a hike or a visit to a local museum.
Dave Ferguson is the is the CEO, President, and Co-Founder of Exponential. He is also the co-founding pastor of Community Christian Church, a multi-expression missional community that is passionate about “helping people find their way back to God.” Community has grown from a few college friends to reaching thousands of people in Chicagoland and around the world. He is an award-winning author of books that include The Big Idea, Exponential, On The Verge, Finding Your Way Back To God, Starting Over, Hero Maker and most recently B.L.E.S.S. 5 Everyday Ways to Love Your Neighbor and Change the World. Dave and his best friend Sue have three terrific adult kids – Amy, Josh and Caleb.
Get more in-depth equipping from pace-setting practitioners and access to top thought leaders that prepare you for the journey ahead.
Monday, March 15 | 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. (with Option 1 ticket)
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Thursday, March 18 | 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. (with Option 2 ticket)
Pre-conference cost: $39. You can add the pre-conference to your ticket if you already have a standard ticket.
*Pre-Conference is only available for in-person tickets. Digital Tickets are not eligible for the Pre-Conference add-on.
A Missional Mindset: The One Thing Missing From Your Next Big Thing – Hosted by Forge US
Everywhere you turn, there’s a new church model, a fresh framework, or the latest “can’t-miss” strategy promising to help your church grow and thrive. But too often, those models fall flat because they are missing the one ingredient that makes everything else work: a missional mindset. Without it, we build structures that may look strong but fail to form disciples who live as sent people.
Speakers: Alan Bradford, Jeremy Chambers, Jessie Cruickshank, Jacob Hoyer, Terry Ishee, Monica Paredes Chambers, Rowland Smith, Joel Varner
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Check-In
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