Todd is a Kingdom entrepreneur. He spends the majority of his time starting and working with organizations committed to Kingdom impact and multiplication. Todd was a co-founder and founding CEO of Exponential, which organizes and hosts the annual Exponential Global conference in Orlando and live events throughout the United States and world. Todd lives in Durham, NC, with his wife, Anna. They have two sons and two daughters-in-law: Ben & Therese and Chris & Mariah, and two amazing grandsons.
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October 7, 2020
NEW Partnership Announced with RightNow Media, Multiplying Ways to Serve Church Planters & Pastors
With all that’s happening in the world right now, we have to be creative about how we work together as the church to make disciples...
August 23, 2020
10 Rules of Engagement for Civil Conversations
Exponential is shifting much of our fall programming to focus on conversations about racial reconciliation. In prayerfully committing to this path, and with all the...
August 23, 2020
A Candid Conversation About Unity
Words matter. They can make the difference between life and death. Imagine the impact and the chaos that would ensue if emergency room doctors and...
August 21, 2020
Exponential Makes Kingdom-Building Shift for Fall 2020
“I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— I in them and you in me—so...
July 21, 2020
Exponential is building a library for collaborative conversations
When we began planning our 2020 theme Together on unity and collaboration two years ago, we had no idea the depth of division that would...
April 18, 2019
Honoring Bob Buford
It was one year ago today that I received the phone call that my friend and mentor, Bob Buford, had passed into the arms of...
December 31, 2018
2018 Review & an Exciting 2019
How was your 2018? As 2018 winds down and I reflect on the wild and adventurous ride our team has had this past year, I’m...
October 11, 2018
Mobilizing God’s People, God’s Way
For the last several years, Exponential has been all-in on multiplication of disciples and churches. We still are. Nothing has changed. But as we’ve shaped...
August 16, 2018
Discovering Your Role in Building the Kingdom
From the first time I met Bob Buford, author of Halftime and founder of Leadership Network, we shared a kindred spirit. I can’t think of another...
August 2, 2018
Hero Maker Practice 5: Kingdom Building
The Practice of Kingdom Building The fifth and final hero maker practice is Kingdom building—a shift in counting. Instead of counting the people who show...
July 25, 2018
Are You Just Filling Slots?
Are You Just Filling Slots? My guess is that every leader knows what that somewhat cryptic question means when it comes to mobilizing people. Are...
July 18, 2018
Hero Maker Practice 4: Gift Activating
The Practice of Gift Activating The fourth practice of hero making is all about activating the gifts that others already possess. This is fundamentally a...
July 11, 2018
Activists for Disciple Multiplying
“The beginning of adult life is when you ask the question, ‘What do I want to be remembered for?’” ~ Bob Buford Disciple Multiplying...
July 5, 2018
Hero Maker Practice 3: Disciple Multiplying
The Practice of Disciple Multiplying Hero makers don’t just make disciples, they multiply them. This requires a shift in sharing. Heroes share what they know,...
June 21, 2018
Hero Maker Practice 2: Permission Giving
The Practice of Permission Giving Hero-makers take the focus off of themselves and emphasize the leadership potential in who God has put around them. This...
June 14, 2018
Exponential Adds New York City as Regional Event
New York City Regional Announced I’m excited to announce that we’re bringing an Exponential Regional event to New York City this fall, December 5-6. We’ll...
June 14, 2018
Hero Maker Practice 1: Multiplication Thinking
This is the second of two posts on Multiplication Thinking. Click here to read the first post. The Practice of Multiplication Thinking Hero Makers understand...
June 7, 2018
Multiplication Thinking
Healthy Rhythms Years ago, I asked a friend who was sight-seeing in Washington D.C. what his favorite thing was to see at the American History...
May 31, 2018
An Introduction to Hero Making
5 Essential Practices for Multiplying Leaders The personal scorecards of hero makers are measured not by what they do and accumulate, but rather by who they invest...
May 28, 2018
What’s Your Definition of a Hero?
In Search of Heroes… Heroes. We’ve all been influenced by them, and we all want to be one! On Memorial Day, we celebrate the unsung...
May 24, 2018
Measure What Matters
With the recent death of my friend and mentor Bob Buford (see tribute here), I’ve been especially reflective on issues of life, ministry, and legacy....
April 19, 2018
Bob Buford
Bob Buford, A True Hero Maker “I’m the catapult, not the plane.” ~ Bob Buford NOTE: Right now, it’s very difficult to put into words the...
March 7, 2018
Called for More in 2019
“As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you” (John 20:21). It’s easy to miss the power of Jesus’ words in this...
January 4, 2018
Exponential 2018 Equipping Labs
Equipping Lab Planning Survey The Exponential Team is VERY excited about the 17 pre-conference Equipping Labs being offered at Exponential 2018 in Orlando, FL on...
December 21, 2017
Todd Wilson on Church Multiplication
Todd is a Kingdom entrepreneur. He spends the majority of his time starting and working with organizations committed to Kingdom impact and multiplication. Todd was...
November 30, 2017
CMA Webinar Replay
Hero Maker: Five Essential Practices for Leaders to Multiply Leaders // Special Webinar for CMA Dave Ferguson provides an overview of the 5 essential practices...
November 19, 2017
3D Multiplication Webinar Replay
Todd Wilson explains 3 key dimensions of healthy multiplication. These include: Disciple Making – What we do! Capacity Building – How we build! Mobilization –...
October 22, 2017
Beyond Addition to Multiplication
What culture are you creating in your church? In this post, Exponential Director Todd Wilson unpacks the three elements of culture creation and the most...
September 26, 2017
Are You a Hero Maker?
Looking back over your life, who were your heroes—the people you looked up to and wanted to be like? We’ve grown up wanting to be...
July 28, 2017
Three Essentials of Kingdom Multiplication
The plan begins with a mission. This quote from modern management pioneer Peter Drucker gives us a good indicator of how important it is to...
July 18, 2017
The Lust of Addition
Almost all the books and authors that define [success in church] come from deep within the addition mindset…in fact they are its guardians. Herein lies...
July 17, 2017
Choosing the Right Destination
Join us as we walk through the free DREAM BIG, PLAN SMART book. Chapter 1 is on preparations for multiplication. Click here to download the...
July 12, 2017
10 Key Values of Level 5 Multiplication
The eBook Dream Big, Plan Smart includes a comprehensive look at each of these 10 characteristics as well as the paradigm shifts necessary for Level...
June 26, 2017
Aspiring to the False Summit of Level 3 Addition Addiction?
I’ve had times in my life where I’ve fought the good fight, sacrificed, and persevered, with my eyes on the prize of sitting atop the...
June 22, 2017
Sloth or Intentionality: Which Will it Be for You?
Have you ever encountered sloth? And no, I’m not talking about the slow-moving mammals that spend most of their lives hanging upside down. Although the...
June 15, 2017
Winning and Losing: Rethinking Our Personal Scorecards
I’ve never been a hockey fan. The long list of reasons is rooted in my inability to logically follow the game (if a “game” is...
June 7, 2017
Jesus the Mathematician
Sometimes we make things harder than they need to be (or were intended to be). We choose to focus on the complexities instead of the...
May 31, 2017
A Q&A With Carl George: Why We Aren’t Seeing Multiplication
It has been a blessing getting to know Carl George, an icon in the church growth movement. Whether or not you know his name, you’ve...
May 11, 2017
One Gathering, One Purpose | Exponential
Looking back on Exponential East, I’m still blown away by this gathering of men and women committed to seeing God’s Church multiply. Nothing really compares...
May 4, 2017
Hero or Hero Maker: Which Will You Be?
5 Introductory Resources on the 5 Essential Practices of HeroMaking Resource 1 – Watch this Overview of the 5 Essential Practices! Dave Ferguson provides a...
April 13, 2017
A Dangerous Book | Todd Wilson
“These leaders are giving their lives to church multiplication, and they’re committed to helping as many other leaders as possible.” Few times in my life...
April 6, 2017
A Community With a Cause | Todd Wilson
If you’re like most church leaders I know, you’re deep into preparations for what will likely be your most highly attended weekend of the year....
March 29, 2017
FREE Multiplication Resources | Todd Wilson
I love when a plan comes together. It was about five years ago when we started talking about launching a weekly series of eBooks around...
March 22, 2017
Time is running out…Really? | Exponential
If we were to visit Jesus in His hometown at any point prior to the start of His public ministry, we’d think He was just...
March 9, 2017
What Legacy Are You Leaving?
Unless the hourglass gets flipped over, my time seems to be running out. I wish so much that I had not spent any of it...
March 2, 2017
When Activism Becomes Idolatry
Activist – one who vigorously advocates for a cause or issue. I’m an activist. I’m guessing you are, too. In fact, most of our friends,...
February 3, 2017
The Two Disciple-Making Tensions We Must Confront
Recently, Exponential released a new FREE eBook, Dream Big, Plan Smart: Finding Your Pathway to Level 5 Multiplication. It’s the third in the series of...
February 2, 2017
The Path Less Traveled…
For most church leaders, the journey to reproduction and multiplication represents a path less traveled. While few feel equipped to travel that path, a growing...
January 26, 2017
Three Essentials of Kingdom Multiplication | Exponential
The plan begins with a mission. This quote from modern management pioneer Peter Drucker gives us a good indicator of how important it is to...
January 26, 2017
Moving Forward in Multiplication | Exponential
Over the past week, we have been blown away by the number of people who have downloaded our new free eBook, Dream Big, Plan Smart:...
January 19, 2017
From Addition to Multiplication | Todd Wilson
Multiplication carries the legacy of your church to future generations and beyond the accumulation you achieve in addition. What culture are you creating in your...
December 22, 2016
Multisite and Multiplication
There are currently over 5,000 churches of varying sizes that are utilizing a multisite strategy. Yet most churches are utilizing multisite simply as a Level...
December 8, 2016
Planting and Leading a Kingdom-Centric Church
As I sat in Mosaix’s Third National Multiethnic Church Conference, I found myself dwelling among the most passionate activist-leaders on the planet. These leaders care...
October 31, 2016
Rethinking the Church’s Present Operating System for Future Multiplication
Leading your church toward Level 5 multiplication will require change, most notably a change in your operating system. Here, Todd Wilson, director of Exponential and...
November 20, 2014
Add + Multiply
In the blog post below, Exponential Director Todd Wilson focuses on the need for the U.S. Church to both add and multiply–to pursue a micro and...
