Multiplier

Dave Ferguson is an award-winning author of Hero Maker & B.L.E.S.S.; the CEO of Exponential and founding pastor of Chicago’s COMMUNITY, a multi-expression church considered one of the most influential in America.

• 1.Introduction: The Secret of a MultiplieroIntroduces the secret of being multiplier and explains that we don’t have to choose between a healthy life and lasting impact. The mission of Jesus was designed so that we can have both! 2.The Dangers of DriftoExplores the dangers of “drifting” and the importance of being intentional about your internal and external world. No one has ever said, “I hope fifteen years from now I end up fifty pounds overweight, divorced and doing things that compromise my core convictions.” It happens because we drift. It is drifting that causes us to end up in some place we never intended to be.3.The Two Worlds of a MultiplieroDefines the concept of a 'multiplier' by explaining both the inner world and the external world. It is by being intentional about the development of your inner world that leads to transformation. As the inner world is moving in the right direction it requires the same intentionality about the development of your external world which leads to multiplication. When there is momentum in the inner and external world it leads to movement.4.The Inner World of a Multiplier: Checking Your RPMsoIntroduces the 'RPMs' framework for evaluating relational, physical, mental, and spiritual health as essential components of becoming a multiplier. A Multiplier wants to live a life that others will want to reproduce.5.R - Relational Health: Cultivating Meaningful ConnectionsoDiscusses the importance of nurturing healthy relationships and living in genuine community.6.P - Physical Health: Prioritizing Wellness for Sustainable InfluenceoExamines the significance of stewarding your physical well-being and offers practical strategies for maintaining health amidst the demands of life.7.M - Mental Health: Nurturing Emotional and Intellectual GrowthoExplores the role of mental health and offers tools for personal development and resilience in the middle of a stressful constantly changing world.8.S- Spiritual Health: Deepening Your Relationship with GodoDiscusses the spiritual dimensions of a Multiplier and provides guidance for cultivating a vibrant spiritual life that keeps us close to God.9.The External World of a Multiplier: Four Practices That Bring Missional MomentumoIntroduces the four practices of a Multiplier that each build upon the other and allow your influence to continue to grow and expand.10.Making Disciple Makers: Reproducing Followers of JesusoExplores the practice of not just discipleship, but disciple-making and how it is foundational to the mission of Jesus and creating movement.11.Establishing Spiritual Communities: Fostering Growth Through RelationshipsoDiscusses the importance of community-building and offers strategies for establishing relational environments that are catalysts for spiritual growth.12.Mobilizing Leaders: Empowering Others for ImpactoExamines the process of leadership development and offers practical steps for identifying, equipping, and empowering emerging leaders who are all around you.13.Launching Church Expressions: Multiplying Impact Through InnovationoOffers a simple definition of church and explores innovative approaches to church planting and expansion, highlighting the potential for diverse expressions of the church to advance the mission of Jesus.14.The Flywheel of a Momentum oSummarizes how when a Multipliers inner world of transformation and outer world of multiplication are both moving in the right direction it creates a flywheel effect almost effortlessly gains spiritual momentum and is how movement are created.