The End of Leading Alone: How Friends on Mission Share the Weight and Multiply the Work of Jesus
About this audiobook
You don't have to lead alone--and you were never meant to.
The End of Leading Alone is a vision-driven, practical guide for leaders who want to break free from isolation and discover the power of collaboration. Drawing on a decade of field-tested training through the Reproducing Networks Catalyst and hundreds of stories from leaders worldwide, this book shows how networks built on trust and friendship can unleash multiplication.
The book builds on Exponential's conviction that when 16% of churches in North America embrace multiplication, we will reach a cultural tipping point that fuels movement. This resource equips leaders with practical tools and relational models to get there: how to dream, start, sustain, and scale networks that reframe the scorecard from castle-building to Kingdom multiplication.
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About the author
Jon Ferguson is the cofounding pastor of Community Christian Church - a multi-site church in the Chicago Metro Area. He serves as teaching pastor and leads the Strategic Team of staff champions for adult, student, children’s, and creative arts ministries across all CCC locations. Jon is the cofounder and movement architect of NewThing, whose mission is "to be a catalyst for a movement of reproducing churches." He also serves on the boards of the Exponential Network and Stadia East and is an adjunct professor at Wheaton College Graduate School in the Evangelism and Leadership Department. Jon previously coauthored The Big Idea with Dave.
Patrick J. O'Connell is the Executive Director of Practice and a Directional Leader on the Global Expressions Team at Exponential. He develops tools, training, and strategies to help leaders start, sustain, and scale multiplying networks around the world. Patrick is also a frequent conference speaker and leadership trainer. A former Army soldier and marketplace executive, Patrick is married to Nancy, whom he met in a punk rock mosh pit. They have three children and two grandchildren, Ezra and Aviana.
