Opening Keynote Presentation

WFX Houston welcomes one of the nation's top leaders in growing ministries! Come and be inspired.

Dave Ferguson, Lead Pastor, Community Christian Church, Naperville, Ill.

An innovative multi-site missional community that is passionate about “helping people find their way back to God”, Community Christian Church has grown from Dave Ferguson, his wife and four friends to over 5000 every weekend meeting at eight locations. Over the past year, the church opened a new location in Pilsen, a mainly Latino Chicago neighborhood, where the same single weekly message is communicated in English and Spanish. CCC empowers over 600 volunteer leaders to oversee difference-making ministry throughout Chicago. Recently recognized as one of the 50 Most Influential Churches of 2007^, CCC was also deemed the 4th Fastest-Growing Church in 2007^^.

Join us as Dave Ferguson, Lead Pastor of Community Christian Church, shares his experiences and expertise to inspire and equip you and other church leaders with the know-how to creatively and effectively achieve your goals. Learn about the innovative strategies and ideas that have brought about the formation and growth of one of America’s Top 25 Multiplying Churches^^ and Most Innovative Churches^^.

About Dave Ferguson

In addition to leading Community Christian Church, Dave provides visionary leadership for the NewThing Network whose dream is to be “a catalyst for a movement of reproducing churches NewThing is a network of reproducing churches internationally and a resource to churches looking to reproduce multiple sites or new churches. Dave is also the co-founder and serves on the board of directors for the Institute for Community, who partner with real estate developers to accomplish their mission of "helping people build quality relationships where you live and work through the power of genuine community." Dave is the author of the newly released, The Big Idea – Focus the Message, Maximize the Impact along with Jon Ferguson and Eric Bramlett.

Next to Jesus, Dave loves his wife Sue the most and then his three terrific kids Amy - 17, Joshua - 15 and Caleb - 10. Dave and his family live in Naperville, IL. Dave enjoys hanging out with his family, reading, running and playing any sport with a ball. If you want to keep up with Dave’s adventures check out his blog at www.daveferguson.org

^The Church Report
^^Outreach Magazine