The next wave of ministry is here.
Don’t ride it alone.

Kingdom innovation & relationships for ministry explorers

The tides are shifting.
We can all feel the swell.

The gap between the Church and culture is getting wider, faster. There’s a new challenge in front of all of us. A swelling surge of new opportunities. A next wave.

That’s why Next Wave gathers ministry explorers inside a global community for real-time collaboration on the latest ministry intel—so we can adapt our ministries with confidence and lead into the future together.

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Resources for
Ministry Explorers

Forge global relationships with other explorers.

Community and Cohorts

Join the Next Wave Community and its online cohorts to connect, ideate, and collaborate with innovators worldwide.

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Bryan Lindgren
Hugh Halter
Jeffery Portmann
Alan Hirsch
Ben Bennett
Kayla Lindgren
Chestly Lunday
Wes Davis
Steve Pike
Preston Ulmer
Christine Caine
David Hawkins
David Docusen
Taylor McCall
Mark Batterson
Jason Bowman
Doug Clay

Get practical, in-depth insights for every stage of ministry.

Books and Courses

Get familiar with Next Wave’s latest ideas and frameworks at your own pace from wherever you are.

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Discover and develop your best ministry model.

Coaching and Consulting

Work with our team of ministry veterans to get personalized training so you can discover and develop a model that works.

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I feel like you’ve invited me to a private, 24/7 conference with the biggest heroes and champions that church planting, discipleship, and neighborliness has to offer. This thing is so freaking lit, Steve, thank you so much!

– Ben Stone

Ready to paddle out with us?
Here's how.

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  • Join the Next Wave conversation.

    Learn what next-wave thinking is all about through our books, resources, and podcasts.

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  • Start connecting and collaborating in the Community.

    Join our online community and start making connections, attending weekly meetups, and collaborating on your ministry vision.

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  • Develop your next ministry model using our custom framework.

    Start leveraging our 5D innovation framework to Discover, Discern, Deploy, Develop, and Duplicate your next ministry model.

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  • Co-create the next Kingdom innovations with us.

    Dream up your next ministry innovation, test and iterate it, and then share what you’ve learned inside the Community as we co-create the next big Kingdom innovations together.

Don’t ride the next wave of ministry alone.

Practice alongside other ministry explorers.
Adapt with confidence.
Partner with us in Kingdom innovation.

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