Are you tired of small gains through addition? Do you long to see your life and ministry get to the multiplication stage? Dave Ferguson reached these goals by being a hero maker. Read Hero Maker and learn from one of the best. -- Dr. James MacDonald, senior pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel; author, Act Like Men and Vertical Church
As a leader of a multicultural church in the inner city of Detroit, I find leadership development to be one of the greatest ways to make a real impact in both my church and the community we’re called to serve. Hero Maker will steer church leaders and laity alike into practices that make our lives greater than what they could ever be in the silos we often unintentionally create. -- Harvey Carey, senior pastor, Citadel of Faith Covenant Church
Hero Maker offers every leader a chance to catch the biblical principles that multiply leadership impact and create sustainable momentum for long-term kingdom advance. Get this book. Inhale this message, and let’s breathe out heroes! -- Danielle Stickland, speaker, author, advocate
If my friend Dave Ferguson wrote it, I’m going to marinate in the wisdom of every page. And when you add Dr. Warren Bird to the writing mix, Hero Maker becomes an indispensable resource for pastors and church planters. -- Derwin L. Gray, founding and lead pastor, Transformation Church; author, The High Definition Leader
If you’re looking to raise and empower great leaders, Dave Ferguson’s new book, Hero Maker, is packed with valuable insights. Each of the five principles Dave unveils is practical, doable, and helpful to every leader. -- Craig Groeschel, pastor, Life.Church; author, Divine Direction
Jesus made it clear that to take the gospel to the ends of the earth, we must make disciples who make disciples who make disciples. If you need practical help with disciple-making, read Hero Maker. -- Joby Martin, lead pastor, The Church of Eleven22
Jesus spent his life multiplying his leadership, and billions of lives were changed for eternity. If you do what Hero Maker says, you will be able to do the same thing. -- Dr. Ajai Lall, director, Central India Christian Mission
Read this book! The message of Hero Maker will change not just you but every leader you raise up. -- James Meeks, senior pastor, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago
The most important feature of Hero Maker is that Dave and Warren turn the term hero inside-out and upside-down. In their hands, hero becomes servant of God, servant of the gospel, servant of others, and servant of the world. Read and learn how to make heroes of others. -- Scot McKnight, Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary
When I am around Dave, I get the feeling that I can achieve just about anything. Aided by researcher Warren Bird, Hero Maker is built squarely on decades of the experience of someone who is proving to be one of the significant apostolic leaders in our day. -- Alan Hirsch, award-winning author; founder, 100 Movements, 5Q Collective, and Forge
As long as I’ve known Dave Ferguson, he has always used a kingdom scoreboard to measure both his life and his ministry. In Hero Maker, Dave lays out five simple and powerful practices that will help anyone who applies them become a more effective hero maker and ministry multiplier. -- Larry Osborne, pastor and author, North Coast Church
At last: the core message of the Exponential conference boiled down to five simple, practical, powerful practices. Start here! -- Andy Stanley, author, communicator, and founder of North Point Ministries
Dave Ferguson and Warren Bird are a great leadership combination of church praxis and leadership research. Hero Maker inspires a leadership-development approach in a fresh yet ancient way. -- Dave Gibbons, CVO, Xealots.org, Newsong; author, Small Cloud Rising
Dave Ferguson and Warren Bird are leaders of leaders. Hero Maker will not only impact you; it will impact the leaders you are raising up. -- Mark Batterson, author, The Circle Maker; lead pastor, National Community Church
Dave Ferguson and Warren Bird have a heart for the church and a head for knowledge. In Hero Maker, they are two great guides for every leader. -- John Ortberg, senior pastor, Menlo Church; author, Id Like You More If You Were More Like Me
Dave Ferguson and Warren Bird help us unpack five essential practices to grow our leadership and the leaders we are mentoring. Hero Maker is for every influencer who knows that the harvest is plentiful, but the workers---and leaders---are few. -- Tony Morgan, founder and lead strategist, The Unstuck Group
Dave Ferguson has raised up an amazing number of leaders, church planters, and pastors. He has an unmatched heart and passion for multiplication, and I’m thankful for him. Read Hero Maker to find out how he does it. -- Ed Stetzer, Billy Graham Distinguished Chair, Wheaton College
Hero Maker is a must read for pastors and leaders serious about moving from growing a church to the courageous call to multiply churches. I know few people who have been used to catalyze church multiplication like my friend Dave Ferguson. -- Mark Jobe, lead pastor, New Life Community ChurchChicago; author; founder, New Life Centers
