Restructure Your Church from a Spider to a Starfish

Leveraging this metaphor, popularized by Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom in their NYT bestselling book The Starfish and the Spider, Lance Ford, Rob Wegner, and Alan Hirsch show how the distributed structures of starfish networks will prepare today's churches for the challenges of tomorrow.

The Starfish and the Spirit is about creating a culture where church leaders view themselves as curators of a community on mission, not as the source of certainty for every question and project. Imagine a church led by a team whose gifts and talents are completely unleashed, enabling everyone to show up and step up with all they are. What would it be like to see this kind of healthy leadership reproduced for generations?

What Others Are Saying

"This book is a game changer. Get this down, and church multiplication becomes easy. My advice: Read The Starfish and the Spirit in concert with your key leaders to unlock a Great Commission future for your team."
— RALPH MOORE, founding pastor of Hope Chapel

"The Starfish and the Spirit is a handbook for movement making. If you have a growing sense that God meant more for his church, read this book and discover what's missing!"
— DAVE FERGUSON, lead visionary of NewThing, author of Hero Maker