Dave Ferguson of Community Christian Church (Naperville, IL) discussed creating an apostolic environment during Verge Conference’s 3rd session. Here is what he said:

Over and over again, God’s own impulse to the lost is to go and to send. I think there is something stirring within us just to bring people in. A big part of this is to start apostolic environments.

How do you create an apostolic environment?

1. Ordain every Christ follower.
   Ask them what people group do they feel burdened for then anoint them then send them out.
2. Lead with a yes; ask how? later on.
   Develop a “yes” reflex to try things.
3. You need to teach people to go and not just bring.
4. Plant the gospel before planting a church.
5. Missional teams have to be both incarnational and apostolic.
   If you think only incarnational than you are just “one and done,” but if you also think apostolic then you have movement.