APPLY NOW FOR THE 2024 INSURGENCE EXPERIENCE (IXP) MASTERMIND
As a result of Frank Viola’s groundbreaking book Insurgence: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom (Baker) and the supplemental Insurgence podcast as well as his latest book — 48 Laws of Spiritual Power (Tyndale) — spiritual leaders have asked Frank for connection with other leaders who are on the same journey.
If you aren’t familiar with Frank’s work, he’s the bestselling author of over 15 books (published by Tyndale, Thomas Nelson, Baker, David C. Cook, etc.).
His work has been endorsed by Ed Stetzer, Matt Chandler, Mark Batterson, Shane Claiborne, Leonard Sweet, Jack Hayford, Francis Frangipane, Michael Heiser, Lysa TerKeurst, Mary DeMuth, Greg Boyd, Craig Keener, Ed Young, Sheila Walsh, Jon Acuff, Brant Hansen, Pete Wilson, Alan Hirsch, Derwin Gray, Myles Monroe, and many others.
You can view all of his work along with many of these endorsements HERE.
Frank also has four decades of experience in planting churches, shepherding the Lord’s people, speaking in conferences, and dealing with all sorts of issues that are common in church life.
While The Deeper Christian Life Network is Frank’s mentoring program for all Christians who want to go deeper in the Lord (whether in ministry or not), The Insurgence Experience (IXP) is specifically designed for kingdom leaders.
The Insurgence Experience is a ministry mastermind.
It’s NOT a cohort.
It’s NOT a conference or seminar.
It’s also NOT a pastoral fraternal or leadership network.
It’s far beyond all of the above.
Cohorts are typically focused on intellectual learning, they are time-consuming, they often don’t have a clear goal, and few if any person has ever testified, “This cohort changed my life.”
By contrast …
The IXP is a true mastermind.
It offers a unique encounter with the Lord Jesus that’s remarkable, and practical handles that will enable you to continue the experience for the rest of your life.
It’s not time-consuming, its focus is spiritual, it creates lifelong friendships, it targets the specific struggles you’re having in ministry, it works toward a clear goal, it provides uncommon and enduring spiritual renewal, and it has altered the lives and ministries of those who have been through it (just read the testimonials below).
As a leader, you can only take people where you yourself have been spiritually. And that’s why most churches are so spiritually shallow today.
Who is it for?
You’re a pastor or teacher where you preach/teach to a congregation regularly. Or you are a traveling teacher and speak publicly often. Or you’re a missionary, a church planter, a seminary professor, or you teach at a Bible college.
Beyond the above, if you resonate with ANY of the following points, you’re a great candidate for The Insurgence Experience.
- You desire to have more impact and greater spiritual power in your ministry.
- You want to get trench-tested deep insights into ministry and knowing the Lord that aren’t typically taught in seminary.
- You want to connect with other leaders who are “all in” on following the Lord. True hitters who are seeking to embody the explosive gospel of the kingdom (the Insurgence) in more effective ways.
- You want to know the Lord Jesus Christ in ways you never imagined. You want to be astonished by Him more than you are now.
- You want to minister LIFE, not just information. In other words, you want to learn the secret of seeing big things happen when you preach or teach.
- Even when you had a “successful” day of ministry and many people were helped, deep in your heart you sometimes think to yourself, “There has got to be more than this.”
- At times, you feel alone. You’d love to have more trusted peers with whom you can share your heart.
- Within your own spirit, you sometimes struggle with feeling accepted, approved, and appreciated. You also struggle with the temptation to be a people pleaser.
Here’s how it works. We have two different programs:
- A Zoom Edition with one in-person meeting.
- A Facebook Edition where you don’t have to ever leave your house or show up for a Zoom call.
The Insurgence Experience Zoom Edition (IXP-Z)
Frank will lead a small group of ministry leaders (less than 12) through the following:
- A monthly Zoom call. The Zoom calls will last around 90 minutes.
- A closed Facebook group where short practical trainings will be given and conversations will continue among the group.
- Q & A with Frank on ministry, speaking, writing, handling problems in ministry, etc.
- Each leader will have time on the “hot seat” where they will receive advice from the other leaders on a problem or challenge they are facing in ministry.
- There will be one face-to-face (in-person) gathering in the Spring or Fall that will last four days. It will be a combination of a high-octane spiritual retreat, fellowship, problem-solving, ministry, laughter, and uncommon worship. (Those who register will choose a time for the in-person meeting.)
- A signed copy of Frank’s breakthrough book for people in ministry, 48 Laws of Spiritual Power, will be given to those who attend the in-person gathering. Other gifts will be given at the gathering also.
All of the above will involve high-level mentoring from Frank on ministry and knowing Christ more deeply as well as connection and learning from the others in the mastermind.
The group will be intentionally small.
Once the group is selected from the applications (below), Frank will work with everyone who was selected on the time and day for the monthly calls as well as the in-person gathering.
Here are testimonials from lead pastors and teachers who have been part of the IXP Zoom Edition:
“As someone who has attended, participated, and led in many leadership conferences, workshops, and strategy meetings, I can confidently say that The Insurgence Experience (IXP) stands out from the rest. The IXP has been a breath of fresh air to my spirit and calling, like fresh wine poured into new wineskins. I was able to catch a glimpse of Jesus Christ in a way that was so deep, I know I will never fully recover. It was as if all of my senses were overwhelmed with the beauty of Christ. I pray that many others who are also longing for a deep wellspring of Christ will also have the opportunity to experience the IXP. This Mastermind equips and empowers individuals to serve the King and His Kingdom with excellence. Through the lessons and Scriptures applied, Christ is exalted and the Gospel is truly incarnate in each participant. My experience with IXP has been nothing short of a blessing beyond measure, and I wholeheartedly endorse it to all fellow pastors and leaders.”
~ Davie Hernandez, lead pastor
“In a world bombarded with conferences, workshops, cohorts and coaching experiences that focus primarily on methodology, trends, and skills, the Insurgence Experience Mastermind (IXP) is something completely different. The church world lives in the assumption that our content is just fine and that we don’t need to revisit the very substance we are offering to the world. We can have the most innovative strategies but if we do not have the living, active, breathing experience of Jesus Christ we’ve done a great job at the external appearance, and have starved ourselves and the world of the true substance of who we are, who we believe, and who we are sharing in all the spaces where we live, work, and play. The Insurgence Experience gets to the heart of all this. The week I spent in a group of brothers with Frank Viola was an amazing experience that was irreplaceable and irreplicable. It is a one-of-a-kind group encounter with Jesus Christ, being in awe of God’s grace and love in a way that is hard to find in American churches today. I think Insurgence ‘experience’ is the right name. It wasn’t about learning new information and getting a new set of tools. It was an experience of Jesus, being immersed into his life, his work, and his mission. It was an experience of brotherhood in which we encountered Jesus in the flesh through each other. I recommend the Insurgence Experience Mastermind for anyone who wants to get straight to the heart of Jesus and experience first-hand what Christian community and fellowship could be like. Don’t miss your opportunity for a life-changing experience!”
~ Daniel Park, lead pastor
“One of the things I realized as I thought about the IXP in-person meeting was that I did not fully understand what it would be. My reason for being a part of the IXP was I felt led by the Spirit to be a part of this group. I knew that it would be something that would assist me in preventing burnout in my life and ministry. The IXP meeting was not a conference, it was not a spiritual retreat, it was not a soul-care meeting, it was not a ‘spiritual practices’ practicum, nor was it a spiritual direction experience. It was more than all those things. My experience was that the IXP not only refreshed me personally, spiritually, and vocationally, but it also gave me tools to take back to my regular life and ministry to keep what God started during the IXP gathering going. The liminal space offered by this meeting created the change and growth I desperately needed. There were also deep connections between us that allowed God to move in our relationships in ways that are very different and needed in our lives. These relationships are unique because we all come from different traditions, experiences, and places in life and in our journey following Jesus. This added to the experience significantly. We were able to share an openness and vulnerability that I know was the working of God in our midst.”
~ Jared Fields, senior pastor
“I can’t put words to describe these past few days, I have never experienced God in this way before. I literally feel ‘born again.’ The whole time I felt like a ‘child’ being baptized in His unexplainable love over and over again. From the dinner conversations, group exercises, learning more about open-participatory meetings, jokes, and just being around the men. I have found a lifelong ‘Band of Brothers’ and I love them all deeply.”
~ Lovell Fleming, teacher
“The richness of the felt presence of God that radiated from each of the men and how I was shown new facets of Christ I’d not seen before was so glorious! I’m still buzzing inside my soul! I’ve been singing both songs all day at the airport because they are on loop in my inner man (people looking at me strangely, but since when do I care)! To be in the same room with Frank Viola and have him pour into us was the icing on the cake! I am preaching such a beautiful Christ now; my church is seeing Jesus for the first time all over again! I highly recommend the IXP Insurgence Experience!!! I’ll never be the same!”
~ Matthew Stevenson, lead pastor
“I am so grateful to Frank for showing me fresh and new ways to encounter Jesus. For speaking truth into my life and helping me see a better version of myself. For the fresh wind in my spirit and the friendships that we solidified! I’m thankful for the life we shared, for the fun and laughter and joy! Man, our time was so sweet, heaven come to earth truly.”
~ Jon Gibson, lead pastor
“The Insurgence Experience has been a jolt of electricity to my faith. The weekly exercises and monthly zoom calls have given me practical handles to go deeper in my walk with Christ, but nothing compares to the 4 days I got to spend with my brothers feasting on our Lord. Frank told us that if we would commit ourselves fully to this experience (especially the in-person gathering) we would never recover. I don’t think that was an exaggeration. ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good.’ What a glorious taste this past week of true koinonia with my dear brothers and our Lord. I’ll never be the same.”
~ Chris Magee, teacher
“I walked away from the Insurgence Experience grateful for new friendships, refreshed in my spirit, and, most importantly, more in love with Jesus. In our week together, brothers from various backgrounds, church traditions, ministry streams, and cities around the world all beheld not only the goodness and beauty of deep, Christ-centric fellowship as brothers, yes. Even more so, though, we entered into fellowship with the Lord Himself, knitting us all together in ways that will have a powerful impact in our future. The Scriptural insight that was shared, worship that we participated in, exercises that we employed, and time to simply connect with one another in Christ took us all deeper and deeper, until the wondrous culmination of the week at its end. I walked away from this time changed in my innermost man, with a greater revelation of the Love, Nourishment, and Purpose of God, having tasted, seen, and adored His Goodness firsthand. I highly recommend this experience to every minister of Jesus Christ who wishes to encounter and know Him more and more.”
~ Jonathan Cottrell, teacher
“The days we spent together were amazing! I experienced the presence of Jesus in such a tangible way through the exercises and each of you brothers! I had to keep pinching myself because it felt like a taste of heaven.”
~ Matt Mouzakis, teacher
“I met with Jesus. I met with Jesus in each of the brothers. I was deeply encouraged and healed by my time with them and with Jesus. I learned new ways to behold and receive from the Lord. I made lifelong friends. I found hope for the bride of Christ in America.”
~ Jason Lee, teacher
“The gathering brought me into places I hadn’t been before. It opened me up to new ways of study and reflection I have never seen before and I truly want to discover even more. The peace and joy I left with was and is life changing!”
~ Phillip Greene, pastor
“This time together really replenished my empty reserves. Lately, I feel like I’ve been running on fumes. The gathering has given me fresh fuel from above to continue on in the Lord!”
~ Kevin Jourdan, teacher
“My wife told me I came home happy for the first time in a long time.”
~Matt Edwards, teaching pastor
VIDEO TESTIMONIALS
The Insurgence Experience Facebook Edition (IXP-F)
The IXP-F includes everything that the IXP-Z includes.
The only difference is that the conversations will be done over Facebook (instead of Zoom).
So with this edition, you still get:
- Over 20 unique training talks by Frank on spiritual leadership and ministry.
- The special Q & A segments.
- Unique and practical exercises (handles) on spiritual life and ministry.
The vast majority of these audio training recordings have never been made public. They were created specifically for spiritual leaders.
- You will also be added to a closed Facebook group where you will dialogue with Frank and the other leaders around the content. That includes asking questions.
- Each leader will have time on the “hot seat” where they will get advice from the other leaders on a problem or challenge they are facing in ministry.
With the IXP-F, there will be no in-person meeting. Although if a pastor in the group invites Frank to speak at his church and Frank accepts, everyone in the Mastermind will be invited to attend. And he will meet separately with everyone outside the ministry sessions.)
So either way, with the IXP-Z or the IXP-F, you will receive high-level training on ministry and leadership in a group setting, and learn from all the other leaders in the Mastermind.
“The apostle Paul had an incredible way of leveraging the technology of the day to minister to the churches and to the leaders of Christ’s bride. Paul would be proud of a group such as this. In this group, I found wisdom when I was lacking, insight when I was confused, love when I was covered in fear, and a bond that went far beyond the distances that separated us. I’m truly grateful for Frank and for these brothers and the role they played in my life over the last year. I highly recommend this experience to any Christian leader.”
~ Shane, professor and teacher
“The Insurgence Experience will not only give you an epic, earth-shaking, life-altering view of our Lord but you’ll get to learn ‘how’ that vision of Him can become real in your life. Better yet, how to experience that with other brothers. Without the experience I’ve described, frankly, we’ve got no business to minister to others. You simply must jump into the IXP! For me and the others who participated, the experience was priceless!”
~ Jared, teacher
Testimonials from Other Leaders
“The Insurgence Experience was such an amazing experience. Going in I didn’t know what to expect, but if I did have any expectations they were blown away. The relationships that were built, and the revolutionary teaching that was imparted impacted my ministry and spiritual well-being dramatically. Frank was such a down-to-earth and humble guide as he led us to the Jesus that captivates his own heart. I’m grateful for the support, accountability, and challenge that has come from all the time spent with Frank and the other brothers of the experience.”
“I was really struggling emotionally, spiritually, and even physically. I had become ‘dried up’ and exhausted in my desire to preach and in other areas of my life. My reserves were exhausted. The IXP breathed new life into my soul. The Lord definitely ‘showed up’ and ‘showed out.’ Frank Viola, thank you for providing this opportunity for us. I am truly grateful to you and all of my brothers!”
“The IXP was a drink of fresh water in the midst of a desert. I found that the teaching was well worth the admission, but the atmosphere that was fostered was what was most valuable. Frank managed to get a group of guys who had a lot of differences and somehow showed them glimpses of the kingdom that is to come through their fellowship. It was an experience of Christ’s kingdom in our midst through the tension of the Spirit.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed The Insurgence Experience!!! To connect with pastors and leaders from different traditions and backgrounds was so rich. I have made lifelong bonds with brothers that will walk this journey with me for the rest of my time on this earth! Sometimes in our circles of influence, we can’t be completely honest and vulnerable because people are too close to our situation, and they are too involved. To be able to get sage advice from other high-level leaders and be in a safe space was so refreshing to me. The transparency and openness that Frank cultivates leads each person to feel safe to share and helped us grow into a family.”
“In The Insurgence Experience, I truly gained so much. Is it the lifelong friends and battle brothers I made? Is it the increased clarity I received about Jesus, his kingdom and eternal purpose from the variety of teachings, conversations and encounters? Ultimately, it’s all of these things and more. I highly recommend the IXP.”
On the fence and not sure if it’s a good fit?
We encourage you to listen to these audios:
1. Frank’s conference message – A Clash Between Kingdoms.
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2. Another conference message – The Eternal Purpose.
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3. Frank is interviewed by one of the pastors who participated in the IXP Mastermind Zoom edition. A must listen to – A Remedy for Today’s Shallow Preaching.
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BONUS AUDIO: An in-depth interview where an Asbury Theological Seminary professor and dean asked Frank many questions about his vision, experience, and ministry – Kingdom Ministry: Past, Present, Future.
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If any of these talks strike fire in your heart, you are a good candidate for The Insurgence Experience (IXP).
So you will want to apply below as soon as possible.
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