
BY Jason Moore & Rosario Picardo
FROM FRANCHISE TO LOCAL DIVE
Multiplying Your Church By Discovering Your Contextual Flavor
Many local churches are stuck in a rut, have reached a plateau, or — worst of all — are declining. The temptation is to serve up the same exact ministry models that worked in another time and space, but ultimately feel safe to existing churches. Like ordering from a menu at the franchise chain restaurant and expecting the meal to be palatable in the local context, many churches try and start some- thing new by serving up the same old thing, failing to discover what their local community is actually hungry for.
From Franchise to Local Dive explores what it means to multiply ministry by cooking with local flavor. Whether you want to start a new service or a brand-new campus, this workshop will help you discover how to make a ministry recipe that will keep people coming back for more.
The local church is not called to settle for the fast food chain mentality that cranks out disciples with slick slogans, flashy trends, and regurgitated practices. Rather the call is to be a local, homegrown, farm-fresh, organic ministry that uses authentic ingredients to win people for Jesus. In From Franchise to Local Dive, Jason Moore and Rosario Picardo offer an important resource designed to help congregations multiply their ministries by learning how to perfect their winning recipes.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jason Moore

Known for his pioneering work in worship design and guest readiness, Jason Moore has devoted the last two plus decades to resources development, training, and coaching & consulting that works for local churches of all sizes, styles and means.
The author of 10 books, Jason has designed worship alongside such leaders as Adam Hamilton, Michael Slaughter, Tony Campolo, Brian McClaren and Leonard Sweet. He has also lead hundreds of seminars and keynote addresses across North America – teaching in all 50 states in the USA.
Jason began his ministry in the late 90s at Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, Ohio and later went on to co-found Midnight Oil Productions. In addition to Midnight Oil, Jason has worked with numerous denominations as a creativity consultant, media producer and trainer.
In the secular world, Jason has collaborated with several Hollywood producers in film and television, and has produced numerous book trailers for New York Times best selling authors such as Ariana Huffington, Seth Godin, Robert Greene, Ryan Holiday and Mark Ecko.
A former adjunct professor for North West Nazarene University, Jason has been featured in many articles for publication including The Ooze, Homiletics, Next Wave, Technologies for Worship, Church Production, Wired, Worship Matters, Church and Worship Technology, Worship Leader Magazine and various newspapers around North America. His books are required reading at nearly a dozen seminaries.
ROSARIO PICARDO

Roz grew up in western New York as a first-generation Sicilian-American. In 2003, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Houghton College and in 2007 a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. He graduated with a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary in 2014.
During his senior year of college, Roz entered the ministry as a military chaplain, serving four years in the Marine Reserves and five years in the Navy Reserves. While attending seminary, he recognized a call to serve the local church and has experience in all facets of church life, through roles ranging from church custodian to associate pastor to church planter and executive pastor of church planting at Ginghamsburg Church who has three campuses and worships over 4,000. Also, Roz was one of the founding pastors at Mosaic, a new multicultural church in Dayton, Ohio, that recently celebrated its first year in the community launching with 564 people.
In addition to his work in the church Roz leads a consulting group for church planters/pastors called Picardo Coaching LLC and is the author of Embrace: A Church Plant That Broke All the Rules (Pickwick Publications), Ministry Makeover: Recovering a Theology of Bivocational Ministry (Wipf & Stock Publishers) and Funding Ministry with Five Loaves and Two Fishes (Abingdon Press). Dr. Picardo has one forthcoming in 2019, From Franchise to Local Dive (Market Square Publishing).
More recently Roz works bi-vocational at United Theological Seminary. He serves as Director of the Seminary’s Pohly Center for Supervision and Leadership Formation, a mentor in United’s Doctor of Ministry program and an affiliate faculty member and now as Dean of The Chapel.
Upcoming Events
April 16, 2020
Great Plains Conference, UMC
Experience a full day seminar based on the book with Jason and Rozario. This hands on experience is being hosted by the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church.
APRIL, 2020
Missouri Conference, UMC • Missouri
Experience a full day seminar based on the book with Jason and Rozario. This hands on experience is being hosted by the Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church.
June 27, 2020
Susquehanna Conference, UMC • Pennsylvania
Experience a full day seminar based on the book with Jason and Rozario. This hands on experience is being hosted by the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church.
August 18, 2020
Miami Valley District, UMC • Dayton, OH
Experience a full day seminar based on the book with Jason and Rozario. This hands on experience is being hosted by the United Theological seminary and Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Coming Soon!
LAUNCHING IN MARCH
FRANCHISE TO LOCAL DIVE: ROAD TRIP
INTERVIEW SHOW

Join Roz and Jason as they travel the country talking to some of the most successful planters out there. These 20-30 minute on-camera interviews are chock full of incredible learning opportunities.