Sticky but not Contrived
The title of this blog is a statement that is becoming more useful as I coach leaders to articulate their values. The primary error that leaders make in articulating values is that they articulate too many. The second [...]
The Domino Effect
The Domino Effect is small group video curriculum adaptable to different settings. I used it as a family devotional tool with great returns, since it is hard to hold the attention of my 14, 12 and 9 year old [...]
Missional Crash Course
Today I decided to find the best video clips that would define and explain the idea of being missional in 15 minutes or less- total. Six clips made the cut including four leaders (Ed Stetzer, Michael Frost, Mark Driscoll [...]
Time with Alan Hirsch (part 3)
The last reflection I wanted share on my time with Alan is twofold: First I wanted to share how much I appreciated Alan's personal presence. Evangelicals too easily evaluate an individual's ability by their skill to communicate only. [...]
Branding Faith
Phil Cooke has done ministry leaders a great favor by compiling helpful insights and exploring the relevance of branding from a church perspective. The subtitle of this book released early this year is “Why Some Churches an Nonprofits Impact [...]
Branding Faith: Selected Quotes
In essence, we need to understand the power of branding and identity, and seriously reconsider how we express our faith to a skeptical and unbelieving world. p. 10At its core, branding is simply the art of surrounding a product [...]
Simplify Your Story
Tom Suddes leads an organization called For Impact. He just sent this e-mail entitled: "SUMMARIZE YOUR LIFE IN 6 WORDS." I am still in the Made to Stick Series on Simplicity and this connects well:"I came across references to a [...]
The Meaning of Auxano
The name of an organization is the first opportunity to vision cast. One of the most rewarding opportunities as a vision navigator is the opportunity to speak into the naming process. Year ago we chose the biblical term [...]
Time with Alan Hirsch (part 2)
While at PGF, I co-lead with Alan, author of The Shaping of Things to Come and Forgotten Ways. Alan mentioned that Shaping was really written for church planters. They had no idea that it would become the foundational [...]
Time with Alan Hirsch (part 1)
Yesterday I shared a coaching platform with Alan Hirsch and throughly enjoyed the opportunity to learn and dialogue. We are at the PGF conference (Presbyterian Global Fellowship) My favorite quote of the day was, "There is no silver bullet, [...]
The Missing Practice of Sub-branding
I received call from two megachurch pastors this week, both in regard to sub-branding. This is an entirely missing concept and discipline in the church! To start the conversation let's consider a retail example that anyone can study [...]
Aviator Church- A Church Unique Snapshot
Yesterday I had a second meeting with the Mission Church team, and dynamic group with a vibrant missional vision that's about to launch a power plant in the Helotes area of west San Antonio. (More on them later.) [...]
