Castle Hills First Baptist in San Antonio recently launched a campaign that continues to utilize the vision work completed years ago through their vision clarity process. On loop 410 today I saw the billboard that asks, "Does life suck?" (or [...]
One idea that really stuck with me was delivered from Mark Batterson. He challenged with the idea that “our dreams are too small” and asked us if we had ever repented about it. He inspired us with the [...]
I just got home from the first Whiteboard Session mini-conference. Each speaker was given 30 minutes to present one compelling idea. The line of speakers was great including Mark Batterson, Ed Stetzer, Perry Noble, Mark Dever, John Burke, [...]
I read a quote the two weeks ago that won't stop working on me. Einstein said that if at first an idea is not absurd, there is no hope for it. I have always been found of one [...]
I ran across the post by Anthony Coppedge. He captures well the burning platform that drives my life calling and the message of Church Unique: I have friends at Fellowship Church, Saddleback Church, Granger Community Church and North Point Church. [...]
Andy continues his 5 random "quote learnings" at DRIVE 08 with the last two quotes:4) "If the board got rid of us and brought in a new CEO, what would he do. Why shouldn't we walk out the door, [...]
As I sit in the third session of the DRIVE 08 conference, I am grateful that Andy decided to eject his pre-planned talk on Making Vision Stick.Andy is basing his talk on five quotes that he is keeping in front [...]
I especially enjoy watching talented leadership in fields that I have little experience. One such arena is conducting a symphonic band. Three years ago, my 6th grade son, Jacob, had never held a trumpet in his hand. [...]
Recently one of our Navigator's heard George Bodenheimer, ESPN's CEO, speak and share their top eight leadership lessons. Here are the first four:1) Define your mission...and drive it home. ESPN's mission is to serve sports fans everywhere. [...]
Gosh, I hope so! These words come from a recent review of the book by the Library Journal: Mancini (founder, Auxano consulting group) believes that all churches need not be megachurches like Willow Creek (IL) or Saddleback (CA). Here, he [...]
Rich Butler is a Church Unique reader who posted the following entry on his blog. It's an interesting and helpful perspective that having clarity is one thing but having push through is another: IQ (What you know) __EQ(What [...]
As clarity evangelist I am proud of the clarity I embody in my personal life, family life, and ministry life. If I didn’t have clarity personally I shouldn’t be trying to help others discover it! On Thursday, however, I [...]
I want you and your ministry to experience the benefits of stunning, God-given clarity. As a pastor turned vision coach, I’ve worked with an unprecedented variety of churches from growing mega-churches and missional communities, to mainline revitalization and church plants. I started several interconnected organizations that help the church embody the movement that Jesus founded. My visionary planning tools, the Vision Frame and the Horizon Storyline are used by thousands of churches every year through my calling to raise up other consultants and trainers. In 2004, I founded Auxano, which I sold to LifeWay and continued to lead until 2020. In 2014, I created Younique to deliver gospel-centered life design through the church. It is now the world's only comprehensive, open-source life plan system.
In 2023, I founded Run Free as my official team-based consulting shop. We deliver the most innovative Vision Framing experiences available to church teams through the "Pivvot Process" and to network/denominational leaders through the "Denominee Process." We also offer team coaching to church leaders using the "Performance Practices" of meta-performance executive coaching.
I've written seven books: Future Church, Church Unique, Younique, Clarity Spiral, God Dreams, Innovating Discipleship, and Building Leaders. I enjoy speaking about clarity, calling, disciple-making, and vision. It's all about helping one another do more than we can imagine. I co-locate in Houston and Chile with my wife, Romy, and the last of my four children, Poema.
If you are interested in Run Free's consulting offerings or want to discuss getting a LifePlan, just reach out to set up a conversation.
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