If you are reading a book (non-fiction), don't continue until you know the singular reason why the book was written. This reason should reveal the problem that the book is trying to solve. The value of any book and all [...]
Neue is a new quarterly journal by Relevant Media that just rereleased with a more readable magazine format and leadership savvy content. The tagline is "Ideas Shaping the Future of the Church." A very short article by Scot McKnight (his blog) was a [...]
Thanks to all the folks at the C3 Conference (Creative Church Culture) who quickly sent this video as it brought to mind Church Unique. Ed Young Jr's creativity is off the charts as usual, and this time he brings a [...]
Pastors who shape culture... #1 Don't rely on systems and structure to the neglect of relationships #2 Value listening skills as much as speaking skills #3 See vision as a state of mind not a statement #4 Are motivated more by contextual faithfulness than [...]
Vision Sunday 2010 from Hillsong Church on Vimeo.If communicating vision is important to you, then consider listening to this 25-minute vision casting experience with the attached evaluative tool. What makes this Hillsong vision casting piece uniquely effective?The visual medium is [...]
How many truly innovative training offerings are available to church leaders today? In my opinion, not many. There are plenty of conferences each with their own twist. But most likely you'll get motivated from the same pastor-rock-stars that walk the [...]
Today I am hanging out with Mel McGowan, a thought leader in the area of designing sacred space. We are collaborating at a blue sky session with one of his new church clients in Houston. Mel's passion is to "tear down [...]
#1 Programs don't attract people; people attract people (Aubrey Malphurs)#2 Think steps not programs; strategy makes the next step simple, easy, and obvious. (Andy Stanley)#3 Strategy is a missional map, therefore communicate it visually (Church Unique)#4 As a whole, cluttered and [...]
In this final look at applying Seth Godin's Tribes to the work of church, I want to talk about tribal greatness. Jesus never rebukes his disciples for wanting to be great, but rather, shows them the different way of greatness [...]
Thanks to the early adopters, innovators and everyday visionaries who are jumping on the Open Source Vision Casting opportunity via twitter. Using the hashtag, #visiondrip people can share simple ideas of how to keep vision in the daily mix. Join [...]
One of Auxano's navigators, Rich Kannwischer, just sent me this quote from Mother Teresa. We always talk about how unlocking the future is about going deeper with who we already are and what we already have. To understand how much [...]
Uncovering your Kingdom Concept is practice along the Vision Pathway to answer the question, "What can your church do better than 10,000 others." In defining this reality for each church we look closely at Place (Local Predicament), People (Collective Potential) [...]
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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