As a follow-up to yesterdays post on What's Wrong with Strategic Planning, I wanted to share these four momentum killers. They are found in the fallacy of the "silo builder" in Chapter 2, The Fall of Strategic Planning. Why are [...]
To be vague as a leader is to be dim, faint, shadowy, wispy, undefined and obscure. The cost of being vague is so high, it should be considered an enemy. Consider the cost. If you are vague...People won't see God's unique [...]
For a decade I have averaged a new conversation a day with a church leaders about vision. Yesterday, I talked with a fast growing church of 2000 in northern CA. The day before, I spent 2 hours with another fast [...]
God still speaksIf your vision is not stunningly unique, you probably don't have one However clear the leader is, a surprising gap exists between the leader's vision and the team's clarityLeaders emotionally substitute two things for real vision: 1) simplistic answers [...]
I want to share some thoughts as I focus more and more time on training other consultants, coaches and pastors on how to facilitate visioning. This year will represent a significant shift from my primary role of leading vision processes [...]
I recently posted why every church is in transition. The next natural question is how do you lead in transition? While leading change is real work, I think that most leaders make it more difficult than it has to be. [...]
Seven days ago I took I ride you never want to take. Wrapped like a new-born baby, starring up at the sky, I was rushed down the mountain slope in a Ski Patrol toboggan, painfully shaking all the way. Within the [...]
Jane McGonigal has spent the last 10 years designing games. Now she wants to use games to change the world. This fascinating TED talk struck me because her audacious vision inspired by the world of online gaming contains interesting parallels with [...]
In yesterday's post I talked about the 6 signs of being stuck in the "more is more" program mindset called "Walmart thinking." The solution to this common ministry problem is to develop a simple strategy for your church designed to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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