The goal of the COVID Era Goal Ideas tool is to provide a framework for your team to wrestle through together. You cannot focus everywhere … that’s actually the opposite of what it means to focus. Instead of starting by evaluating specific goals, begin your discussion by discussing which BeachHeads and Domains your team should focus on based on your mission and your values.
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When church leaders think about growth, they default to measuring people's participation, not their production.
[...]This post is the fifth and final in the Bucket List series. I want to focus now on the tenacious chase of your dreams. How do your really "get-r-done," when it comes to big life goals? How can you stay focused Essential #3: "MONEY" is about Values Prioritization to resource The third essential is money. That's pretty straightforward, right? Your goals will require resources. Surely some goals will have no direct connection to money (like spending some special extra time, one-on-one with your kids.) But [...]
This post is the fourth installment of my Bucket List series, prompted by my bucket list trip to Santorini island.It's very important to diagnose your life concerning the common obstacles that keep you from things like setting goals, defining your Obstacle #4: DISTRACTION Everybody has things they like to do. I'm talking about fun little things like hobbies, routines, television, games, and the all of the knick knack things that fill our lives. One for me is video games. Again these [...]
Since I recently posted Craig Groeschel's new values, I thought I'd share some common pitfalls when articulating values. Call it want you want: values, code, DNA, philosophy of ministry, etc. Most attempts in ministry to articulate the core motives and [...]
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.
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