Nike, Adidas, or Puma?
I enjoyed the way a pastor referred to branding schizophrenia in his church. Their church had just completed the Vision Pathway process with Auxano to clarify their vision, and develop their brand. [...]
Environments that Create Vitality
On my recent visit to San Francisco to meet with my publisher (Sheryl Fullerton at Jossey-Bass) I made a last minute change in hotels. The Whitcomb Hotel on Market Street was the best rate I could [...]
From “A Home for Every Heart,” to “A Missional Heartbeat in every Neighborhood!”
I had the privilege of sharing the platform with Randy Frazee last Saturday at the first staff and elder leadership meeting at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. His transition from Willow Creek to Max [...]
"Is it a Good Thing or a God Thing?"
During the lead team meeting at Faithbridge UMC in North Houston, Ken Werlein regularly challenges his team with this question. Questions are one of the leaders greatest tools, and this one is a [...]
“The System Down the Hall Trumps the Mission on the Wall”
This line is from the stellar strategist- Andy Stanely. When my friend Caz McCaslin (founder of Upward sports) first heard the “systems talk” at the Catalyst Reverb conference, he called me and we [...]
Do Something Strategic
Shifting From Strategic Planning to Strategic Agility At the end of last year, I wrote about the need to put the old strategic planning model out to pasture and embrace a new method that focuses on [...]
