Merry Christmas everyone! This post is about keeping baby Jesus in the middle of our "daily mangers" all year long.Before my ministry path took me down the consulting road, I served as a pastor of [...]
As you look ahead to the new year avoid these missteps and mistakes I see all of the time:Worst Practice #1: Mantra MadnessSome pastors have a mission statement they are passionate about and that is [...]
How would you like an incredibly simple and simply powerful planning tool for 2014? Let me introduce you to Tom Paterson, a strategy and planning guru. Tom is in his 80s and living outside of Denver [...]
Do you find the back-of-mind wheels turning through the holidays as you think about next year? I know I do. This countdown series will scan some ideas you may want to put in practice right away. Or, [...]
This blog title would suck if it was written to the general public. The general public doesn't even know what this blog title means.This title is for you: The leader. You are a ministry leader. You a [...]
I met scores of state and association leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention this week. We had over 30 states working on their vision in the next 2 years. One leader that impressed me is Robert [...]
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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