The Four Stages of Visionary Leadership
I have reflected over a decade on the question of how visionaries develop. These are some initial thoughts that I want to share with blog readers as I think out loud a bit. I would really appreciate [...]
I have reflected over a decade on the question of how visionaries develop. These are some initial thoughts that I want to share with blog readers as I think out loud a bit. I would really appreciate [...]
The post continues a series I started this fall. So far I have covered:#1 Stop Trying to Prove Yourself#2 Demonstrate the Ability to Think Globally#3 Solve the Problems of your Senior Leader#4 Offer [...]
Okay, these "times in your life" may be a little unexpected but they are extremely powerful (and even scary for me.) I wrote them a while back for my own life but never shared them. They are questions [...]
You're a blogger and I'm blogger and we all want to create great content.On a flight from LA to Houston this week, I spent about 15 minutes and wrote down more great blog titles in one, short setting [...]
Bob Adams, our VisionRoom curator, just loaded up a tool that my friend ND Strupler had made when we did some training for ICF church planters in Zurich. it's the Church Unique Visual Summary [...]
This second post in a church communications series, will make more sense if you read the first, The 3 Branding Strategies for ChurchesIt's unbelievable how quickly churches fragment their message. [...]
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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