Introducing EverythingSpeaks.com
EverythingSpeaks.com is a new blog by Cheryl Marting, chief connections officer at Auxano. Cheryl Marting is a great friend and colleague. I am particularly grateful for her role on the team as a [...]
EverythingSpeaks.com is a new blog by Cheryl Marting, chief connections officer at Auxano. Cheryl Marting is a great friend and colleague. I am particularly grateful for her role on the team as a [...]
Last week I posted that Jesus did not have a leadership manual, but instead, created expectations of his followers through 15 dominant images. I have written about this in condensed form in the book, [...]
Over the last decade, I have peered into all kinds of organizational systems and structures. Every once in a while my heart breaks again, when I realize how broken some organizations can be. Even [...]
A friend of mine and visionary leader, Jeff Meyer of The Church, just passed on this video with a note that said, "What an example of great vision casting - Oh, that we might learn to communicate our [...]
When I was on staff at Clear Creek Community Church, we brought in some consultants who eventually "dropped the ball" with regard to our expectations. In the midst of dealing with the problem and the [...]
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 [...]
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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