Why Every Church is in Transition
On Tuesday, the Atlanta co::Lab kicked off in typical fashion, talking about our need to reimagine vision & steer clear of thinkholes. In this first session we do an engaging life map exercise [...]
On Tuesday, the Atlanta co::Lab kicked off in typical fashion, talking about our need to reimagine vision & steer clear of thinkholes. In this first session we do an engaging life map exercise [...]
Today I met with an elder board in a church of 1800 that's been navigating transition over the last five years. They were asking the classic questions about the rate of change in the organization, [...]
In the next few weeks I would love to meet you and share with you some of the experiences, principles, skills, and tools for discerning God's direction and casting vision in your ministry.ATLANTA [...]
Seven days ago I took I ride you never want to take. Wrapped like a new-born baby, starring up at the sky, I was rushed down the mountain slope in a Ski Patrol toboggan, painfully shaking all the [...]
Jane McGonigal has spent the last 10 years designing games. Now she wants to use games to change the world. This fascinating TED talk struck me because her audacious vision inspired by the world of [...]
Tim Schraeder is the director of communications of Park Community Church and he knocked it out of the park on a recent post entitled REWORKING Church Communications. The post was inspired by the book [...]
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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