Two Kinds of “Wins” and Why You Need Both
It’s exciting to see a kingdom leader have a great start. This week I got front row seats watching Rich Kannwischer lead as the new Senior Pastor at St. Andrews Presbyterian, in Newport Beach, CA.One [...]
Vision Defined, No Words Needed
Last Sunday I was at McKinney Fellowship, pastored by Bruce Miller, is going through the Vision Pathway with Auxano. While guiding the process, I am really enjoying Bruce's writing. One of his books, [...]
Simple Strategy: Stop Creating Decision Paralysis for Discipleship
Last night I spent hours with a Vision Pathway team at St. Luke's Methodist in Houston, refining, restating and refining further the articulation of strategy. It's a brutal process for leaders who [...]
Your Church Was Made to Be Remarkable
In this final look at applying Seth Godin's Tribes to the work of church, I want to talk about tribal greatness. Jesus never rebukes his disciples for wanting to be great, but rather, shows them the [...]
Pastors Who Make Out Are Better Leaders
This weekend, the leadership at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is rolling out the Vision Frame to the congregation. The “flow” of the rollout, designed with senior pastor Greg Finke and executive pastor [...]
Wall Street's Most Worrying Trend: "They Forgot the Mission"
My friend Joe Ely brought this Wall Street article to my attention today. It's a stirring piece on the state of our great institutions and a solution that seems as stunningly obvious as it is [...]
