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The Younique 90-Day Planner: Plans Are Useless but Planning is Invaluable

What is your process of planning?

Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States and storied general who helped the Allied forces to win World War II, offered this piece of wisdom: “Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” Of course Eisenhower had plans when leading American troops into battle. But the process of planning is where we explore options and consider the “what ifs” that may lie down the road. This probing and experimenting is crucial to our development as people, leading us to appropriate and wise decisions as future events unfold.

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Dec 18, 2019 Tweet this

Go Deeper into the Younique Book with E-Courses Launching January 2020

Get the tools and motivation to live your unique calling

I am excited to announce that we have created new Younique Courses to give you the tools and motivation to live your unique calling. These courses are referenced in the Younique book, providing a bridge from learning to doing. Get moving as Dave, Kelly, and I equip you with the tools you need to answer the nagging questions and direction for where to invest your time, energy, and resources.

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Dec 11, 2019 Tweet this

20/20 Vision for Life: Empower Your People With a Clear Vision for Their Lives

A 6-week all-church campaign to mobilize your church

One of the most frequent conversations that I have with pastors and leaders is about the feeling of being stuck. More and more energy and resources are being poured into the activity of the church but it is not leading to real church growth.

In only a few short weeks we will be ringing in 2020, a new year and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to talk to your church about vision. One of the realizations that I have come to during my two decades of helping churches pursue clarity is this: our church’s vision is powerless until we empower the personal calling of our people.

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Dec 3, 2019 Tweet this

The Younique Book: Make 2020 Your Year for Crystal-Clear Personal Calling

A Decade-Long Vision to Advance God's Dream for Your Life from before Time

For well over a decade I have been dreaming about a toolbox and training experience that would deliver something very special to any follower of Jesus. What is that something special? It’s the ability to really grasp the trajectory of one’s Ephesians 2:10 “good works”—what believers for centuries have called vocation or specific calling.

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Nov 21, 2019 Tweet this

God Dreams Book Charts and Figures for Audio Book Listeners

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Oct 1, 2019 Tweet this

If Your Culture Is Stuck, HOW Is It Stuck?

The right relationship between organizational and personal clarity moves a church forward

Until the relationship between your organization and the individuals that make it up changes, your organizational culture won't.

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Sep 10, 2019 Tweet this

The Missing Link in Disciplemaking

How a Discipleship Toolkit Moves People from Information to Transformation

Churches want to get better at making disciples. But what if we're relying on the message of Jesus more than the method of Jesus?

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Aug 6, 2019 Tweet this

Make Content That Makes Disciples

What I Love about Cory Hartman's Book "From 'Show Up' to 'Grow Up'"

A new resource shows you how to produce outbound content that works with disciple-making and real church growth instead of working against them.

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Jul 15, 2019 Tweet this

Why Outrage Must Not Become the Next Rage

…and Why Calling Must Be

It's easy to get outraged about what's wrong with the world, but it's hard to change it. Conviction about your personal calling makes the difference.

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Jul 9, 2019 Tweet this

Recovering the Lost Question of Vision

From “What’s Next?” to “Who’s Next?”

Every visionary leader is faced with the tension between delivery and development, progress and process, moving people and making people. Here's a free resource to navigate it.

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Jun 18, 2019 Tweet this

The Official 100 Life Dreams List Form

There is Still Time to Complete Your 100 Life Dreams List

90 days ago,I issued a challenge to create a list of 100 life dreams. I wanted to inspire with my own dream of co-locating in Colorado for a season (I have lived in Houston for over 20 years) in order [...]

Apr 22, 2019 Tweet this

Go, Be, and Do in Your Real Life

What is your system for mobilizing people in their personal calling?

Talking about “being,” “doing,” and “going” is great. But having an actionable, gospel-centered system to do it in your life makes the difference.

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Mar 13, 2019 Tweet this