Two months ago we celebrated the 10-year milestone of Auxano. Back in February 2004, we built into the DNA of Auxano the idea that our services would always adapt to the primary growth challenges of local churches. Today, with over [...]
Break-thru clarity is a simple thing that makes a huge impact in your life. It’s a powerful thing that will dramatically change your ministry.Most of our days are filled with the daily stuff. And the daily stuff is always pushing [...]
How would you like an incredibly simple and simply powerful planning tool for 2014? Let me introduce you to Tom Paterson, a strategy and planning guru. Tom is in his 80s and living outside of Denver (and not doing much [...]
I love this little clip because Neil Tomba and Brandt Wright are honest about the shame that pastors can experience when they don't have ll of the answers for their church. This is especially true when it comes to vision [...]
Over the last few years, I have enjoyed learning more and more from the contribution of Tom Paterson. Tom is a brilliant consultant and friend of Peter Drucker who innovated a very specific, high-impact model of strategic planning in the [...]
"There are no results without a concentration of resources." - Peter DruckerEleven years ago, I stepped into an experiment of coaching and consulting church leaders. At the start, the greatest obstacle to my work was the ubiquity of the capital [...]
I look forward to #Exponential every year. Why? Because it brings together over 5000 church leaders - thought leaders, planters and those in the trenches who gather to share and encourage. SIFTED is the theme of this year’s conference.What does [...]
Dennis Easter is a friend of mine who is deeply rooted and widely connected as a catalytic leader in the Foursquare Church. As a Church Unique Certified denominational leader, he appreciates all things vision and passed along this great quote [...]
McKinney Fellowship is a great group of folks led by a passionate and strong team of elders and staff. They are envisioning some very exciting things in the new future and have recently completed on on-site Vision Pathway journey with [...]
One of Auxano's navigators, Rich Kannwischer, just sent me this quote from Mother Teresa. We always talk about how unlocking the future is about going deeper with who we already are and what we already have. To understand how much [...]
As clarity evangelist I am proud of the clarity I embody in my personal life, family life, and ministry life. If I didn’t have clarity personally I shouldn’t be trying to help others discover it! On Thursday, however, I [...]
In 2008, I wrote an entire chapter on the abuse of the church capital campaign industry in Church Unique, entitled "Vision Quacks: How Consultants Undermine Vision in the Name of Vision" At the last minute a I decided to pull [...]
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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