Zig Ziglar died yesterday at the age of 86. He was motivational maven with millions of followers. His twenty-plus books, uber-positive style, and Christian influence are manifested clearly through his ubiquitously sticky quotes. Dave Ramsey tweeted yesterday, "What's your favorite [...]
Today is the second day of the free, online church leadership conference call The NINES, by Leadership Network. I highly recommend that you check it out.1) Carve out as much time as possible to watch live. Grab your team and cancel [...]
Auxano is a ministry guided by three values:Clarity FirstCarnivorous LearningContagious Passion for the Church, the Bride of Christ Our second value is anchored by the mantra: Lead with questions, not answers. To some degree learning comes natural and is guided by [...]
Eventually the best leaders reach a steady state of operation. What they do works. The level of personal development they have attained is far enough ahead to the curve to feel good and to maintain a successful appearance. But appearances [...]
While the AHA! is new a new kind of learning format, the feeling of being drenched by an information fire hydrant is not. As I watch folks tweet and celebrate and whine about this blast of kingdom wisdom, I wanted to share [...]
Over the last few years I have enjoyed attending and speaking at conferences. Yet staying on mission for me means having to miss some. Now with twitter, you can have an entirely new experience of attending a conference virtually. In fact [...]
Seven Steps to Maximize Your #Nines2012 Experience [...]
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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