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If we’re honest, it’s pretty easy to see the functional Great Commission in North America:  Go into all the world and make more worship attenders, baptizing them in the name of small groups, and teaching them to volunteer a few times Photo by Vero Photoart on Unsplash And, “Organized Disciple-Making” does not equate to the programs you’re running—or, for that matter, to the programs the “bigger and better” church down the street or the one across the country is running. See, if you’re not doing organized disciple-making, [...]

Last week I was completing the Vision Frame with a church in California. They could feel the removal of what one pastor  called their "invisible walls."  It's an interesting comment given the fact that its a very effective church.What is [...]

This blog is dedicated to greater life that comes from clarity, both individually and organizationally.On Thursday this past week, I participated in an online conference called The NINES, during which 100 leaders shared game-changing moments in 6-minute testimonies. In a [...]

I consulted with two large and very effective ministry organizations this week. Both are freshly engaging and experiencing the power of singularity. The power of singularity is narrowing the essence to one thing. In organizational terms we refer to this one [...]

The secret to processes for discovery or mastery is to avoid straight line thinking. There are two important times when making a "b-line" for something will hinder you. I use both of these diagrams frequently when I navigate the Vision [...]

I recently posted why every church is in transition. The next natural question is how do you lead in transition? While leading change is real work,  I think that most leaders make it more difficult than it has to be. [...]

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 engage it well and one of the most [...]

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 [...]