I couldn't resist telling this story. A church recently finished a Vision Pathway with Auxano. With the new mission articulation beginning to shift and shape the ministry (1 of the 5 questions discerned through the visioning work), a church staff [...]
Vision Sunday 2010 from Hillsong Church on Vimeo.If communicating vision is important to you, then consider listening to this 25-minute vision casting experience with the attached evaluative tool. What makes this Hillsong vision casting piece uniquely effective?The visual medium is [...]
I woke up this morning excited for several reasons. First, Jim Randall, Auxano's chief managing officer and I did some dreaming late into the night about Auxano's future. Second, I can't wait to connect with hundreds of Houston pastors in [...]
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 Vince Parks, is to move from awareness to understanding [...]
Thanks to the early adopters, innovators and everyday visionaries who are jumping on the Open Source Vision Casting opportunity via twitter. Using the hashtag, #visiondrip people can share simple ideas of how to keep vision in the daily mix. Join [...]
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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