Why the last “silver bullet” didn’t fix your church
Want to know the short answer for why the last “silver bullet” that would fix all the ills of your church didn’t work? It’s a short and simple: There’s no such thing as a silver bullet for this. The reason we’ve become accustomed to thinking about things like a...
Your Church’s Powerful Vision is Powerless until…
Let’s start here: Churches have made enormous strides in the last 10-15 years in moving away from generic, carbon copy vision. We’ve seen thousands of people use Auxano’s Vision Frame process, identifying and living into their unique call to BE...
Personal Calling and Life Planning for the Church
When is the last time a pastor asked you about your Life Plan? Younique launches this week as a new training company that brings a simple and powerful Life Plan experience to believers everywhere. It's not just a brand new life planning process. It's the first...
5 Reasons Why Disciples Need Tools More Than Sermons
The discipleship results of your ministry are not defined by content of your preaching alone. One significant factor that impacts disciple-making is tool-making. Unfortunately, you might not recall any seminary classes or conference breakouts on making ministry tools....
Napkin Sketch Strategies
In the process of articulating disciple-making strategy with church teams, I have grown to appreciate the power of a napkin sketch. In fact, I emphasized in my new book released this week: The Dream Big Workbook released in collaboration with Exponential. In the book,...