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Curating the Exponential Conference
Yesterday, the ever-churning machine that is the Internet pumped out more unfiltered digital data. Yesterday, 250 million photos were uploaded to Facebook, 864,000 hours of video were uploaded to...
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Filling the Vision Vacuum
When life around our house gets hectic, we often slip into a bad habit: fast-food for our meals. Both my wife and I enjoy cooking, especially when we can try out new recipes. But when the work day gets...
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More Soul Fast Food
Big Mac “Personalities” Spiritual leaders matter to our people. But most pastors do not want their personality to be the primary umbilical cord connecting their members’ identity to the church....
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Dessert Time from the Soul Fast Food Menu
Today is the final day to order off the Soul Fast Food menu! For previous orders, see these posts here and here. These thoughts are driven by my ongoing learning experience with Will Mancini’s and the...
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Granite Etching vs Sand Writing
This post wraps up a quick look at a section of Will Mancini’s book ”Church Unique“. I’m at the Exponential PreConference event in Orlando with part of the Auxano team, and this section has been...
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Got Clarity?
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there. - the Cheshire Cat Where’s your red X? You know, the spot that says “You are here.” Looking for the shortest distance between Point A...
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Leadership = Vision Clarity
When I was in graduate school in the early 80′s, strategic planning processes included five-, ten- and sometimes even twenty-year plans. The past was relatively stable and indicated that things would...
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Clarity is Audible
When you read or hear the word “clarity”, the odds are that your next thoughts have something to do with vision, imagery, or similar metaphors. Will Mancini, author of “Church Unique” and founder of...
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The Vision Room Launches Today
Auxano’s Vision Room goes live today. For almost as long as I have known Will Mancini, he has dreamed of the Vision Room. When I first met him in 2008 at a conference we were both speaking at (courtesy...
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What Does Your Church Brand Say?
What do the following have in common? Uncle Ben, Charlie the Tuna, Morris the Cat, Tony the Tiger, the Pillsbury Doughboy, and the Marlboro Man. You probably guessed that they are all advertising...
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Transformation Agenda
Continuing the transformation journey at Starbucks – and what it can teach your organization… Once Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz decided to return as CEO, he pulled together a team to began working...
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What Account Do I Draw From to Pay Attention?
Over the Christmas holidays our home was filled with the delightful experience of two preschoolers for a whole month – something that has not occurred at our house for over twenty years. My...
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Leaders Should be Students of History
Usually the word “history” elicits one of two responses: a glassy-eyed stare and memories of those required classes in school that were mind-numbing, or an excited look followed by the phrase “Did you...
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Capturing the Vision Lesson Behind Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Sitting with my wife on a recent date watching the Disney movie Maleficent, I was reminded again of the vision Walt Disney exercised to bring Snow White (and its many derivative tales in the 77 years...
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Learn to Think Beyond “Right Now”
Imagine that the role of vision in your church is like an axe. When skillfully used, it makes a path clear. It removes obstacles. It broadens the path for others to follow. It enable greater...
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Understand the Four Horizons of Vision
Are you a little confused about visionary planning? There is a difference between having a vision and having a plan. Vision is about the picture of your church’s future. A plan is about the steps to...
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Protect the Past While Envisioning the Future
Does your church dream more about where you have been than where God is leading you? Have you ever looked around to realize that your church might be living today by focusing on yesterday? Many...
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Is Your Vision Caged on Paper?
Most pastors will invest more time on preaching preparation for the next month than they will on vision communication for the next five years. How about you? That quick experiment is a great way to...
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How to Create a Blueprint for Ministry Model Change
Looking back, 2016 was truly a landmark year. From Olympics to Elections to Chewbacca Mom, the year contained moments worth sharing and remembering. The year contained new beginnings, new opportunities...
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The Vision Room Launches Today
Auxano’s Vision Room goes live today. For almost as long as I have known Will Mancini, he has dreamed of the Vision Room. When I first met him in 2008 at a conference we were both speaking at (courtesy...
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