Externally Focused Church, Evangelism & Church Growth
In 2015 I received surveys back from 49 churches that had participated in Externally Focused Church / Missional Renaissance Leadership Communities... Read More
What makes for a happy and healthy life?
For over 75 years (yes you read that right) Harvard University has been tracking and studying the lives of 724 men from... Read More
3 Box Thinking—Structuring your church for innovation
As you enter 2016 it is helpful to put everything you do in your church into one of three boxes: Box 1... Read More
“Let’s go give the yellow guy some hugs”
A couple of months ago I was listening to the audio version of Simon Sinek’s 2014 book, Leaders Eat Last while walking... Read More
Platforms and city transformation
Platforms are breaking the traditional rules of how value is created and how customers are being served. Platforms are the most disruptive... Read More
How Top Dog changed the world
In 1968 I started my freshman year at Cal Berkeley. I soon learned about a little hole-in-the-wall, called Top Dog on Durant Street,... Read More
Minimum Viable Spiritual Growth Plan
Leadership Network recently surveyed over 1,600 ministry leaders of large (1000+) churches. The most frequently cited issue facing churches today is “discipleship.”... Read More
What we can learn from Sequoia Capital and the 7 deadly sins
A few weeks ago my son, Jeff, mentioned in passing that Sequoia Capital didn’t invest in a startup company unless the founders... Read More
The Lean Startup for church planters
Over the past few months I’ve been talking with church planters about what we can learn from the startup community about starting... Read More
Building a church startup ecosystem in your city
I work in a very creative and entrepreneurial city. Boulder Colorado is a magnet for entrepreneurs and business startups. Little wonder Inc.... Read More