On Wednesday night this week, Bob Buford's legacy was celebrated as LN crossed the 25 year mark. Robert Lewis, shared that Bob has influenced the church in North America more in the last 25 years than anyone else. Here were [...]
I am spending two days at the Innovation3 Conference hosted by Leadership Network today and tomorrow. RIght now, Stacy Spencer from New Directions Church is preaching the good news clarity and the message of Church Unique. "Get on your Zag" is [...]
This weekend I spoke to 60 large church pastors who are a part of the the Lutheran Church (LCMS). Billy Graham called the denomination a "sleeping giant." The denomination as some unique strengths but is experiencing a long term decline [...]
My 15 year old son twittered the MLK quote yesterday: "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." The quote struck him from his 9th grade studies yesterday.In my vision work I [...]
In Patrick Lencioni's latest POV Newsletter, he commented on the "bad economy bandwagon" that is accompanying most media reports and conversations. He humorously suggested that perhaps the next thing we may see is "recession Barbie" all decked out with a [...]
I was asked an interesting question today at the end of 3-hour "futures forum" for a church starting the Vision Pathway. One the wall in front of the group was the work of 30 different subgroups that all presented the "Best [...]
It was a thrill to work Sal Sberna and team at a church called the MET in North Houston (Metropolitan Baptist Church). They contracted with Auxano two years ago to do vision clarification and continue to use us for sub-ministry [...]
Blogger Tony Morgan just asked his twitter followers to write in about their biggest ministry mistakes. In the list below you will see the mistake that fuels our ministry at Auxano: Mistaken Identity@gsligon - “trusting a volunteer with too much influence in [...]
While at Group Publishing today I saw the link to an audio I did with Alan Nelson a few months ago on the topic of growth challenges for the Rev magazine audio resource. In it, I share my philosophy of thinking about [...]
I was at Group Publishing today in Loveland Colorado to dialogue about the condition of vision and leadership development in the church. I had a great morning with Thom and Joani Schultz (Thom founded the organization 35 years ago.) The [...]
On my way to the airport today for my next two days in Denver and then Tampa, I realized that I left my computer at home. Losing 30 minutes compromised my finely tuned planning, which has developed over [...]
Years ago, I digested materials related to "creative problem solving" (CPS) and practiced the skill with the Auxano team at one of our annual off-sites called "Resync." I am amazed at how valuable the experience can even though it is [...]
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.
More About Will
