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RunFree.Co delivers a strategic season of executive coaching, ministry design and visionary planning to church teams called the "Pivvot Process"

It's time to stop the chase for church attenders in "program church" and to run free into what Jesus started. Based on the celebrated methodologies of "Vision Framing," RunFree.Co is my next venture. It's all about activating the real disciple-making potential of the local church.

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Run Free's Digital Advancement Collective led by Jay Kranda is a game-changing opportunity for forward-thinking church leaders.

Jay Kranda isn't just another online personality—he's a seasoned veteran in the world of digital ministry. As the Online Community Pastor at Saddleback Church, Jay oversees a global network of online and home groups. His recent book, "Online Church Is Not the Answer: Beyond Streaming Church To Hybrid Disciple Making," challenges churches to think beyond simple streaming and embrace a holistic approach to digital discipleship.

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Get on Your Zag

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 [...]

Jan 27, 2009 Tweet this

Questions for our Existence

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 [...]

Jan 26, 2009 Tweet this

Most Requested Vision Tool

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 [...]

Jan 21, 2009 Tweet this

A Sound Investment

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 [...]

Jan 20, 2009 Tweet this

Crisis Choosing

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 [...]

Jan 17, 2009 Tweet this

Hopefor09.com: Church Unique Snapshot

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 [...]

Jan 16, 2009 Tweet this

About Will

Would you like to fall in love with ministry again?

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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