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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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The Meaning of Auxano

The name of an organization is the first opportunity to vision cast. One of the most rewarding opportunities as a vision navigator is the opportunity to speak into the naming process. Year ago we [...]

Aug 21, 2008 Tweet this

Time with Alan Hirsch (part 2)

While at PGF, I co-lead with Alan, author of The Shaping of Things to Come and Forgotten Ways. Alan mentioned that Shaping was really written for church planters. They had no idea that it would [...]

Aug 17, 2008 Tweet this

Time with Alan Hirsch (part 1)

Yesterday I shared a coaching platform with Alan Hirsch and throughly enjoyed the opportunity to learn and dialogue. We are at the PGF conference (Presbyterian Global Fellowship) My favorite quote of [...]

Aug 15, 2008 Tweet this

The Missing Practice of Sub-branding

I received call from two megachurch pastors this week, both in regard to sub-branding. This is an entirely missing concept and discipline in the church! To start the conversation let's consider a [...]

Aug 8, 2008 Tweet this

Aviator Church- A Church Unique Snapshot

Yesterday I had a second meeting with the Mission Church team, and dynamic group with a vibrant missional vision that's about to launch a power plant in the Helotes area of west San Antonio. (More on [...]

Aug 7, 2008 Tweet this

Seven Ways to Develop a Church's Vision

Here is a fun little blog on vision from a guy named Keith Drury:1. Forget vision—just minister. Pastor does not work with a vision for the future but "takes it as it comes" responding a week at a [...]

Jul 25, 2008 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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