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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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Get the Gold from 20 Years of Vision Consulting on this 5-Page PDF

The Vision Frame Cheat Sheet is my gift to you as I cover the 5 Linchpin Practices of Future Church Vision Framing in my Instagram Reel Series at Will_Be_Clear. Download it today for the definitions, metaphors, and key insights on how to lead with compelling clarity. There are five irreducible questions of leadership. Have you answered them?

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Merry Christmas 2014 Ministry Friends!

As we celebrate the birth of our Savior today, I wanted to send a special thank you for swinging by the blog this past year. It is great privilege to serve Jesus through the unique ministry of [...]

Dec 25, 2013

#7 on the Ministry Vision and Planning 2014 Countdown: 7 Practices for Keeping Jesus at the Center of Church Staff

Merry Christmas everyone! This post is about keeping baby Jesus in the middle of our "daily mangers" all year long.Before my ministry path took me down the consulting road, I served as a pastor of [...]

Dec 25, 2013

#8 on the 2014 Ministry Vision and Planning Ideas Countdown: Beware of These Worst Practices

As you look ahead to the new year avoid these missteps and mistakes I see all of the time:Worst Practice #1: Mantra MadnessSome pastors have a mission statement they are passionate about and that is [...]

Dec 24, 2013

#9 on the 2014 Ministry Vision and Planning Ideas Countdown: The Four Helpful Lists by Tom Paterson

How would you like an incredibly simple and simply powerful planning tool for 2014? Let me introduce you to Tom Paterson, a strategy and planning guru. Tom is in his 80s and living outside of Denver [...]

Dec 23, 2013

2014 Ministry Vision and Planning Countdown: #10 - Simple Practices for Change Readiness

Do you find the back-of-mind wheels turning through the holidays as you think about next year? I know I do. This countdown series will scan some ideas you may want to put in practice right away. Or, [...]

Dec 22, 2013

Most Doing Just Does, So Focus on Doing that Multiplies

This blog title would suck if it was written to the general public. The general public doesn't even know what this blog title means.This title is for you: The leader. You are a ministry leader. You a [...]

Dec 9, 2013

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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Bullet Book Series Launches with '7 Laws of Real Church Growth' [Free Download]

Today, we're launching the series with "The 7 Laws of Real Church Growth: Straight Talk About Building Disciples Instead of Drawing Crowds."

RunFree.Co - A Startup for Scaling Disciple-making in Your Church