What Do You Like Best About Your Ministry Vision?

I just got off the phone with the leader of the largest non-profit that has gone through our Vision Pathway at Auxano. They have thousands of employees and are a part of largest Protestant [...]

Oct 1, 2013

10 Rules of Raw that will Make Your Church More Relevant

Raw is the best way to articulate the new relevance of church. Keep in mind that the term itself has varied definitions, most of which are helpful in describing mindset of church leaders that are [...]

Sep 21, 2013

Incredible Coaching Opportunity for Pastors in Texas: Missional Megachurch co::Lab with Lead Pastor David Saathoff

How would you like to get 24 hours of vision, strategy and missional leadership coaching from one of the most effective lead pastors in the country? David Saathoff, lead pastor of City Church in San [...]

Aug 30, 2013

How Blog Stopping and Social Media Fasting Can Change Your Life

I have enjoyed the last five years of blogging and all of the learning, sharing and producing that takes place with social media. My life has been blessed through it and I trust you have benefited as [...]

Aug 28, 2013

Incredible Infographic of the Reach & Impact from the WCA Global Leadership Summit

This infographic was created by my team with the latest statistical data from Twitter on the global impact that the Willow Creek Association has with their annual Global Leadership Summit. The [...]

Aug 10, 2013

Vision Quotes from Bill Hybels Global Leadership Summit 2013

Vision is a picture of the future that creates passion in people.God didn’t make you a leader so that you could merely reside in a position, but God made you a leader to move people from here to [...]

Aug 8, 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.

More About Will

Brand New Certification - Pivvot Vision Framing

I rebuilt my core toolbox after 20 years. 5 years later after 100 churches tested...the first CERT!