10 Ways to Assess your Vision: Webinar Resources

Thanks to those of you who joined me for the free webinar today. I wanted to provide some additional resources:Be sure to download the Church Unique Visual Summary (click upper right rotating [...]

May 8, 2012

Introducing some friends at #Exponential that will CLEARLY help you

Each year as I gather at Exponential I see old friends and new who have invested in clarity and vision for their ministry-minded organizations. Here are their stories:WAYFARER and 3DMYears ago, the [...]

Apr 23, 2012

Six Reasons to Have a Dedicated Guest Website for Your Church

Over the years the Auxano Design team has helped churches think more strategically about guest engagement. (Read 10 Mind Blowing Facts to Fuel your Hospitality Ministry). One great idea is to create [...]

Apr 18, 2012

Death before Multiplication

Seeds come from living plants. But before they bring more life, they must die.Good Friday reminds us of a life-death-more life pattern. The death of Jesus would bring a dramatic multiplication of the [...]

Apr 6, 2012

The Five Strategies to Reach Young People at Church

I can't tell you how many conversations I see about reaching the next generation: "Our average age is getting older...""Our neighborhood is changing...""Our kids don't come to church anymore...""Did [...]

Mar 27, 2012

The Six Elements of Compelling Vision Illustrated

A few days ago I posted some church leaders take-aways from the Kony 2012, Invisible Children video, 70 Million Views in 7 Days: A Vision Analysis. I also mentioned the opportunity to see this video [...]

Mar 19, 2012

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!