Right Now 2011 Speaking Resources

It was great to be at the Right Now conference in Dallas today. Here are the resources I referenced during my speaking:6 Elements of Compelling VisionHere is the Vision Casting Spider Diagram: [...]

Nov 4, 2011

5 Indicators that Your Church's Average Age Might Have Increased Without You Realizing

#1 The senior pastor has been there for over 10 years and is still preaching over 90% of the time. (No team presence)#2 You could not tell the difference between the worship (music, praise, [...]

Oct 24, 2011

Scoreboard 101: 3 Kinds of Results in Church Leadership

Instead of counting Christians, we need to weigh them. - Dallas WillardClear vision requires clarity about the results you are after. Any result you might desire for your ministry will fit into three [...]

Oct 20, 2011

Start Reaching Real Lost People Not Church Shoppers

This post is not for everyone. First, its for followers of Jesus who really want to reach messy people groups with the gospel, including some entrenched in darker darkness. Second, its for people who [...]

Oct 9, 2011

Steve Jobs Delivers 3 Life Lessons on Personal Clarity

22 Statements that Will Blow Your Mind

Steve Jobs, one of the world's most influential inventors, died today. If you have the slightest interest in pursuing a personal vision, this 15 minute video is a must watch. And if Steve Job's [...]

Oct 6, 2011

FREE Clarity and Vision Casting Tools from The NINES Content

If you watched my talk at the NINES online conference today, below are the free tools I referenced.The Vision Frame SummaryThe Vision Casting Spider DiagramDownload the Church Unique Visual Summary [...]

Sep 27, 2011

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!