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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 Everyday Genesis of Extraordinary Vision

It's amazing how God revels in bringing great ideas, inspiring moments and life-changing direction from very humble, ordinary circumstances. Think about:Moses... It was a regular day tending the [...]

Mar 5, 2011 Tweet this

The Most Important Lesson for a New Pastor

This post continues a series where I am using the "lens of clarity" to look at 11 talks from the The NINES online conference by Leadership Network.In this post, Jonathon Falwell pastor of Thomas Road [...]

Feb 27, 2011 Tweet this

5 Organizational Hazards of Leading a Growing Church

This post is the second part of what I spoke on two weeks ago at Leadership Network's Rapid Growth Leadership Community. The first post was, 4 Personal Hazards of Pastoring a Growing Church.As we look [...]

Feb 25, 2011 Tweet this

3 Strategic Alternatives to Shutting Down a Low Performing Ministry

Is it time to close a program in your church? Many leaders will tell you, "When the horse is dead, dismount." But this classic advice rolls of the tongue much easier than it plays in real life.As a [...]

Feb 23, 2011 Tweet this

How to Develop a Compelling, Gospel-centered Tagline for Your Church

Sometimes conversations that mix marketing and ministry don’t go well. In this post, I will not being dealing with a biblical basis of branding or marketing, but I will discuss the biblical [...]

Feb 21, 2011 Tweet this

How Clarity Rescues Your Soul

This is the third drill down of the Top 11 Clarity Takeaways from the NINES. If you have not heard of Leadership Network’s conference called The NINES check it out.In the following video, Wayne [...]

Feb 13, 2011 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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