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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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What Makes 1 in 6 Methodist Churches Vital?

According to a denomination-wide survey of over 30,000 Methodist churches, close to 5,000 were considered "high-vital" congregations. Here is an Associated Press article on the survey, "Methodist [...]

Sep 6, 2010 Tweet this

Francis Chan's Vision Under Fire

Many of you liked the article I tweeted on Friday on Francis Chan's interview with Mark Driscoll and Joshua Harris. I had not seen this video yet by The Gospel Coalition. I think its worth a few [...]

Sep 5, 2010 Tweet this

Michael Hyatt discusses Twitter as "The Greatest Leadership Tool Ever Invented"

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Sep 4, 2010 Tweet this

The Church Communicator's Dilemma: Picasso's Missing Subject

Church communications are marked by a huge dilemma: talent without subject. It doesn’t matter how gifted, strategic, or innovative you are as a communicator if your subject is missing. Without [...]

Sep 3, 2010 Tweet this

How Expanding Your Life Dreams Can Bless Your Kids for Lifetime

I have enjoyed some moments getting to know Ben Arment. He is authentic as a Christ follower and a strategic, dream-oriented leader. One of his posts this week struck me immediately as one of the best [...]

Sep 2, 2010 Tweet this

5 Things to Look For AND Watch Out for When Hiring a Church Consultant

Here is my take, as a consultant, on the five areas to look for with a comment on "being wary."Domain expertise - Has the consultant effectively focused their calling and craft? Be wary of consultants [...]

Sep 1, 2010 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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RunFree.Co - A Startup for Scaling Disciple-making in Your Church