Stop coaching churches with borrowed frameworks. Start using the one that has served 1,000+ congregations.
The only certification built on the Vision Frame, the Pivvot Process, and 25 years of real church transformation. Train under Will Mancini. Coach with confidence.
RunFree Coach Certification
one-time investment or [TBD] monthly payments
- Full 8-module curriculum with lifetime access
- Live workshops with Will Mancini
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Will Mancini
4-min Welcome from the Founder
A personal note from Will on why this exists and who it's for.
The hidden cost of coaching without a proven framework
Let's do the math on the last 12 months of coaching church leaders without a system:
12 hours building custom frameworks for each new client engagement
8 hours per month explaining to skeptical elder boards why your approach 'should' work
6 hours patching together resources from 4 different books and 3 different conferences
10 hours rewriting vision statements that get tossed 6 months later
5 hours wondering if you should just send the church to someone with a real methodology
Countless hours questioning whether you're actually qualified to be doing this
41+ hours every single month you'll never get back.
Multiply that by a year of coaching engagements, and you've spent entire months of your life reinventing wheels Will Mancini built decades ago. There's a better way.
“[PLACEHOLDER: certified coach testimonial. Will / Brooke to source from current/recent cohort grads.]”
[Name] | [Role], [Church/Org] | RunFree Certified Coach
From “borrowing frameworks” to “building with the proven one”: 8 modules
By the time you complete RunFree Coach Certification, you'll have a complete methodology to take any church from over-programmed and under-discipled to clear, aligned, and disciple-making.
CLARIFY
3 modules
Master the foundational tools that bring clarity to any church's unique vision and mission.
ACTIVATE
3 modules
Learn to mobilize teams, diagnose readiness, and design engagements that move churches forward.
MULTIPLY
2 modules
Build your coaching practice and leverage the RunFree network to scale your impact.
Inside the Certification
Every module includes four components: Teaching, Downloads, Workshop, and Real-Church Application.
The Vision Frame Foundation
Master the 5 irreducible questions every church must answer. The bedrock tool you'll use in every engagement.
The Pivvot Process
The 6-module sequence that moves churches from program-collecting to disciple-making.
Mission Measures & Strategy
How to define what a maturing disciple actually looks like, and design training paths against it.
Calling Activation Coaching
Deliver the Younique framework. Help every believer discover their unique calling and step into it.
Team Health & Coaching Cadence
The weekly rhythm that turns leadership teams from spinning to shipping.
Vision Readiness Diagnostics
The 12-question check that tells you whether a church needs Vision Clarity now or Team Coaching first.
Engagement Design & Pricing
How to scope, price, sequence, and deliver a Vision Clarity sprint or Team Coaching engagement.
Building Your Coaching Practice
Marketing, lead generation, and how to leverage the RunFree network and brand as a certified coach.
Who This Is Built For
We're selective. This is for experienced leaders ready to take responsibility for other churches' clarity.
Church Leaders
Lead/Executive pastors who want to multiply their impact through coaching
Coaches & Consultants
Professional coaches looking to specialize in church and ministry contexts
Denominational Leaders
Regional leaders supporting multiple churches and pastors
Ministry Entrepreneurs
Those called to start consulting practices focused on church leadership
HR Directors
Church staff leaders responsible for team development and organizational health
Experienced Practitioners
Seasoned ministry veterans ready to pour into the next generation
This is NOT for you if...
You're looking for a quick certificate to put on LinkedIn without doing the actual work
You're not currently coaching churches or about to be coaching churches
You want generic leadership theory instead of church-specific methodology
You're not willing to apply the work in a live coaching engagement before you graduate
Meet Your Instructor: Will Mancini
Over 25 years of working with churches, Will discovered a startling truth: 95% of churches can't articulate their unique vision. That observation became the foundation of Church Unique and the Vision Frame methodology.
Three best-selling books later (Church Unique, God Dreams, and Future Church) the Vision Frame has been adopted by 1,000+ churches across 6 continents. Will has built a team of certified coaches around him to multiply the impact.
“I didn't have a roadmap when I started. So my journey was decades of trial and error. I don't want that for you. RunFree Coach Certification is everything I learned in 25+ years, condensed into 8 modules.”
Real Coaches. Real Churches. Real Results.
The certified coaches who've gone through this work aren't just credentialed. They're transforming congregations.
Bellevue Baptist Church
Memphis, TN
“RunFree helped us align 30,000 members around a clear, compelling vision for the first time in decades.”
Dr. Steve Gaines, Senior Pastor
Faithbridge Church
Spring, TX
“The Vision Frame gave us language our entire leadership team could rally behind. Game changer.”
Ken Worline, Executive Pastor
Community Bible Church
San Antonio, TX
“We went from 15 competing priorities to 3 clear ones. Our staff has never been more focused.”
Steve Andrews, Senior Pastor
Everything Included in Your Certification
Built so the value is undeniable before we ever talk about price.
CERTIFICATION & CREDENTIALS
- Printed Certified RunFree Coach certificate (mailed to your door)
- Digital badge for LinkedIn and your website
- Inclusion in the official RunFree.co certified coach directory
- Lifetime "Certified RunFree Coach" designation
CURRICULUM & TOOLS
- 8 full modules with on-demand video teaching
- Downloadable toolkit: every worksheet, template, and framework used in real engagements
- Live workshop sessions with Will and the RunFree team
- Real-church application exercise with feedback
- Lifetime login access (every future curriculum update included)
COACHING & COMMUNITY
- Monthly office hours with Will Mancini and the senior coach team
- Private Slack/community for certified coaches only
- Quarterly AMA sessions
- Access to the RunFree coach network and referral pipeline
ONGOING SUPPORT
- Continuing education and advanced training options
- Marketing and business development support for your practice
- Use of the "Certified RunFree Coach" brand in your marketing
Features and tools are continuously updated. Certified coaches always get first access to new releases.
Two ways to get started
Choose the path that works best for you.
RunFree Coach Certification
one-time investment or [TBD] monthly payments
- Full 8-module curriculum with lifetime access
- Live workshops with Will Mancini
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Talk With Us First
Get full curriculum details, cohort dates, and investment options on a 30-minute discovery call with the RunFree team.
Book Intro Call- No commitment required
- Get all your questions answered
- Learn about upcoming cohort dates
How RunFree Coach Certification compares to other options
Traditional consulting credentials aren't bad. They're great if you want to coach Fortune 500 companies. But you don't need a corporate education to coach the local church. You need church-specific methodology you can apply on Monday.
RunFree Certification $[TBD] | Generic Leadership Cert $5,000+ | MDiv or DMin $30,000+ | |
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| Church-Specific Methodology | |||
| Built by a Practicing Church Consultant | |||
| Lifetime Access to Curriculum Updates | |||
| Real Coach Network & Referrals | |||
| Hands-On Workshop Application | |||
| 8-Module Format (Not 3 Years) | |||
| Money-Back Guarantee |
Still on the fence? We'll make this painfully easy.
Complete the first module (The Vision Frame Foundation). Do the workshop. Apply it in a real conversation with a pastor in your network. If you don't see immediate clarity in how you'd coach that pastor differently, or if you decide RunFree Coach Certification just isn't for you, email us within 30 days. We'll refund every dollar. No questions, no hoops, no guilt trips.
Why would we do this? Because the coaches who actually do the work don't ask for refunds. They ask when the next cohort starts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need approval from your senior pastor or board?
We've drafted the email for you. One click, one copy-paste.
Get the Approval Email25 years ago, I couldn't articulate vision either.
When I started in ministry, I was the pastor who couldn't name his church's vision in one sentence. I had passion. I had calling. But I didn't have clarity. And without clarity, I was leading my team into fog.
Over 25 years and 1,000+ churches, I learned what works (and more importantly, what doesn't). I built the Vision Frame. I developed the Pivvot Process. I wrote three books trying to hand what I learned to other leaders.
But books can only take you so far. What I really wish someone had handed me was a shortcut. A proven methodology. A community of practitioners who had walked the road before me.
That's why RunFree Coach Certification exists. It's everything I learned in 25+ years, condensed into 8 modules. The shortcuts I wish someone had handed me when I was figuring it out alone.
If you're called to help churches clarify their vision and run free into what Jesus started, I'd love to have you join us.
See you on the inside,
Will Mancini
Cohort [TBD] 2026 is filling up.
We cap each cohort at [TBD] coaches so every participant gets real workshop time with Will and the senior team. When the cohort fills, applications close until the next one opens.
60 of 100 spots claimed
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