Rune.

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Spiritual formation for the Twenty-first Century.

Rune is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to discipling the minds and hearts of Christian men and women with the transformative power of Jesus Christ through the writing and teaching of Timothy Willard.

Crushing the Swarming Darkness with Wonder.

The Rune Vision

 

  • Rune will establish an annual rhythm of intimate gatherings which include Tim’s 2022 summer book tour, spiritual retreats, and The Rune Fellowship.

    The Fellowships

    Rune will offer two 9-month fellowships: The Rune Fellowship (ages 17-25) & The C.S. Lewis Fellowship (ages 25+).

    Each fellowship will consist of three cohorts of 12 fellows for a total of 72 fellows over the nine-month term.

    The fellowships offer intensive discipleship through on-site gatherings.

  • Rune House represents the longterm vision of Rune. It will be a property located in the wild where retreats, fellowships, and one-on-one discipleship can take place in the nourishing environment of solitude, wonder, and adventure. It will also serve as the center for Rune publishing and gatherings.

    Rune House will host Rune Fellows for quarterly gatherings focused on one-on-one mentorship, theological inquiry and training, and the pursuit of art and craft.

    Rune will be an embodied space and place where Christian leaders, thinkers, and seekers can find true spiritual rest while being challenged to deepen their spiritual intimacy with God.

    It will be a place for the attentive soul. It will stand against the break-neck speed of culture—a place of beauty.

    Beauty stands at the heart of the Rune mission: to inspire the human heart and soul toward deep relational intimacy with God through a life lived in contact worship, caught in the wonder of the Father.

  • Rune will publish digital and print content through newsletters, articles, books, and a print journal.

    It will provide practical resources for Christian leaders who desire to shape hearts and minds by committing to discipleship. Current publications include:

    • To The Wonder - a print journal featuring articles and features that explore the wonder of God’s created order and how we as humans relate to it in the twenty-first century.

    • The online writing of Timothy Willard via his newsletter, “Further Up,” and his social media presence on Instagram.

    • Books published by Timothy Willard, most recently The Beauty Chasers: Recapturing the Wonder of the Divine (Zondervan Reflective, 2022)

    • Subscription eCourses designed for the general audience as well as the home education niche, most recently Timothy’s course, “The Ways of Wonder: Seven Practical Secrets to Help You Stay Hopeful, Grateful & Soulful.”

 

The Vision.

  • The Beautiful.

    I spent two years studying beauty in the works of C.S. Lewis and am publishing a book with Zondervan called The Beauty Chasers. The theology of my ministry centers on God being the source of beauty in our lives and the world, and how to live like beauty matters. My writing and speaking begin here and extend into areas of vocational calling, Christian cultural engagement, and living a life of intimacy with Christ.

  • The Adventure.

    In my writings, I encourage readers to view their relationship with God as an adventure. We live this adventure daily when we can step into our soul-wiring and vocational calling. Understanding who we are as children of the King gives us the confidence to walk in faith, pursuing the vision God’s given to us. For me, the word adventure relates to how I get this message out to readers. I utilized the unorthodox method of road trip book tours, Avant-guard newsletters, and social media to nurture the hearts of readers with the Gospel.

  • The Expression.

    We express our faith in the unique ways with which God wired us. The ministry seeks more than the dissemination of teaching and writing. It wants to see Christians using their soul-wirings to honor and glorify Christ through physical expressions whether they be through art, education, entrepreneurship, or parenting.