Every time I hear Will speak, I walk away energized and inspired. Will sparks my imagination for what a better world looks like and offers hope that we can get there. His message is big and bold--I love it.
Will Acuff
Equipping Christian leaders to Heal Minds, Restore Hope, and End Poverty Through Ownership
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Will Acuff
Biography
Real change does not come from quick fixes. It comes from daily faithfulness, long-term vision, and a deep belief in people’s God-given potential. That is the work Will Acuff has been leading for nearly two decades.
Will is the co-founder of Corner to Corner, a Nashville-based nonprofit that equips underestimated entrepreneurs to build small businesses and lasting economic stability. What began as a neighborhood effort has grown into a proven model of community transformation, generating more than $37 million in local economic impact in 2024 alone. Through this work, Will has seen how hope grows when people are met with dignity, trust, and a pathway to ownership.
Alongside this work, Will’s family has been deeply shaped by mental health challenges and disability. These experiences reshaped his understanding of faith, leadership, and resilience, leading to a more honest and life-giving spirituality. Will shares this journey in his book, No Elevator to Everest, where he offers a Christian vision of the full life Jesus promised. It is a life grounded in emotional health, rest, and deep connection with God and others, and it provides a hopeful response to today’s growing mental health crisis.
As a speaker, Will is equally at home in church sanctuaries, leadership gatherings, and nonprofit communities. He weaves Scripture, story, and lived experience to help the Church become a community of hope, lead with emotional and spiritual health, and love neighbors in ways that restore dignity and opportunity. Audiences leave with clarity, practical next steps, and renewed confidence that transformation is possible.
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Creating a community of Hope
Christian leaders are called to walk alongside our neighbors in some of life’s hardest moments. But how do you maintain hope on the hardest days? In this transformational talk, Will Acuff equips leaders with a clear vision on how they can create a vibrant community of hope in their churches. Biblical, clear, compelling, this is the keynote our churches need.
The Full Life
How the Church can respond to the mental health crisis
In the face of a growing mental health crisis, how does the church respond in love and faith? In this joyful and hope-infused talk Will Acuff articulates a Christian vision of the ‘Full Life’ that Jesus promised, and how we can lead our communities to vibrant health. Grounded in his own dynamic journey, this keynote offers a clear path for churches to lead with love and vision.
Ownership Ends Poverty
Loving our neighbors to life
Trillions of dollars have been spent by churches in the fight against poverty, but the stats show that it is getting harder every day for the vulnerable we are called to love. In this inspiring keynote Will Acuff shares how the church can mobilize its business leaders to radically lift our neighbors out of poverty through small business creation. If you are ready for your church to lead community transformation, this is the keynote for you.
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