The Grand PlanSchedule a Conversation

Start your climb

The Grand Plan, ready when you are.

Walk through the full 6-summit process with our on-demand course—and find clarity and renewed purpose at your own pace.

Step Into The Grand PlanSchedule a Conversation
A couple working through the course together at a kitchen laptop

Working through the summits challenged me to think intentionally about each area of my life. The process helped me identify practical steps I can take to move forward with greater purpose, direction, and confidence.

Mary

The on-demand experience

What is The Grand Plan on demand experience?

The Grand Plan on-demand experience combines:

  • short videos
  • guided reflection questions
  • planning exercises
  • & practical challenges

to invite new ways of thinking and offer ways to begin taking action.

Better in community

While you can walk through the process on your own, The Grand Plan is best experienced with one or two trusted friends. Shared conversation, encouragement, and challenge often lead to deeper insight and greater clarity.

Reflect

Journaling prompts and self-assessment activities help you organize your life story, so you can process the past and dream for the future.

Discern

Guided brainstorming and personal inventory exercises help you identify your strengths, values, and potential roadblocks.

Plan

Milestone-mapping and goal-setting challenges help you determine where to invest your time and attention next.

Live

Simple action steps help you build habits and routines that energize you and create momentum as you step into your unfolding purpose.

I'm Ready to EnrollLearn More About the Process

Testimonials

Purpose Taking Shape

“

Having just turned 62, my head and heart had been yearning for something more. Questions such as, 'What's next?' 'What more can I offer?' and 'How can I serve Christ and live out my passions in the best way possible at my age/phase?' had been mulling in my head and heart for the past few months. Going through The Grand Plan helped inspire, equip, and challenge me for this new season ahead!

Robin Blumenthal
Pastor, Speaker, Author
“

The Grand Plan exceeded my expectations in many ways. As someone who recently retired, I had many thoughts about what the years ahead might look like, but those ideas were not well defined in some areas. This course provided both the framework and inspiration I needed to turn those thoughts into a clear and meaningful vision for the future.

Mary
Retired Engineer
“

I highly recommend The Grand Plan to anyone approaching retirement or recently retired. It provides a constructive, interesting, and Biblically based experience to help with the transition into your 'fourth quarter' of life. The Grand Plan reinforces the truth that we can have a fulfilling and impactful life in retirement as we effectively engage our families and communities while also pursuing our life's passions.

Jeff
Pilot, Former Air Force Officer

Simple, transparent pricing

Get Started with The Grand Plan.

The Grand Plan on-demand course for individuals, including access to The Grand Plan community.

Individual access

The Grand Plan On-Demand

$129 /PER PERSON
Most Popular Option

Best for

Individuals ready to dream bigger about what's possible now and move forward with clarity and renewed purpose.

What's included

Lifetime access to The Grand Plan on-demand course, including an updatable course dashboard. Course workbooks are purchased separately.

Community

Join a community of people exploring what's next, and find encouragement, inspiration, and meaningful collaboration along the way.

Learn More and Enroll

Better in community

Your 6-summit journey,
made to be shared.

We've found that going through The Grand Plan with others deepens and enriches the experience for everyone.

We recommend inviting 2–3 people to join you on the journey.

Perspective

Hearing from others as you move through the exercises can help you discover new angles, deeper insights, and fresh ways of thinking.

Encouragement

Support one another as you put what you're learning into action, especially when the work feels challenging or personal.

Accountability

Sharing the process with others can help you stay engaged, intentional, and committed to showing up for yourself.

Tell a Friend About The Grand Plan

Now available

Unfinished. On Purpose.

The fourth quarter isn't a slowdown. It's a narrowing of focus — a chance to be deliberate about what remains. Unfinished. On Purpose. will help you get there.

Get the HardcoverGet the Ebook
Unfinished. On Purpose. by Mark Thomas

Get The Grand Plan for your organization

Bring clarity and renewed purpose to your people.

The Grand Plan partners with churches, organizations, and small groups that want to meaningfully engage people between the ages of 52 and 70+.

You shouldn't have to struggle to connect people with a renewed sense of purpose. And with The Grand Plan, you won't.

The Grand Plan On-Demand

Bring The Grand Plan on-demand course to your people at a lower individual cost.

Onsite Retreat

For a more immersive experience, The Grand Plan can lead your team through an onsite workshop or retreat. Schedule a conversation to learn more about pricing.

Custom Plans

Affiliate agreements are available for regional networks, denominations, and larger organizations, with pricing based on network size.

Groups & organizations

The Grand Plan for Enterprises

$1500 /YEAR
+ $35 per new user added

Best for

Churches, organizations, or groups that want to offer The Grand Plan to their members at a lower individual cost.

What's included

Annual licensing access to The Grand Plan on-demand course, with the ability to add new users for $35 each. Course workbooks are purchased separately.

Community

Individuals added will receive access to The Grand Plan community—a group of like-minded people on the same purpose-driven journey.

Learn More About Group Licensing

Frequently asked questions

Who is The Grand Plan for?
The Grand Plan is for people approaching or already in their fourth quarter of life. Most participants are between 52 and 70+, though anyone from about 40 onward will find it useful. It's for people who have decades of experience and energy left to give, and who want to be deliberate about where that goes next. If you're asking what comes after the career you built, this was made for you.
How is The Grand Plan structured?
The process moves through six summits, each building on the one before: Personal Peace, Meaningful Contribution, Expanded Community, Increased Learning, Clear Legacy, and Holistic Health. Every summit combines short videos, guided reflection questions, planning exercises, and practical challenges. The course is entirely self-paced — there's no schedule to keep and no sessions to attend. You work through an updatable course dashboard and keep lifetime access to everything.
Why does The Grand Plan focus on the fourth quarter of life?
Roughly 10,000 Americans retire every day, and 77 million are between 52 and 70. Most of them were handed a version of retirement built around rest and travel, and for a lot of people that version doesn't fit. The fourth quarter is when your experience, skills, relationships, and wisdom are at their fullest — which makes it the wrong time to coast and the right time to plan.
Will participants spend more time on reflection or practical exercises?
Both, in roughly equal measure. The early summits lean toward reflection — writing your story, identifying what you're good at, naming what matters. The later ones turn that into specifics: goals, habits, routines, and a plan for how you'll spend your time. Reflection without action doesn't change anything, so every summit ends with something to do.
Is The Grand Plan only for people who are retired or planning for retirement?
No. Plenty of participants have no intention of retiring, and some are years away from thinking about it. The Grand Plan isn't about leaving work — it's about deciding what you want this stretch of your life to be for. Retirees, people still working, and people somewhere in between all go through the same six summits.
How do churches and small groups use The Grand Plan?
Most groups work through one summit at a time and meet to talk about what came up. The course carries the content, so the group's job is conversation rather than teaching — though a church or group that would rather lead it themselves can. Group licensing starts at $1,500 per year, with additional participants at $35 each, and everyone included gets access to The Grand Plan community.