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Creating vision for Holy Trinity
I’m preparing for a meeting this morning with my church elders. At the meeting we’re going to address the vision for the church for the next stage of church life. At present we’ve got two visions shaping up. The first … Continue reading
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Tagged Aubrey Malphurs, Bill Hybels, church leadership, mission, vision, West Bromwich
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Don’t believe everything you read in…
…Christianity Today I have never posted twice in a day, but it seems that Christianity Today has been using journalistic licence when reporting on Willow Creek, and so here’s a link. In a short interview, Bill Hybels responds to the … Continue reading
Posted in Heterogenous Church
Tagged Bill Hybels, Christianity Today, Mars Hill, William Still, Willow Creek
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