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Tag Archives: Mars Hill
Vision and personality
We had a mission action plan meeting at St Luke’s a few weeks back. Part of the day was spent discussing our current aim statement and whether or not we needed a vision statement. As we reviewed vision statements of … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Bill Hybels, Christianity Today, Mars Hill, William Still, Willow Creek
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Invitational Mission or Radical Reformission?
Willow Creek’s change of direction from “seeker sensitive” to “disciple making” church has been widely reported and blogged about. Christianity Today has two recent articles about the change, Willow Creek Repents? and Willow Creek’s Huge Shift. In essence, the church … Continue reading
Transforming Grace 