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Willow Creek Association Addresses Bill Hybels Controversy at Opening of Global Leadership Summit (VIDEO)

After the resignation of Lead Pastor Heather Larson and all Willow Creek church elders last night, President and CEO of the Willow Creek Association Tom De Vries addressed the Bill Hybels controversy at the Global Leadership Summit this morning. Watch: He seemed sorry for something and then said the Global Leadership Summit would continue doing … Continue reading “Willow Creek Association Addresses Bill Hybels Controversy at Opening of Global Leadership Summit (VIDEO)”

Amid Scandal, the Global Leadership Summit Continues to Shrink

UPDATE: Just this morning, Willow Creek has deleted two more sites. I suspect this will continue through the beginning of the conference. As the beginning of Willow Creek Association’s Global Leadership Summit nears, the number of host sites continues to decline. Despite the promotion of 600 sites on the conference website, a count of the … Continue reading “Amid Scandal, the Global Leadership Summit Continues to Shrink”

Global Leadership Summit Will Give 10 Minutes to the Bill Hybels Controversy

According to blogger and Willow Creek church member Rob Speight, the leaders of the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit (August 9-10) have promised to give 10 minutes at the beginning of the conference to a “live acknowledgement” of the Bill Hybels controversy. Here is a beginning of Speight’s post: I have become aware of some … Continue reading “Global Leadership Summit Will Give 10 Minutes to the Bill Hybels Controversy”

Eagle Brook Church’s (MN) Statement About Pausing the Global Leadership Summit

Eagle Brook Church in the Twin Cities area of MN is not going to host the Global Leadership Summit this year. Although this decision has been made for awhile, public disclosure of it has been limited. Back in May, Benjamin Ady tweeted this letter which the church sent to those who attended the GLS in … Continue reading “Eagle Brook Church’s (MN) Statement About Pausing the Global Leadership Summit”

The Global Leadership Summit Appears to Be Shrinking

At the beginning of 2018, the Willow Creek Association proclaimed that they had 700 venues participating in the simulcast of the Global Leadership Summit. Today, on the conference website, two claims are made. On the front page, organizers say over 600 venues are available. However, if you click on the link which allows you to … Continue reading “The Global Leadership Summit Appears to Be Shrinking”