Willow Creek Church, pastored by Bill Hybills has been arguably the most influential church in America when it comes to teaching other churches how to do programed ministry. At over 20,000 attendees, they are one of the largest churches in America and their leadership conferences have been attended by tens of thousands of church leaders. After 30 years of pioneering a consumer program-driven church growth strategy, Willow Creek is repenting… After an in depth study of their church, they have come to see that their strategy simply doesn’t work.For me, this is a powerful confirmation of the call on our church to be about grassroots, of the people community. Offering fancy programs and events does not change hearts. It is only through the work of God’s Spirit as we grow together in community to love Jesus and love people. After all, church is a lot simpler than we often make it out to be.Read the full article here