Willow Creek
Ending the year #MeToo went to church, Wheaton summit to discuss evangelical response
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 10, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College will host a one-day evangelical gathering around the topic of sexual abuse this week on the campus of the evangelical Christian school. Some worry it won't go far enough.
What’s next for Willow Creek?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 28, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — As a summer of new allegations against founding pastor Bill Hybels, of resignations and apologies and plans, draws to a close, the once-promising future of Willow Creek Community Church appears uncertain.
Willow Creek names NAE head, 3 others to oversee Hybels investigation
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 18, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — Jo Anne Lyon and Leith Anderson will co-chair the council, called the Willow Creek Independent Advisory Group, according to an announcement Tuesday (Sept. 18) posted on the Willow Creek Association’s website.
Former Willow Creek pastor Steve Carter breaks his silence on Hybels allegations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 18, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — Carter is speaking out now for the first time since he left Willow Creek about his decision to quit, the questions he still has for the church and his mixed feelings about founding pastor Bill Hybels.
As Willow Creek reels, churches must reckon with how power corrupts
By Katelyn Beaty — August 10, 2018
(RNS) What Willow Creek and all Christian communities need in our #MeToo /#ChurchToo moment is a sober reckoning with power, including how to mitigate its subtle lure in churches led by magnetic men.
Willow Creek leadership summit goes on despite mass resignations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 9, 2018
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (RNS) — Just one night before, church leaders had stood on the same stage to announce that their lead pastor and elder board were stepping down to give the church a 'fresh start.'
Willow Creek elders and lead pastor resign in wake of Hybels revelations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 8, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — ‘We exhort Bill (Hybels) to acknowledge his sin and publicly apologize,’ said elder Missy Rasmussen.
Willow Creek offers lessons in accountability
By Jacob Lupfer — August 7, 2018
(RNS) — You can have all the clever innovations, seeker-friendly methods and oversight structures in the world, but trouble will catch up with you if you’re afraid to hold a leader accountable.
Willow Creek investigates Hybels as pastor quits over new allegations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 6, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — Steve Carter is the most recent person to distance himself from Willow Creek Community Church as allegations against its founder, Bill Hybels, come to light.
Publishers stop printing Hybels’ books amid allegations of inappropriate behavior
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 26, 2018
(RNS) — Several publishers have suspended printing books by former Willow Creek Community Church pastor Bill Hybels as the Chicago-area megachurch he founded more than 40 years ago investigates allegations of his inappropriate behavior toward women.
Willow Creek responds to new allegations against former pastor Hybels
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 23, 2018
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (RNS) – The elders of Willow Creek Community Church are pledging to renew their investigation of the church’s former pastor, Bill Hybels, as more allegations of inappropriate conduct with women surface.
Megachurch pastor Bill Hybels resigns, calls sexual accusations ‘flat-out lies’
By Jerome Socolovsky — April 11, 2018
(USA Today) — The founder of Willow Creek Community Church near Chicago has been dogged in recent years by a series of investigations into claims of inappropriate behavior with female staffers and congregants.
When faith and creativity collide: An interview with Blaine Hogan
By Jonathan Merritt — July 11, 2013
The creative director at Willow Creek Community Church explores the intersection of faith and creativity.
NEWS PROFILE: Trend-Setting Evangelical Pastor Utilizes Research, Humor, to Grow Huge Flock
By RNS Blog Editor — March 11, 2005
c. 2005 Religion News Service SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. _ The Rev. Bill Hybels stepped onto the stage at Willow Creek Community Church to give a sermon on money management. But the senior pastor of this trend-setting, Chicago-area congregation was not offering a fund-raising message asking the faithful to dig into their wallets to support a […]
TALKING WITH … A conversation with Willow Creek’s Bill Hybels
By RNS Blog Editor — January 1, 1997
Bill Hybels, 45, is the senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, the megachurch in South Barrington, Ill., that draws more than 16,000 people to its services each week. Hybels, author of the new book”The God You’re Looking For”(Thomas Nelson), spoke with RNS National Correspondent Adelle M. Banks recently on a wide range of topics, […]
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