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description: Rediscovering Church is the candid story of Willow Creek Community Church's phenomenal growth from 100 members meeting in a Palatine Illinois movie theater to its present Sunday morning attendance of 15000. Bill Hybels and his wife Lynne tell about Willow Creek's beginnings its struggles the philosophy behind its success and the strategies that have made it a model for church growth. The first half of the book written by Lynne Hybels explores the early years of Willow Creek and the personal accounts behind one of this century's most remarkable church stories. It offers an honest look at the ways God has used both the strengths and weaknesses of His people creating a church of believers who have had tremendous impact for Christ in their community. In the second half of Rediscovering Church Bill Hybels helps you apply the strengths of Willow Creek's ministry philosophy to your own congregation's mission. From mission statements to developing leadership making sound financial decisions and handling growth Bill stresses that God wants to build His church to be an effective and committed community of faith that reaches out to a hurting world to be the body of Christ in real and tangible ways. Rediscovering Church draws on the experiences of Willow Creek to show how one fellowship crystallized its mission and methodology its vision and values. The Willow Creek story provides an example that churches and individuals alike can turn to for inspiration encouragement and a means of uncovering the pattern for their own unique mission and ministry.
language: English
title: Rediscovering Church
publisher: Zondervan