By Mary Fairchild Waikiki Beach, Oahu, 12/30/2012 The Hawaiian Archipelago is the oldest and longest chain of islands in the world. When our family landed on Oahu it was just after sunset so we could not get a good feel for where we were. It was Friday night and the traffic was very heavy as…
Category: Willow Creek/Faith/Politics
Jekyll and Cumberland Islands: Sea Kayak Surf Workshop With Geneva Kayak
By Mary Fairchild Stafford Beach, Cumberland Island. 11/02/12. Surfers on Amelia Island shared with me that there are consistent spots along the eastern seaboard that bring in solid waves for three out of the four seasons. Although I was hoping that Hurricane Sandy, which had already delivered swell from Florida to the Great Lakes(Sun Times story here), would keep things interesting,…
Willow Creek Community Church: Vision Night
By Mary Fairchild “Jesus used to say every once in awhile you have to change the wineskins.” Bill Hybels, Vision Night 2003 Completion of the 7,200-seat, $73 million, auditorium keeps Willow Creek in the ‘top ten’ largest church auditoriums in the country. The lobby includes a water wall, escalators, 12 kiosks connecting the church’s website,…
Globalism and Willow Creek Church
By Mary Fairchild Willow Creek/Politics Bill Hybels at Willow Creek (above), spring of 2013; Pictures on Flickr. Updated 7/10/22. See the latest Willow Creek Report: Summer Notes: Dave Dummitt Picks Up Bill Hybels’ Mantle at Willow Creek Community Church to Promote Peter Drucker’s “Next Society” The Willow Creek Association, now the Global Leadership Network,…
Human Potential Movement and Willow Creek
By Mary Fairchild Updated 7/10/22. See the latest Willow Creek Report: Summer Notes: Dave Dummitt Picks Up Bill Hybels’ Mantle at Willow Creek Community Church to Promote Peter Drucker’s “Next Society” There is abundant evidence that in many forms of modern thought – especially the so-called “prosperity” psychology, “willpower-building” metaphysics, and systems of “high-pressure” salesmanship –…
Bill Hybels’ Willow Creek: The Volunteer Revolution
By Mary Fairchild Vision Night 2003, Bill Hybels said, “Our values are our rock solid convictions—who we are at Willow. We are going to try to understand the culture.” On “Vision Night 2005,” after Gene Appel read from Acts, “As the apostle Peter preached… and 3,000 people were added to their number…,” Bill Hybels pointed out…