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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

The River Is Rising

I recently read an article that talks about Willow Creek's "Vision for Multiplied Impact". Below is an interesting quote from the article that goes along with some of the things that I and others have been saying.

I hope that this is the beginning of a turning for some of the seeker-sensitive churches.

I've made mention before that I used to be a huge Petra fan and subsequently a Greg X Volz fan. Today my tastes are a little different. I can still listen to some of the "old" music, but lean more towards praise and worship music. Anyway, I digress (what else is new?). I can remember when Greg went solo and released The River Is Rising, I really liked the title cut. Reading this article brought this song to mind.

The second idea Hybels unfolded was to rethink how they coach Christ followers as they pursue a fully surrendered life.

A survey conducted among Willow Creek attendants had revealed "mind-blowing" results, as Hybels put it. It asked how satisfied attendants were with how Willow Creek serves them at various stages in their spiritual development. Pre-Christians, or people who are still seeking and exploring Christianity, rated Willow Creek "very high." Ratings dropped slightly among new Christians but were still "fantastic." Adolescent Christians rated the church as good. But fully devoted followers of Christ indicated less satisfaction, saying they are not sure the church is helping them as much at this stage in their life.

"We want more of the deep truths of God," they said, according to Hybels.


Hmmm... I don't know what a "pre-Christian" is but; yes, the river is rising and it's barely beginning to rain.

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