Rediscovering Church

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T/lis book is about being the church. It's about people coming together to be Christ to each other in community. Interdependent. Vulnerable. Giving of themselves
—BillHybels
If you are interested in large congregations and the latest in laser-age programs, don't bother with this book. But if you long to be a part of a group of believers striving to truly be the church, then Rediscovering Church could renew your vision for your own church life.
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 moming attendance of 15,000. 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 eariy years of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

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USA $18.99/CAN $25.99
T/lis book is about being the church. It's about people coming together to be Christ to each other in community. Interdependent. Vulnerable. Giving of themselves
—BillHybels
If you are interested in large congregations and the latest in laser-age programs, don't bother with this book. But if you long to be a part of a group of believers striving to truly be the church, then Rediscovering Church could renew your vision for your own church life.
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 moming attendance of 15,000. 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 eariy 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 a tremendous impact for Christ in their community.
Emphasizing a daily response to God's leadership rather than a church growth formula, Rediscovering Church shows that a community of committed Christians can change the worid— one person at a time. While a single mother and her child attend evening classes, a mechanic's ministry works on her car. A food pantry feeds hundreds of needy people each month. After being baptized, an older couple rises up out of the lake with glowing faces. A man confesses his needs to a caring group of peers. A young
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girl's father comes to hear an athlete speak and hears about Jesus Christ as well. All this and more are part of the everyday ministry at Willow Creek Community Church.
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 churches and individuals alike can turn to for inspiration, encouragement, and a means of uncovering the pattern for their own unique mission and ministry.
Lynne Hybels co-authored the best-selling Fit to Be Tied with her husband. Bill. Bill Hybels is senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. He is the best-selling author of Honest to God?, Too Busy Not to Pray, and Descending into Greatness, and co-authored Becoming a Contagious Christian with Mark Mittelberg.
Also available on audio cassette
Jacket design by Cheryl Van Andel Jacket photos of women and car mechanic by Phil Niemeyer Jacket photo of singers by Bill Favaia
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Willow Creek Community Church has been profiled by ABC News, Walter Cronkite {Discovery Channel documentary), Peter Jennings {ABC documentary), the Today Show, National Public Radio, TIME Magazine, Fortune Magazine, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, U.S.A. Weekend, the Chicago Tribune, Women's Day, and the Congressional Quarterly.
"Willow Creek Church is a remarkable evangelical phenomenon by anyone's standards. This humble, honest story of the principles and pains, visions and victories of this ministry makes for endearing and enriching reading."
Stuart Briscoe, Elmbrook Church
"Bill Hybels is a great leader and Willow Creek Community Church is a reflection of that leadership. Bill and his congregadon have influenced thousands of pastors and churches in this generation. Both have influenced me."
John C. Maxwell, Speaker, Author, Founder of IN JOY
"This book is about what it takes to build a good and faithful church. The bigness of Willow Creek Church is only incidental to what makes this church special. Those who take cheap shots at super churches must read this book."
Tony Campolo
"If you're like me, you have asked a thousand times: 'How does Willow Creek do it?' Now, instead of asking one more time, you can read Lynne and Bill Hybels' new book, Rediscovering Church. What an exciting account of reaching the lost for Christ and seeing record-breaking church growth!"
C. Peter Wagner, Fuller Theological Seminary
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Do you believe church should be a place where people
• gather to share from their hearts on the deepest levels?
• walk compassionately with each other through life's problems and pain?
• feel empowered to make a difference through their spiritual gifts?
• share their God-given resources with the poor?
• ache for their irreligious friends and sacrifice to win them?
If so, you'll find your convictions mirrored in REDISCOVERING «church«. Here at last are the stories and principles behind Willow Creek's unparalleled growth and effectiveness—told with unflinching honesty, and with an eye on how to transfer similar steps of church renewal into
your own community.
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