The Casa team just finished debriefing the Spanish language Global Leadership Summit last Thursday and walked away blessed by the many wins which were discussed. We’re already planning our 2013 Summit! This year, there were 200 pastors, ministry, and community leaders in attendance, as well as members of the press. We had churches come from…
Read MoreStaff Friends! Brandon here. I know all of you are super busy this fall, but I didn’t want to get into the new ministry season without reminding you of the tremendous opportunity you have. Many of you have responsibilities with the weekend service and are unable to really dive into the weekend services. Lucky for…
Read MoreThis Saturday, September 22 Student Impact will host the first ever Student Summit. From 10:00 am to 4:30 pm this event will take the “best of” Summit talks from the August 2012 event and combine it with live worship, programming and facilitator-led process time so that our next generation teenagers can stretch their learning bandwidth….
Read MoreFor me, God showed up in a huge way through Josh Riebock’s teaching, as well as the worship. “If you want to be changed by God, you have to stop trying to be Him,” Josh said. This was only one of many key takeaways for me as I examined the transformation that is still taking…
Read MoreLast Thursday marked the Opening Night of Annie, Jr. as students from Willow Creek performed in our very first Penguin Project! Excitement and energy was through the roof for all three performances with more than 4,700 people in attendance! This project has been unforgettable and has demonstrated the truth that we have amazing kids here…
Read MoreThe Compassion and Justice staff team enjoyed a great time of training and challenge at the Compassion and Justice Volunteer Event. On Saturday, August 25th from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the team hosted over 400 at the event which featured world class speakers, including keynote speaker, Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah. The morning began with…
Read MoreMike Shintani is thrilled with the second Alpha retreat since launching last spring. Guests make movement, gain clarity, and make decisions throughout the 11 weeks of Alpha going on currently on Sunday evenings. However, the weekend away is traditionally where some of the hardest hearts towards Christ are broken down and softened. Just the other…
Read MoreJoel and Cathy Jager’s son, Evan, is the eighth fastest man in the world. But when he enters the Olympic stadium in London for the first-round preliminaries on August 3, he will be the fifth fastest man–only three men from Kenya and one from Ethiopia rank ahead of him. “There three other Kenyans in the…
Read More“You’ve been blued!” shouted Caitlin Hunter, Lake Zurich senior, as she tagged a member of another house group with a blue finger-painted handprint. Caitlin was simply one of 1300 students caught up in the intensity of competition and team spirit at Sandblast 2012. From Bartlett’s drum line made of 5 gallon buckets to the full…
Read MoreWhat is your new role and what will you be doing? I serve in Pastoral Care working with areas of Prayer, ERT (Elder Response Team), TRT (Teaching Review Team), Funerals and training others in the area of Pastoral Care. Where were you before coming back to Willow? I served as a Campus Pastor in…
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