Amid Scandal, the Global Leadership Summit Continues to Shrink
UPDATE: Just this morning, Willow Creek has deleted two more sites. I suspect this will continue through the beginning of the conference. As the beginning of Willow Creek Association’s Global Leadership Summit nears, the number of host sites continues to decline. Despite the promotion of 600 sites on the conference website, a count of the…
Read MoreEric Metaxas Says Katie Hopkins is His Hero
As yet another indicator of how far into the alt-right Eric Metaxas has drifted, here is a recent love tweet to British nativist Katie Hopkins. Sweet @KTHopkins is my hero. What she says is true of Trump voters in America. If elites dislike the results of elections and think they can overturn them by any…
Read MoreGlobal Leadership Summit Will Give 10 Minutes to the Bill Hybels Controversy
According to blogger and Willow Creek church member Rob Speight, the leaders of the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit (August 9-10) have promised to give 10 minutes at the beginning of the conference to a “live acknowledgement” of the Bill Hybels controversy. Here is a beginning of Speight’s post: I have become aware of some…
Read MoreEagle Brook Church’s (MN) Statement About Pausing the Global Leadership Summit
Eagle Brook Church in the Twin Cities area of MN is not going to host the Global Leadership Summit this year. Although this decision has been made for awhile, public disclosure of it has been limited. Back in May, Benjamin Ady tweeted this letter which the church sent to those who attended the GLS in…
Read MoreWillow Creek Association Confirms Loss of Venues Due to Allegations Against Bill Hybels
On Wednesday, I asked Willow Creek Association how many churches had dropped out of their Global Leadership Summit due to allegations of sexual harassment against Bill Hybels. Two days later, WCA answered the question in the Christian Post yesterday saying 111 host sites dropped out as a “direct result of sexual misconduct allegations” which led to…
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