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The onetime 'church of the future' is redefining success

Bob Smietana October 10, 2025

At its peak, Willow Creek’s model drew more than 25,000 worshippers each weekend and armies of volunteers, who sought to love God and save the world. All of it was overseen by a former youth ...

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Church fight for food pantry, BJU president resigns, Hillsong Dallas closes, New pastor at Willow Creek, ECFA revokes Harvest Bible Chapel membership

Kim Roberts March 26, 2025

ONE YEAR AGO: On March 26, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that Gethsemani Baptist Church in San Luis, Arizona, was fighting the city for the right to continue operating its food pantry. Read more here. TWO YEARS ...

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Moving from nonprofit to for-profit, Glory of Zion leader Chuck Pierce, Hope Media and WAY merge, Iona College purchase, and misconduct by Gilbert Bilezikian

Kim Roberts January 28, 2025

On this Date at MinistryWatch: Moving from nonprofit to for-profit, Glory of Zion leader Chuck Pierce, Hope Media and WAY merge, Iona College purchase, and misconduct by Gilbert Bilezikian

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Hope Media and WAY Media merge, Willow Creek Community Church

Kim Roberts January 31, 2024

Hope Media and WAY Media merge, Willow Creek Community Church

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Sauls, a protege of the late Tim Keller, was placed on indefinite leave this past spring after apologizing for an unhealthy leadership style.

Bob Smietana November 14, 2023

Scott Sauls, an influential evangelical pastor and author, has resigned from the Nashville megachurch he had led for the past decade.

chat_bubble0 Comment visibility675 Views Church, Featured, Ministry News Global Leadership Network, formerly Willow Creek Association, Names New CEO

David Ashcraft, who was pastor of a large Pennsylvania church, will lead the Network.

Kim Roberts July 10, 2023

The Global Leadership Network (GLN), formerly known as the Willow Creek Association, has named David Ashcraft as its new president and CEO.

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Celebrities For Jesus: An Interview with Katelyn Beaty

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The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of August. We present them here in a “countdown” format, from 10 to 1. The first few sentences of each story are ...

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(RNS) — Concerns about spiritual abuse have become common in recent years — at churches large and small — following the fall of megachurch pastors like Mark Driscoll, of the now-disbanded Mars Hill Church in ...

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A Speech to the Restore Conference – Judson University

Warren Cole Smith May 23, 2022

MinistryWatch President Warren Smith delivered the following address to the Restore Conference held at Judson University on May 20-21, 2022.  To hear this speech, click here.

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