Reflecting on My First 18-Months at Willow

I lived in the midwest in the United States, and heard about a church nearby that was focused on reaching people far from God. It had started in a movie theater -- and in fact was still holding services in that theater when I first attended. My work at the time gave me the opportunity to personally work in more than 500 churches, but this was unlike any church I had ever visited. They weren’t going after the “already convinced.” Instead, they were focused on people who were uncomfortable with the idea of church.

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Tim Stevens
Executive Pastor Coaching Network Session 1 Recap

On Monday, January 25th, we held our first Executive Pastor Coaching Network session of the year. Our speaker Dan Reiland, an author, speaker, and Executive Pastor of 12Stone Church, offered an hour full of thoughtful and timely insights into the art of coaching your team members well.

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Tim Stevens
A Black Man Was Driving Down the Road...

A white man was driving from Montgomery to Birmingham when he was carjacked. The perpetrators took everything he had, including the clothes he was wearing, and beat him unconscious, leaving him nearly dead on the side of the road …

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Tim Stevens