Faith, Hope & Love

I had a great time this evening with one of my mentors and friends, Derek Tidball. We met in London and ate together as I shared with him some of the journey I’ve been on over this last year. During our conversation Derek reminded me of that beautiful moment in Jesus’ life when a woman anoints Jesus [...]

“Are we there yet?” How many times have we been asked that on a car journey by children? And it’s easy to ask or feel when you’re in a church trying to see a vision become a reality: are we there yet and will we ever get there? I’ve been at PBC long enough now to [...]

This Christmas, Simon Cragg, our Associate Pastor at PBC, did the short messages at both the Christmas Eve 11:30 service and the 10am family service. These are two completely different gatherings, each with a very different feel and purpose. Simon was exemplary in both. His message and delivery at the quiet and reflective Christmas Eve [...]

On the final day they’d saved the best until last. We had a whole day of Q&A with Bill Hybels. This was simply awesome. He gave answers and wisdom to questions about the priority of marriage and the family over ministry; issues worldwide that the church needs to be prepared for in the future; church [...]

Greg describes his role as Executive Pastor to be the one who focuses on “…where we’re going and how we’re going to get there.” He says that the Executive Pastor who knows that they are in the number two role, has to be very clear that their role is to serve the number one, ‘You [...]

Church Governance and Conflict Resolution In the morning, we were led by Steve Bartz, who has been an elder at Willow Creek for 18 years. I was struck by his commitment. As well as being an Elder, Steve is the president of Graybill, Bartz, & Associates, Ltd., an investment research and management firm. He was [...]