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Article: Willow creek finds limits to its model.(CENTURY news)(Willow Creek Community Church)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- January 29, 2008
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Willow Creek Community Church, the suburban Chicago megachurch that has become a model for some of the nation's largest congregations, started more than a quarter century ago by asking the question: Why don't people go to church?
Now, church leaders are looking for new ways to keep them there after new research revealed that worshipers' spiritual growth did not keep pace with their involvement in church activities.
The findings, based on research at Willow Creek and similar churches, showed that increased involvement in church activities was not necessarily accompanied by a boost in spiritual growth, defined as "increasing love for God and others."
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