REVEAL:WHERE ARE YOU? - Softcover

Greg-hawkins-cally-parkinson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 074419234X ISBN 13: 9780744192346

Publisher: Willow Creek Association, 2007

Synopsis

Do you ever lie awake at night wondering if your church programs are really helping people grow? For years, church leaders have relied on numbers to help answer questions like these. In other words, we've asked the "How many?" question.

Numbers are helpful, but they don't reveal the whole story. Numbers can't peer into the human heart. When it comes to spiritual growth, we need to be able to measure more than numbers. We need a glimpse of people's attitudes, thoughts and emotions. We need a tool that reveals the heart of each person.

In an effort to better understand the hearts of people, Willow Creek Community Church undertook a three-year process of study and research to find a way to measure spiritual growth. And to see whether the church was accomplishing its mission of facilitating that growth. To that end, they surveyed not only their own congregation, but also six other churches across the United States.

The results of the study were startling. Now Willow Creek invites you to learn from its findings. You'll discover the four segments that characterize the journey of spiritual growth. You'll learn more about what catalyzes and stunts spiritual growth. And you'll understand how the church needs to change in order to help people become more like Christ. What you discover may challenge you. Or confirm nagging suspicions you've had all along. Either way, the findings in REVEAL will undoubtedly change the way you think about church - and what it really takes to make a difference.

About this title

About the Author

Greg L. Hawkins
Greg L. Hawkins is executive pastor of Willow Creek Community Church. Since 1996 he has assisted Senior Pastor Bill Hybels in providing strategic leadership to Willow Creek's five campuses and to the Willow Creek Association (WCA). He also serves as point leader for REVEAL, a new initiative within the WCA that that utilizes research tools and discoveries to help churches better understand spiritual growth in their congregations. Prior to joining the staff of Willow Creek in 1991, Greg previously spent five years as a consultant for McKinsey & Company. He has an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Stanford University.

Cally Parkinson
Cally Parkinson is brand manager for REVEAL. She previously served as the director of communication services at Willow Creek Community Church, a role she took on following a twenty-five-year career at Allstate Insurance Company. At Allstate, Cally held a number of different director- and officer-level positions in strategic planning, research, finance and communications. She has a BA in languages from Depauw University and a master's degree from the American Graduate School of International Management.

Eric Arnson Eric Arnson is founder of ORIGINATE, a research and strategy consulting firm that develops and applies new approaches to understanding consumer-based loyalty. He also uses those consumer insights to help businesses create new products and services. Eric has over twenty-five years of experience in the brand and consumer strategy fields, serving mainly Fortune 500 companies. Previously, he served as a partner at McKinsey & Company, a partner at the Cambridge Group, and also as founder of ENVISION - a pioneer in consumer-driven brand strategy development. Eric began his career at Procter & Gamble before he moved to Beecham Cosmetics. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in literature, science and arts (LSA).

From the Back Cover

Do you ever lie awake at night wondering if your church programs are really helping people grow? For years, church leaders have relied on numbers to help answer questions like these. In other words, we've asked the "How many?" question.

Numbers are helpful, but they don't reveal the whole story. Numbers can't peer into the human heart. When it comes to spiritual growth, we need to be able to measure more than numbers. We need a glimpse of people's attitudes, thoughts and emotions. We need a tool that reveals the heart of each person.

In an effort to better understand the hearts of people, Willow Creek Community Church undertook a three-year process of study and research to find a way to measure spiritual growth. And to see whether the church was accomplishing its mission of facilitating that growth. To that end, they surveyed not only their own congregation, but also six other churches across the United States.

The results of the study were startling. Now Willow Creek invites you to learn from its findings. You'll discover the four segments that characterize the journey of spiritual growth. You'll learn more about what catalyzes and stunts spiritual growth. And you'll understand how the church needs to change in order to help people become more like Christ. What you discover may challenge you. Or confirm nagging suspicions you've had all along. Either way, the findings in REVEAL will undoubtedly change the way you think about church - and what it really takes to make a difference.

Edition details

• Publisher: Willow Creek Association
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074419234X
• ISBN 13: 9780744192346
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 110