Willow's Dangerous Confessions

Willow's REVEAL study is killing me... I love Willow. And I LOVE that they're re-examining their approach to disciple-making. But something critical is being lost in translation...

God used Willow's model to reach hundreds of thousands of people with the Gospel. But as with ALL models and approaches... their effectiveness has waned. The old wineskin has started showing some cracks. Scores of people have matured in Christ and are now waiting for the next step.

Willow is so good to respond. This shift is critical, necessary, vital... and I applaud them for doing it. BUT the interpretation that others are making is: "We were wrong with the seeker model... We have sinned... We should have never done this."

I don't think this is what Willow is saying, but it's coming across that way. The somber black & white video footage, the empty auditorium, the despondent diaglogue... it might as well be a life insurance commercial for a fellow who lost his uninsured wife.

I think there's a way to turn at the fork in the road without cursing the journey.