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		<title>Pulitzer Prize-Winner Nicholas Kristof Interviewed at Willow Creek</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times and co-author of Half the Sky, Nicholas Kristof is an expert in the field of injustices facing women, and as a visionary thinker and advocate for human rights, he understands how empowering women can change the world. “I bought two teenage girls in a brothel in Cambodia,” Kristof says, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Willow Creek Community Church Sponsors a 5K to Purchase Shoes for Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 21, Willow Creek Community Church, located in South Barrington, sponsored a family friendly 5K Run/Walk on the church’s campus. “In developing countries where clean water is in scarce supply, children—usually girls—must walk long distances to fetch water for their family,” said Paul Jansen Van Rensburg, a distance runner and the Willow Creek 5K [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. John&#8217;s Bible on Display at Willow Creek&#8217;s Bible Fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington added a Bible Engagement Fair to their regular weekend activities on March 24/25. “Engaging in Scripture is by far the single most effective step in connecting with God,” says Executive Pastor Greg Hawkins. “At the conclusion of a four-week series on the importance of establishing a life verse, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Musician Robin Mark Leads Worship at Willow on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a non-denominational church, Willow Creek doesn’t routinely target and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as a religious holiday. But when a last minute emergency led to rescheduling elements of the weekend service in March, 2011, Willow&#8217;s programming team, led by Matt Lundgren, invited Robin Mark to participate in worship. Irish worship leader Robin Mark is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alpha Course Developer, Nicky Gumbel Speaks at Willow Creek</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Evangelism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willow Creek Community Church is in the middle of its first-ever Alpha Course—an international series of classes designed to help people explore the meaning of life and the Christian faith. Developed by Nicky Gumbel, an ordained Anglican priest, vicar, and author, the Alpha Course has reached more than 18 million people—in 109 languages, 169 countries, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Willow Creek DuPage Celebrates 10 Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willow Creek DuPage, the first expression of multi-site campuses at Willow Creek Community Church, celebrates 10 years as a church. Willow DuPage, located in West Chicago at Wheaton Academy, will observe the double-digit anniversary at weekend services on Sunday, March 4. “While it’s important to mark milestone moments like this with celebration, we want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dave Ramsey&#8217;s Financial Peace University Comes to Willow Creek</title>
		<link>http://news.willowcreek.org/2012/02/dave-ramseys-financial-peace-university-comes-to-willow-creek/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American families find themselves drowning in debt like never before. “We buy things we don&#8217;t need with money we don&#8217;t have to impress people we don&#8217;t like,” says personal finance expert Dave Ramsey, author of five best-selling books including The Total Money Makeover, and host to The Dave Ramsey Show, a syndicated radio program broadcast on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Craig Springer Takes the Reins as Huntley&#8217;s Campus Pastor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig Springer came to Willow Creek as a broken, high school student seeking God, and there, at a church service in 1994, Craig cried out to Christ to quench his thirst (John 7:37-38). That was almost 20 years ago. Since then, God has prepared Craig for his role as Willow Huntley’s first campus pastor. Craig [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Civil Rights Leader Is Willow&#8217;s Guest at Weekend Services</title>
		<link>http://news.willowcreek.org/2012/01/civil-rights-leader-is-willows-guest-at-weekend-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. John M. Perkins, a leader in the Civil Right movement for the past 50 years, has dedicated his life to empowering people and ministries to work alongside the poor and vulnerable. His guiding verse in life is Galatians 2:20: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Willow Creek Welcomed 80,000 to Christmas Services</title>
		<link>http://news.willowcreek.org/2011/12/willow-creek-welcomed-80000-to-christmas-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan DeLay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington welcomed nearly 80,000 to celebrate Christmas at one of the 12 services in South Barrington beginning December 18 and concluding on Christmas Eve. (The service on December 20 was conducted entirely in Spanish.) Willow services were rich with favorite Christmas carols (accompanied by a 22-piece orchestra), and an inspiring message from Senior Pastor [...]]]></description>
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