Mission
The WCA, Led by President, Jim Mellado and Chairman of the Board, Bill Hybels, believes the effectiveness of a local church is largely dependent upon the sold-out, Christ-centered devotion of its leadership core. Whether staff or volunteers, the whole church benefits when leaders develop themselves spiritually and personally. The WCA exists to maximize the transformative power of the local church. "I am passionate about what can happen when God captures the heart of a faith community and it becomes a life-transforming agent to its community and the world—as He intended." - Jim Mellado
While The Global Leadership Summit is an anchor event delivered by Willow Creek Association (WCA) each year, one of the many developmental tools and resources WCA submit are available to churches through their Association.
WCA serves Christ-following leaders "...fueled by a holy discontent for their church's effectiveness in impacting lives. As an aggregator of leaders, ideas, and innovations- and by investing in new research and resources- WCA is committed to give church leaders access to best-practice strategies for effective discipleship at every stage of the faith journey."
WCA President Jim Mellado describes WCA as follows: "Since 1992, the Willow Creek Association has been linking like-minded, action-oriented churches with each other and with strategic vision, training, and resources. Our desire is to serve local church leaders in building biblically functioning churches that reach increasing numbers of lost people, not just with innovations from Willow Creek, but with God-given breakthroughs with widespread potential from any church in the world." The WCA had revenues of $22 million in 2009. Since its inception, the WCA has been a member is good standing of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
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