As most of you who read here know, I am not a big Willow guy, largely because I have some concerns about seeker-driven ministry.

They are good people and they love Jesus, and I have learned some good things from them, but my approach to church heads a different way. But, I have learned a lot from Hybels. And, I am interested to see how these things progressed lately.

Willow has made news by, well, correcting the news. The Christian Post has the story here. And, finally, Out of Ur sorta' repents for their sensationalist headline.

When all the hubub first came up, I jumped into the fray in my monthly column in Outreach Magazine called "As I See It." (If you are a subscriber, you would have read it already! If you are not, go here and subscribe.)

The article was birthed out of my surprise at how quickly people lied about what Willow and Hybels had said. Yes, I think some were unintentional errors, and some were irresponsible spreading of misinformation, but some of it was lying.

Some misquoted what others misquoted. However, I was very surprised to see how freely people just, well, lied-- all in the name of good theology.

So, I went on a bit of a rant-- particularly addressing those who thought Willow's concern for relevance was the problem.

Here is the article.