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Willow Creek names NAE head, 3 others to oversee Hybels investigation
From the article:
Jo Anne Lyon, general superintendent emerita of The Wesleyan Church, and Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, will lead a new investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Bill Hybels, the retired founding pastor of Willow Creek Community Church....
But others don’t think the Willow Creek Independent Advisory Group goes far enough. Boz Tchividjian — head of GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment), which has not been consulted by Willow Creek — said he was “troubled” the advisory group’s charges don’t include an investigation into church and association leaders’ handling of the allegations brought to them years ago.
But others don’t think the Willow Creek Independent Advisory Group goes far enough. Boz Tchividjian — head of GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment), which has not been consulted by Willow Creek — said he was “troubled” the advisory group’s charges don’t include an investigation into church and association leaders’ handling of the allegations brought to them years ago.
To read more:
https://religionnews.com/2018/09/18/national-association-of-evangelicals-president-others-to-oversee-new-investigation-of-hybels-willow-creek/