....”Willow uses “marketing” to draw people in. In the hopes of drawing “unchurched people” in.”......
Since when is the church FOR non-Christians???
We are called to go “Out” and preach the gospel. The church is for believers.
Even the term unchurched is chilling....for it’s thw owrk of God to draw people to Himself...not a marketing effort.
This is soo wrong it hurts to see this happening. And then people wonder why the churches become worldly minded....it’ inviting the world in rather than going out into it.
Willow requires their staff members to be involved in at least one “worldly” group so they don’t live in a “Christian ghetto”. Where would you propose the unchurched go? Yes, the Holy Spirit maybe “wooing” them but we are the hands of G-d. Most everybody comes to follow Jesus through a believer.