(ChurchLeaders) During an unscripted conversation about race, two Willow Creek Community Church pastors describe their backgrounds and explore how diversity reflects Scripture and enriches churches. Willow Creek pastor Ed Ollie, Jr., who recently took the helm at the Illinois megachurch’s North Shore campus, and Willow Creek pastor Shawn Williams, who leads its South Barrington campus, filmed their hour-long chat at the end of February, for Black History Month.
Topics include the importance of authenticity and staying true to your values, the role (and limits) of personal experiences, and what America’s current racial reckoning might mean for today’s church leaders.