Episode 9: Intentionally Listening Before You Move Forward With Dave Dummitt

1st February 2021
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Dave Dummitt is the Senior Pastor at Willow Creek Church in the Chicagoland area. Before serving at Willow, he had founded 2|42 Community Church, which was recognized by Outreach Magazine as one of the fastest-growing churches in the United States. Dave shares with us what it’s like to take over a new church, the listening sessions that he implemented as he arrived, the mindset that everything ought to multiply, and utilizing physical campuses to serve the needs of the community during the week.

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