Rick Warren’s 2005 foray into Rwanda to promote his peace Plan and create a purpose-driven country. Surely a constellation of circumstances raised Africa’s profile. But it didn’t hurt that celebrities whom evangelicals trusted leveraged their considerable influence. Lost in the media hype that celebrities create was one “celebrity” and one famous church taking a different approach: Bill Hybels and his Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago. In fact, Willow Creek’s outreach to Africa—specifically