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Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the needs of society by local churches I never thought I'd see it in my lifetime.

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Bill Hybels
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 12
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Kalamazoo
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