And when enough churches are thriving, you can affect a region, a country, and eventually the entire world with the positive, life-changing power of Jesus Christ and the redeeming and restoring work of his people.
BILL HYBELSIt’s not the things I don’t understand about the Bible that bother me; it’s the things I understand with perfect clarity and don’t comply with that keep me up at night.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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People won’t give their best unless their leader challenges them to do so.
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Our minds, like the needle in that compass, can focus on a variety of subjects throughout the day. But in the end, when they’re left alone to settle, they’ll focus on the objects of our greatest affection.
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It’s amazing how many coincidences occur when one begins to pray.
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Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.
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Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
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There is nothing like the local church when the local church is working right.
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When you get to the end will God say, “Well done,” or, “What was up with that?”
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Leaders need to have a ruthless commitment to resolving relational conflict regardless of how bad it feels.
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Don’t get so addicted to vision that the people feel like equipment
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Wise leaders understand that the single greatest determinant of whether followers will ever own a vision deeply is the extent to which whose followers believe the leader will own it.
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If it’s the last thing I do, I will give every ounce of the rest of my life to helping leaders and churches get better.
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You can live and lead small, live and lead safe, live and lead selfishly, or you can pursue a grander vision.
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And they fail to understand that the only people with the strength to pay that price are those who have plumbed the depths of their relationship with God, and have dealt with their own brokenness.
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Leadership is the catalytic gift that energizes, directs, and empowers all the other gifts.
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The Lord’s Prayer is an excellent model, but it was never intended to be a magical incantation to get God’s attention. Jesus gave this prayer as a pattern to suggest the variety of elements that should be included when we pray.
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Leadership in church is one of the biggest challenges that the Church is facing because without strong leadership, the church rarely lives out its redemptive potentials.
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These are the people God will tap on the shoulder and say, “Come with me and we’re going to do something great in your lifetime. Come, we’re going to do this together.
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Life’s great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings.
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Religion is spelled ‘D-O’, because it consists of the things people do try to somehow gain God’s forgiveness and favor. But the problem is that you never know when you’ve done enough. But thankfully, Christianity is spelled differently.
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Leadership grit begets grit. Lead by example.
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God made you on purpose, for a purpose
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People will not follow a leader with moral incongruities for long. Every time you compromise character you compromise leadership. The foundation of firm leadership is character.
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Most people feel best about themselves when they have given their very best.
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If you’re a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can.
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The only way to motivate people is to live a motivated life in front of them
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The tithe is a wonderful goal but a terrible place to stop.
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