Leaders need to have a ruthless commitment to resolving relational conflict regardless of how bad it feels.
BILL HYBELSLeaders need to have a ruthless commitment to resolving relational conflict regardless of how bad it feels.
BILL HYBELSReligion is spelled DO. Christianity is spelled DONE. One endlessly works to earn love. The other simply receives it!
BILL HYBELSLife’s great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings.
BILL HYBELSThe more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.
BILL HYBELSLife is too short and the world too compassion-starved for you to keep subsisting in situations that drag you down and curtail your potential to help advance the Kingdom. There’s just too much at stake.
BILL HYBELSEvery single decision you make as a leader has an effect on the spirit of those you lead.
BILL HYBELSPersonally, I’ve never understood inactivity. Why a person would sit when he could soar, be a spectator when he could play, or atrophy when he could develop…is beyond me!
BILL HYBELSIf we were to boil down Christianity to its core, we’d be left with simply this: relationship with God. The living, loving God of the universe has spoken throughout history, and still speaks today – not just to pastors or priests, but to anyone who will listen. God will speak to you.
BILL HYBELSTruly, spiritual courage is on the endangered character-quality list.
BILL HYBELSLeadership grit begets grit. Lead by example.
BILL HYBELSThe tithe is a wonderful goal but a terrible place to stop.
BILL HYBELSHow do you pray a prayer so filled with faith that it can move a mountain? By shifting your focus from the size of your mountain to the sufficiency of the Mountain Mover and then stepping forward in obedience.
BILL HYBELSTen 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.
BILL HYBELSWhen God transforms the life of just one leader, that leader can transform a church. When one church is transformed, you can transform a community.
BILL HYBELSAnd 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.
BILL HYBELSTo be developed as a leader, failure must be allowed. Failure only helps us improve.
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