Jesus is not directing the angelic choir, taking long naps, or doing crossword puzzles. He is completely focused on building his church, the hope of the world.
BILL HYBELSIt’s a huge responsibility to have influence and to steward it in a way that leads to God-honoring leadership.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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Live each day with an open ear toward heaven, eager to respond to any whisper from God.
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People won’t give their best unless their leader challenges them to do so.
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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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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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It’s spelled ‘D-O-N-E’, which means that what we could never for ourselves, Christ has already done for us. To become a real Christian is to humbly receive God’s gift of forgiveness and to commit to following His leadership.
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Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.
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When God transforms the life of just one leader, that leader can transform a church. When one church is transformed, you can transform a community.
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You can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it.
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Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Let’s not go to Church, let’s be the Church.
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If you are anything like me you’ll have to fight tooth-and-nail to stay in the game (evangelism). Because although the home runs have been invigorating, my batting average over the years is abysmally low.
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Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.
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Effective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get really hurt. In my view, leaders must head that off before it happens.
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Most people feel best about themselves when they have given their very best.
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Build something with enduring value.
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God is looking for women and men who are full on for Him… people who have abandoned their own program and are just looking for how they can use their unique talents and abilities to further God’s activities and programs in this world.
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