There’s nothing like the local church when it’s working right. Its beauty is indescribable. Its power is breathtaking. Its potential is unlimited. No other organization on earth is like the church. Nothing even comes close.
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!
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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Church work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them
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I’m praying to the God who has always been faithful to me, who has never let me down no matter how frightened I was or how difficult the situation looked.
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Your culture will only ever be as healthy as the senior leader wants it to be.
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Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.
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This is the power and the promise of full-throttle faith, of living a life fueled solely by God.
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The grander the vision the greater the price tag.
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Don’t get so addicted to vision that the people feel like equipment
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Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.
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If your life is rushing in many directions at once, you are incapable of the kind of deep, unhurried prayer that is vital to the Christian walk.
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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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Self awareness allows you to self-correct.
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We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.
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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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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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Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
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