The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It’s the presence of a reconciling spirit.
BILL HYBELSDon’t get so addicted to vision that the people feel like equipment
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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The only way to motivate people is to live a motivated life in front of them
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God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.
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Authentic Christians are persons who stand apart from others. Their character seems deeper, their ideas fresher, their spirit softer, their courage greater, their leadership stronger, their concerns wider, their compassion more genuine and their convictions more concrete.
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Your culture will only ever be as healthy as the senior leader wants it to be.
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It’s one thing to see a vision; it’s another thing to be seized by a vision.
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To be developed as a leader, failure must be allowed. Failure only helps us improve.
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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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The grander the vision the greater the price tag.
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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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Don’t steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility.
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You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.
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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 energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time.
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If you’re a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can. You will read when you feel like it, and you will read when you don’t.
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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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