It helps certain church leaders identify the fact that they have the spiritual gift of leadership that the Bible talks about in Romans 12:8.
BILL HYBELSThe best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.
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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Whenever you see something going well – whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world – look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.
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Life’s great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings.
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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 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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Enjoy every single day you get to lead because it will be over in a blink.
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I can usually sense that a leading is from the Holy Spirit when it calls me to humble myself, serve somebody, encourage somebody or give something away. Very rarely will the evil one lead us to do those kinds of things.
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Your culture will only ever be as healthy as the senior leader wants it to be.
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I can write about prayer, you can read about prayer, but sooner or later you have to fall to your knees and just plain pray. Then, and only then, will you begin to operate in the vein of God’s miracle-working ways.
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Most people feel best about themselves when they have given their very best.
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Coaching is the most important servant/leadership element in helping people accomplish their goals.
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I’m praying to a God who wants to bear fruit through me, and I am going to trust that he is going to use me tonight. Not because of who I am, but because of who he is. He is faithful.
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Don’t get so addicted to vision that the people feel like equipment
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We made a mistake. What we should have done when people crossed the line of faith and become Christians, we should have started telling people and teaching people that they have to take responsibility to become ‘self feeders.’
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Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.
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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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Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.
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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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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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Savor every day you have the privilege to lead.
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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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God made you on purpose, for a purpose
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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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There isn’t a single motivation, thought, act, or word that has slipped out of your being and escaped the full, undivided attention of God.
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It’s amazing how many coincidences occur when one begins to pray.
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If 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.
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