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.’
BILL HYBELSMost unmarried people have no idea what it takes to make a marriage work; they grossly underestimate the price people have to pay to build long-term, mutually satisfying relationships.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.
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The tithe is a wonderful goal but a terrible place to stop.
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Leadership is not for the faint of heart
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Your energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time.
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God delights in pouring his favor on obedient risk takers.
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it’s to figure out what God wants to get done in this world, figure out what role you play in that, and then to move something or someone from here to there.
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How 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.
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Your culture will only ever be as healthy as the senior leader wants it to be.
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And when enough churches are thriving, you can affect a region, a country, and eventually the entire world with the positive, life-changing power of Jesus Christ and the redeeming and restoring work of his people.
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These are the people God will tap on the shoulder and say, “Come with me and we’re going to do something great in your lifetime. Come, we’re going to do this together.
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The leader is the organization’s top strategist… systematically envisioning the future and specifically mapping out how to get there.
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Don’t get so addicted to vision that the people feel like equipment
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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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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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If you are too busy or too proud to pray with your children, you are too busy and too proud.
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