I would never want to reach out someday with a soft, uncallused hand-a hand never dirtied by serving-and shake the nail-pierced hand of Jesus.
BILL HYBELSI would never want to reach out someday with a soft, uncallused hand-a hand never dirtied by serving-and shake the nail-pierced hand of Jesus.
BILL HYBELSBusyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
BILL HYBELSLeadership is the catalytic gift that energizes, directs, and empowers all the other gifts.
BILL HYBELSNothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.
BILL HYBELSEffective 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.
BILL HYBELSIt’s a huge responsibility to have influence and to steward it in a way that leads to God-honoring leadership.
BILL HYBELSIf I’ve learned anything about prayer, it’s that desperation drives discipline.
BILL HYBELSPrayerless people cut themselves off from God’s prevailing power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, defeated. Surprising numbers of people are willing to settle for lives like that.
BILL HYBELSReligion is spelled DO. Christianity is spelled DONE. One endlessly works to earn love. The other simply receives it!
BILL HYBELSAnd 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.
BILL HYBELSThe tithe is a wonderful goal but a terrible place to stop.
BILL HYBELSWise 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.
BILL HYBELSTen years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the needs of society by local churches I never thought I’d see it in my lifetime.
BILL HYBELSOne thing is that life’s great moments evolve from simple acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings-nudges that always lean toward finding what’s been lost and freeing what’s been enslaved .
BILL HYBELSThere’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 HYBELSYou are the most difficult person you will ever lead.
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