The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It’s the presence of a reconciling spirit.
BILL HYBELSI hate thinking about it, teaching about it, and writing about it. But the plain truth is that hell is real and real people go there for eternity.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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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.
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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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Live each day with an open ear toward heaven, eager to respond to any whisper from God.
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The worst days of leadership beat the best days of being an onlooker.
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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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Build something with enduring value.
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Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Let’s not go to Church, let’s be the Church.
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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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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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God made you on purpose, for a purpose
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Nothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.
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Leadership is not for the faint of heart
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You can live and lead small, live and lead safe, live and lead selfishly, or you can pursue a grander vision.
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Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
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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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