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 HYBELSLive each day with an open ear toward heaven, eager to respond to any whisper from God.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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You are the most difficult person you will ever 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 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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Legacy leaders are the only ones wiling to pay the price to fix a broken culture.
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If I’ve learned anything about prayer, it’s that desperation drives discipline.
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One 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 .
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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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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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The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.
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Most 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.
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Church work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them
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The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It’s the presence of a reconciling spirit.
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To be developed as a leader, failure must be allowed. Failure only helps us improve.
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There’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.
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The nature of human beings is such that we tend not to drift into better behaviors. We usually have to be asked by someone to consider taking it up a level.
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