Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
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.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person’s lead.
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Leadership grit begets grit. Lead by example.
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People join organizations, they leave managers.
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Coaching is the most important servant/leadership element in helping people accomplish their goals.
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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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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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Religion is spelled DO. Christianity is spelled DONE. One endlessly works to earn love. The other simply receives it!
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Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.
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It’s spelled ‘D-O-N-E’, which means that what we could never for ourselves, Christ has already done for us. To become a real Christian is to humbly receive God’s gift of forgiveness and to commit to following His leadership.
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You don’t have to be any more talented, any richer, any slimmer, any smarter, any more or less of anything to partner with God. All you have to be is willing to be used by him in everyday way
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Prayerless 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.
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Humility enables us to learn from each other.
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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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Leadership in church is one of the biggest challenges that the Church is facing because without strong leadership, the church rarely lives out its redemptive potentials.
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Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
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