Bill Hybels
Bill Hybels
William Hybelsis the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, one of the most attended churches in North America, with an average attendance of nearly 24,000 as of 2011. He is the founder of the Willow Creek Association and creator of the Global Leadership Summit. Hybels is also an author of a number of Christian books, especially on the subject of Christian leadership...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth12 December 1951
CountryUnited States of America
It's incredible to realize that what we do each day has meaning in the big picture of God's plan
You can live and lead small, live and lead safe, live and lead selfishly, or you can pursue a grander vision.
One of the greatest thrills in all of life is to feel the hand of God working through you and to be a part of the working reality of the church engaged in a movement larger than self.
Most people feel best about themselves when they have given their very best.
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.
For a marriage relationship to flourish, there must be intimacy. It takes an enormous amount of courage to say to your spouse, 'This is me. I'm not proud of it - in fact, I'm a little embarrassed by it - but this is who I am.
Church work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them
Great leadership is by definition relentlessly developmental.
The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It's the presence of a reconciling spirit.
Destructive fear must be stopped in its tracks or it will undermine the life God invites us to live.
The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.
A leader's most valuable asset is not their time but their energy and ability to energize others.
The grander the vision the greater the price tag.
If leaders don't have an antidote for fear they will be crushed by it. What is your antidote?