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
Everyone wins when a leader gets better
We will probably have to pay a price for devoting our lives to building the kingdom of God. Jesus did.
Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.
There isn't a single motivation, thought, act, or word that has slipped out of your being and escaped the full, undivided attention of God.
Personally, I've never understood inactivity. Why a person would sit when he could soar, be a spectator when he could play, or atrophy when he could develop...is beyond me!
Most people feel best about themselves when they have given their very best.
Leadership is not for the faint of heart
Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don't.
You have never looked in the eyes of someone who does not matter to God.
The heart and soul of the Christian life is learning to hear God's voice and then developing the courage to do what he asks us to do.
The freedom of authentic masculinity is an amazing thing to see. It produces a "divine elasticity" in men. Finally they can lead with firmness, then submit with humility. They can challenge with a cutting edge, then encourage with enthusiasm. They can fight aggressively for just causes, then moments later weep over suffering.
These guys get it when it comes to talking about pornography in a way people can relate to,
Again, I wouldn't venture to say most churches, but a significant number of churches are engaged with the AIDS in Africa issue at this point.
Nothing on earth has greater potential to change lives and carry out His kingdom work in your community, than your local church.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.