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
Those churches have closed down or have been merged with a church that has a more positive vision.
You can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it.
Don't get so addicted to vision that the people feel like equipment
Vision is the most powerful weapon in the leader's arsenal.
The grander the vision the greater the price tag.
It's one thing to see a vision; it's another thing to be seized by a vision.
You can live and lead small, live and lead safe, live and lead selfishly, or you can pursue a grander vision.
Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.
Simplified living is about more than doing less. It’s being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus.
Humility enables us to learn from each other.
Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
Ten 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.
If I've learned anything about prayer, it's that desperation drives discipline.
More than anything, people want the reality of the discussion at hand. If what is going on in that building is the real thing, if the transforming love and power of Jesus Christ is being experienced, you can sit on a metal folding chair or in a plush theater seat.