The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It's the presence of a reconciling spirit. Bill Hybels More Quotes by Bill Hybels More Quotes From Bill Hybels Playing around is one thing; following an established regimen is quite another. It's true with exercise equipment and it is true with prayer. Bill Hybels equipmentprayerexercise Truly, spiritual courage is on the endangered character-quality list. Bill Hybels qualityspiritualcharacter The grander the vision the greater the price tag. Bill Hybels price-tagtagvision It helps certain church leaders identify the fact that they have the spiritual gift of leadership that the Bible talks about in Romans 12:8. Once you understand that God has given a gift, then training becomes more seriously. When you receive better training, you become more effective in the leadership position that God has assigned to you. Bill Hybels leaderspiritualbible If you're a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can. Bill Hybels seriousleaderifs Leadership grit begets grit. Lead by example. Bill Hybels gritbegetsexample You can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it. Bill Hybels visionenergygiving Enjoy every single day you get to lead because it will be over in a blink. Bill Hybels blinkenjoy Religion is spelled DO. Christianity is spelled DONE. One endlessly works to earn love. The other simply receives it! Bill Hybels donechristianity Don't steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility. Bill Hybels credibilityconversationway Your energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time. Bill Hybels valuableabilityenergy I look at tens of thousands of church leaders who still do need a bit of an awakening. Bill Hybels churchleaderneeds 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. Bill Hybels levelsbehaviorhumans 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. Bill Hybels churchyearsthinking If I've learned anything about prayer, it's that desperation drives discipline. Bill Hybels ive-learneddisciplineprayer 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. Bill Hybels realhandsjesus He [God] wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father - authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly. Bill Hybels prayerwantfather Simplified living is about more than doing less. It’s being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus. Bill Hybels focus Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something. Bill Hybels gainsinsight If you are anything like me you'll have to fight tooth-and-nail to stay in the game (evangelism). Because although the home runs have been invigorating, my batting average over the years is abysmally low. Bill Hybels fightinghomerunning
