Bill Hybels Quotes, Thoughts and images

You have never looked in the eyes of someone who does not matter to God.

Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don't.

The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.

If you don't change your schedule, you'll be the same person you've always been.

God made you on purpose, for a purpose

You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.

The only way to motivate people is to live a motivated life in front of them

The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.

Live each day with an open ear toward heaven, eager to respond to any whisper from God.

Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.

It’s amazing how many coincidences occur when one begins to pray.

Is the ambient noise level of my life low enough for me to hear the whispers of the Lord?

We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.

The tithe is a wonderful goal but a terrible place to stop.

The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It's the presence of a reconciling spirit.

A leader's most valuable asset is not their time but their energy and ability to energize others.

Simplified living is about more than doing less. It’s being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus.

Every single decision you make as a leader has an effect on the spirit of those you lead.

Leadership is not for the faint of heart

God delights in pouring his favor on obedient risk takers.

It's one thing to see a vision; it's another thing to be seized by a vision.

God didn't make you a leader to respond to stuff all day. He made you a leader to move things forward.

I would never want to reach out someday with a soft, uncallused hand-a hand never dirtied by serving-and shake the nail-pierced hand of Jesus.

There is nothing like the local church when the local church is working right.

Life's great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God's mysterious promptings.

It's incredible to realize that what we do each day has meaning in the big picture of God's plan

Self awareness allows you to self-correct.

Authentic Christianity is a supernatural walk with a living, dynamic, communicating God.

Nothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.

Church work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them