Quotes from Bill Hybels

Inauthenticity among the ranks of those claiming to be Christians can become an almost insurmountable barrier to belief.

that at a certain point people need more than vision.

God's preferred state for humankind is that we live free from fear, experiencing shalom, or peace. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture is packed with references that emphasize God's desire for a fear-free, peace-filled world.

If a goal is really important to me, I discipline myself in order to achieve it.

Effective leaders are always monitoring vision leakage.

Nadie más puede llenar tu depósito. Te toca a ti proteger tus reservas de energía y tus prioridades.

The adventure of collaborating with God involves bestowing the greatest gift a person can receive — the gift of amazing grace — on undeserving (and often unsuspecting) people like you and me.

Simplified living is about more than doing less. It's being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus. It's walking away from innumerable lesser opportunities in favor of the few to which we've been called and for which we've been created. It's a lifestyle that allows us, when our heads hit the pillow at night, to reflect with gratitude that our day was well invested and the varied responsibilities of our

A runaway calendar will keep you from simplifying your life. It holds you hostage to tangible things—meetings, appointments, and projects—without giving proper priority to the intangibles: who you are becoming, your relationships with family and friends, your connectedness to God. Without conscious intervention, this pattern of chronically overscheduling ensures that the priorities you care about most will take a backseat to the urgent priorities of others every time.

The only way we can enjoy a relationship with God is by coming to Jesus Christ, our hands outstretched and empty, and saying, "Lord, I want to follow you. Please take me into your family, wash me clean, give me new clothes and make me more like you." And Jesus will do exactly that. He will take us as we are and assure us that we are his forever. Then—slowly at first, but surely—he will mold us and shape us until we look just like him.

Life is simpler when we have only one agenda to meet: God's.

It takes endurance to get on your knees and stay there until God supernaturally ignites a fresh thought in your mind.

I don't think Jesus is any more laissez-faire today than he was when he walked this earth in human flesh.

like Jesus, the greatest spiritual leader who ever walked the earth, need to be serious about "our Father's business.

Simplified living is about more than doing less. It's being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus. It's walking away from innumerable lesser opportunities in favor of the few to which we've been called and for which we've been created. It's a lifestyle that allows us, when our heads hit the pillow at night, to reflect with gratitude that our day was well invested and the varied responsibilities of our lives are in order. If

Can I come right out and say it? It's time for church leaders to really lead.

Are we caring for our volunteers properly? Are we providing the right training? Is there a better way we could recruit? What are the faithful volunteers in our church actually experiencing? Are they growing spiritually? Do they feel like an integral part of a team?

Whatever the capacity for human suffering, the church has a greater capacity for healing and wholeness.

God in His grace will allow us a certain number of friendships that stick for the long haul of life. These friendships are a treasured blessing.

truth telling is more important than peace keeping.

Does your problem seem bigger than life, bigger than God himself? It isn't. God is infinitely bigger than any problem you ever had or will have, and every time you call a problem unsolvable, you mock God.

the well-being of the other person is more important than the current comfort level in the relationship.

God doesn't want us to pile up impressive phrases. He doesn't want us to use words without thinking about their meaning. He wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father—authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly. I heard a man do this once when I least expected it.

Deep friendships are forged in the fire of pain. If