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Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.

Bill Hybels

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Bill Hybels
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 12
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Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Christian
Spiritual
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Your energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time.
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You are the most difficult person you will ever lead.
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We will probably have to pay a price for devoting our lives to building the kingdom of God. Jesus did.
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Effective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get really hurt. In my view, leaders must head that off before it happens.
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Great leadership is by definition relentlessly developmental.
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The Church will never reach her full redemptive potential until men and women with the leadership gift step up and lead.
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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.
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